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Friday, March 26, 2010 CDC Responds to CNN Story » Below are the CDC’s talking points regarding a story that appeared on CNN yesterday related to the Communities Putting Pre...
Thursday, March 25, 2010 WEBCAST: FDA Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee » The inaugural meeting of the FDA Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee will take place March 30-31 at the Nationa...
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 FDA Publishes New RFP for Tobacco Control Act » On, March 23, 2010, FDA published a Request for Proposals (RFP) solicitation for States or U.S. Territories to enforce cer...
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 ARRA Awards $142.8 Million to Local Communities » As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Prevention and Wellness Initiative: Communities Putting Prevention t...
Monday, March 22, 2010 Obama Secures Landmark Heathcare Victory » President Barack Obama secured a landmark victory with the House of Representatives giving final approval to a sweeping he...
Monday, March 22, 2010 Progress Made on Global Tobacco Smuggling Pact » Negotiators have made significant progress on a global pact to halt smuggling and counterfeiting of tobacco products in a...
Friday, March 19, 2010 New Jersey Governor Proposes Elimination of Tobacco Control Programs » The following is a statement of Matthew L. Myers President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: Governor Christie has let do...
Friday, March 19, 2010 WHO Global Pact Against Tobacco Smuggling Stalled » A global pact to halt smuggling and counterfeiting of tobacco products, which costs governments up to $40 billion a year i...
Thursday, March 18, 2010 New FDA Rule Protects Kids from Tobacco » The Food and Drug Administration has taken a crucial step in exercising its new authority to regulate tobacco products by...
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation Report » The WHO Tobacco Free Initiative announces the third volume of the WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation (TobReg) T...
Monday, March 15, 2010 New Study: Camel No. 9 Cigarette Campaign a Favorite Among Teen Girls » Washington, D.C. – A new study by the University of California at San Diego and Legacy shows that the 2007 R.J. Reynolds’...
Friday, March 12, 2010 U.S. Senate Votes to Curb Internet Tobacco Sales » The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously approved S. 1147, the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act, legislation to...
Thursday, March 11, 2010 Ohio Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Appeal to Preserve Tobacco Funds » The Ohio Supreme Court has made the decision to hear the appeal in Legacy’s case seeking to preserve tobacco funds and the...
Thursday, March 11, 2010 RWJF Launches New Interactive Tobacco Map » For the first time, policymakers and advocates will have access to a nationwide picture of continuing state efforts on key...
Thursday, March 11, 2010 Webcast: The Truth About Teens - Youth Marketing in a Web 2.0 World » Thursday, March 25, 2010 Noon - 2:00 PM EST RSVP no later than Friday, March 19 register now 2010 marks the tenth an...
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Ranks of Clinicians Who Intervene With Smokers Continue to Grow » Clinicians across a variety of specialties are increasingly intervening with patients who smoke, according to Dr. Steven S...
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 AAPHP Petitions FDA Stance on Electronic Cigarettes » The American Association of Public Health Physicians submitted a petition to the US Food and Drug Administration in respon...
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 First Meeting of FDA Tobacco Products Advisory Committee Announced » The first meeting of the FDA’s Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) will be held on March 30–31 in Washi...
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Raiding State Smoking Fund is Shortsighted » In 2006, South Dakota voters approved an initiative to increase the cigarette tax by $1 per pack and to dedicate $5 millio...
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Facebook Application to Help Users Quit Smoking » A Facebook application to help people quit smoking was launched on March 9 by a charity. WeQuit will help people and thei...
Monday, March 8, 2010 FDA Letter to States » Read the FDA's letter to the states regarding contracts for enforcement of provisions of the FDA law. This may include the...
Friday, March 5, 2010 CDC Awards Contract for National Quitline Data Warehouse Implementation Plan » The CDC announced today it has awarded the contract for the National Quitline Data Warehouse to Research Triangle Institu...
Friday, March 5, 2010 GE Plans New American Export: Outdoor Smoking Ban » General Electric Co is known for exporting American products like washing machines and jet engines, and the biggest U.S. c...
Friday, March 5, 2010 Utah Senate Passes Tobacco Tax Increase » The tax on a pack of cigarettes would increase by about $1 under a bill passed by the Utah Senate on Thursday. The propos...
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 Approval of Kansas Smoke-Free Legislation Is Historic Win for Health » The following is a statement by Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: The Kansas Legislature toda...
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 American Lung Association wants Smoking Cessation Coverage in Your Health Plan » Whille the debate over health insurance reform rages on, one topic not being highlighted is coverage for smoking cessation...
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 Creating a Perfect Storm to Increase Consumer Demand for Wisconsin's Tobacco Quitline » Telephone quitlines are a clinically proven and cost-effective population-wide tobacco-dependence treatment, and this opti...
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 North Carolina Offers Free Nicotine Patches To State Workers, Teachers » The hundreds of thousands of state workers and teachers can now get more help quitting smoking. The North Carolina Depart...
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 Tobacco Cessation User Kit Helps Employers Eliminate Workforce Tobacco Use » Personal Best ® , a leader in employee wellness solutions, announces the release of the New Leaf Tobacco Cessation Use...
Monday, March 1, 2010 FDA Announces Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee » The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced membership and meeting information for the Tobacco Products Scientif...
Monday, March 1, 2010 Obama Continues Struggle to Quit Smoking » After President Obama's first official check-up in office, Dr. Jennifer Ashton spoke to The Early Show's Maggie Rodriguez...
Thursday, February 25, 2010 2006 National Youth Tobacco Survey Available » The Office and Smoking and Health just announced the 2006 National Youth Tobacco Survey dataset and documentation are now...
Monday, February 22, 2010 Coded to Obey Law, Marlboro Lights Become Marlboro Gold » When it comes to new rules for marketing so-called light cigarettes, tobacco companies plan to honor the letter of the law...
Monday, February 22, 2010 Health Groups Seek Financial Penalties for Tobacco Companies » Six public health groups that have been granted intervenor status in the DoJ lawsuit against the tobacco companies f...
Thursday, February 18, 2010 Local Smoking Cessation Workshops (sponsored by Pfizer) » Smoking cessation workshops, led by tobacco treatment specialists trained by Mayo Clinic, are coming to communities across...
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