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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...
Monday, February 15, 2010 No Oversight of e-Cigarettes » A federal judge has ruled the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cannot regulate electronic cigarettes as drug delivery de...
Monday, February 15, 2010 American Heart Association Introduces My Life Check: The Simple 7 » A recent survey shows 70% of Americans have been told to make lifestyle changes by a doctor or other healthcare profession...
Sunday, February 14, 2010 Guam to Increase Tobacco Tax » A law that will go into effect in April will increase Guam's tax on tobacco from $1 per pack of cigarettes to $3, a move...
Thursday, February 11, 2010 Tobacco Taxes: A Win-Win-Win for Cash-Strapped States » By increasing cigarette taxes by $1 per pack, states could raise more than $9 billion in annual revenue to help close seve...
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 Spanish-Language Ads Get Message Across for Smoking Quit Lines » It pays to advertise. It especially pays to advertise in Spanish if you want Spanish speakers to use a telephone helpline...
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Operation Cessation: Curbing Military and Veteran Tobacco Use » The U.S. military has a long history with tobacco products. Cigarettes were issued in daily rations throughout World Wars...
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 ClearWay Minnesota Releases Tobacco Industry Report » ClearWay Minnesota today released Unfiltered: A Revealing Look at Today's Tobacco Industry, a campaign that shines a light...
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 SBE Council Joins the Coalition to Stop Contraband Tobacco » The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council announced today its membership in the Coalition to Stop Contraband Tobac...
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 D.C. Quitline Launches Mobile Research » The American Legacy Foundation's Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy has launched an innovative study exam...
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Quitline Iowa Sees Record Number of Calls » Quitline Iowa saw a record number of calls in January looking for help to quit smoking. Quitline coordinator, Jeremy Whi...
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Smoke-Free Air Policy Implementation » The Tobacco Control Network (TCN) Strategies for Smoke-Free Air Policy Implementation Teleconference Series has released t...
Friday, February 5, 2010 ARRA Annouces Awards » On February 5, 2010, HHS announced award recipients for one of the four components that make up Communities Putting Preven...
Monday, February 1, 2010 State Use YouTube to Deliver Quitline Message » Check out some of the latest ads posted by states to YouTube: Missouri: Be A Healthy Cat So you're gonna be a mom? H...
Friday, January 15, 2010 NBC's The More You Know Campaign to Promote 1-800-QUIT-NOW » NBC Universal's The More You Know anti-smoking messages (3 total) will be incorporated into their public service rotatio...
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