Category Archives: Health

Editorial: New anti-smoking law will improve the nation’s health (source: Tobacco.org)

More than half a century ago, tobacco companies didn’t just tell us in their ads that their cigarettes were safe — they told us that their cigarettes were actually good for us. How things have changed. We know now that not only aren’t cigarettes good f… (source: Tobacco.org) - News widgets and RSS [...]

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Kretek Industry Faces Big Losses as US Moves to Ban Clove Cigarettes (source: Join Together)

Indonesia’s kretek cigarettes are almost certain to be banned in the United States after the US Senate passed a strict antismoking bill aimed at cutting the attraction of cigarettes to children. The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, vote… (source: Join Together) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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Senators Who Get Money From Big Tobacco Oppose FDA Regulation (source: Tobacco.org)

Big Tobacco is closely tied to the small group of lawmakers who opposed recent legislation allowing greater FDA regulation of tobacco products and advertising methods. And last week McClatchy Newspapers cited OpenSecrets data to document these extensive c… (source: Tobacco.org) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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Tobacco bill may invite free-speech suit (source: Big News Network)

The marketing and advertising restrictions in the tobacco law that Congress passed last week are likely to be challenged in court on free-speech grounds.But supporters of the legislation say they draf… (source: Big News Network) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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Show the truth about tobacco (source: Big News Network)

by Dr Mirta Roses Periago, Director Pan American Health OrganizationTobacco is the only product that kills half the people who use it, even when they follow the manufacturer’s instructions. Ther… (source: Big News Network) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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Oak Glen Teen Takes on Tobacco in Charleston (source: Big News Network)

CHARLESTON, WV — As some teens kick up their heals and enjoy summer, others are hard at work, looking for a healthier tomorrow for their peers and those who are a bit younger. Oak Glen student Brand… (source: Big News Network) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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Jury Hears Closing Arguments In Tobacco-Patent Case (source: Join Together)

Star Scientific Inc. (STSI) and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. made their final bid Monday to sway jurors in a high-stakes case involving Star’s patent claim to a new tobacco-curing method that substant… (source: Join Together) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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Son of Lawton Chiles accuses Crist of betrayal over tobacco trust fund (source: Topix.net)

The son of Gov. Lawton Chiles said today Gov. Charlie Crist has ”betrayed” needy children and old people by raiding a tobacco-funded trust fund for $700 million needed to balance Florida’s budget. (source: Topix.net) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
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Oregona s Merkley Strengthens Tobacco Control Bill (source: Topix.net)

Salem-News.com - June 14, 2009 - 1:46 pm Jun-14-2009 12:12 Oregona s Merkley Strengthens Tobacco Control Bill One of the Senate additions to the bill is an amendment by Senator Jeff Merkley to include FDA oversight of the newest, dissolvable tobacco produ… (source: Topix.net) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com
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EDITORIAL: Tobacco regulation (source: Topix.net)

On Thursday the Senate sent to the White House and President Barack Obama signed a bill that will allow the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products for the first time. (source: Topix.net) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
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