WHO slams tobacco industry's youth focus
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080530/ap_on_he_me/asia_young_smokers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080530/capt.041ff3549ce849fc9bd3885cb033d7d5.philippines_world_no_tobacco_day_mla101.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=p7VSeUcS_INoGG4KLdL3Nw--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="School girls in their band uniform display the 'No Smoking' sign on their beret during a band competition in celebration of the World No Tobacco Day Friday, May 30, 2008 in Manila. The World Health Organization urged a total ban on all tobacco advertising to break its marketing net and its use. (AP Photo/Pat Roque)" border="0" /></a>AP - Tobacco companies are targeting the half billion young people in the Asia Pacific region by linking smoking to glamorous and attractive lifestyles, the U.N. World Health Organization said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
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