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Items Tagged with 'smoking and health'

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A FairWarning story

Battling menthol restrictions, R.J. Reynolds reaches out to Sharpton, other black leaders

Myron Levin
February 10, 2017
Tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds, the top seller of the menthol cigarettes favored by most black smokers, is seizing on the hot button issue of police harassment of blacks to counter efforts by public health advocates to restrict menthol sales.
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Capitol Hill

Public health experts angry over federal cutbacks

"This is not how you invest in a healthy America"
July 28, 2016
The Labor-Health and Human Services (HHS) appropriations bill approved by the House Appropriations Committee earlier this month falls far short of expectations, said the American Public Health Association (APHA).
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smoking

FDA cracking down on “adulterated” tobacco products

Health advocates: Tobacco companies change products to appeal to kids
September 16, 2015

The public will no longer have the opportunity to smoke Camel Crush Bold cigarettes. Nor will people get to puff on Pall Mall Deep Set Recessed Filter, Pall Mall Deep Set Recessed Filter Menthol and Vantage Tech 13 cigarettes.


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smoking

Health experts push for higher legal smoking age

July 8, 2015

A move to raise the legal age at which tobacco can be purchased to 21 across the U.S. appears to be gaining momentum. A new national survey from the Centers for Disease Control finds that more than three quarters of adults support the change – including seven out of ten smokers.


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Smoking

Did you make a New Year’s resolution to quit smoking?

CDC resources can help
December 31, 2014

Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of disease and death in the United States, killing about 480,000 Americans each year. For every person who dies this year, there are over 30 Americans who continue to live with a smoking-related disease.


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children

Minors can legally buy e-cigarettes in 10 states

December 19, 2014

Forty states have enacted laws prohibiting the sale of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), including e-cigarettes, to minors, but 10 states and the District of Columbia still permit such sales, according to a report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).


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woman smoking

Smoking still causes large proportion of U.S. cancer deaths

December 9, 2014

A new American Cancer Society (ACS) study finds that despite significant drops in smoking rates, cigarettes continue to cause about three in ten cancer deaths in the United States. The study, appearing in the Annals of Epidemiology, concludes that efforts to reduce smoking prevalence as rapidly as possible should be a top priority for the U.S. public health efforts to prevent cancer deaths.


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global business
Public health

WHO moves ahead with global tobacco treaty

"The tobacco industry fights back"
October 22, 2014

The World Health Organization said tremendous progress was made on its Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) at a recent conference in Moscow, despite significant opposition from the tobacco industry.


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e-cigarette

Up in the air: e-cigarettes and the workplace

September 18, 2014

Smoking indoors is making a comeback. But take a closer look. Are those really clouds of smoke? These days, the chances are good that what you are actually seeing is vapour released from electronic cigarettes.


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e-cigarette

E-cigarettes not proving helpful for smoking cessation

April 3, 2014

Although electronic cigarettes are being aggressively promoted as tools that can help people quit smoking, scientific studies are not bearing that out. A report published recently in JAMA Internal Medicine noted that the effectivenss of e-cigarettes (or electronic nicotine delivery systems) in smoking cessation efforts has been “unconvincing” in studies conducted so far.


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