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Kentucky Cancer Center Urges Smokers to Switch to Smoke-Free Tobacco. But is it Really a Better Option?
Source: Yourlife.USAtoday.com In the smoker-heavy state of Kentucky, a cancer center is suggesting something that most health experts won’t and the tobacco industry can’t: If you really want to quit, switch to smoke-free tobacco. The James Graham Brown Cancer Center and the University of Louisville are aiming their “Switch and Quit” campaign at the city [...]
Continue reading...Packet Helps Smokers Hide Graphic Warnings
Monday, October 31, 2011
Source: tvnz.co.nz Sticky seals in the packets of one brand of cigarettes are helping smokers cover up graphic health warnings. Graphic images of illnesses like gangrene, mouth cancer and lung disease must be printed on every packet of cigarettes to cover 30% of the front and 90% of the back of the pack. ONE News looked [...]
Continue reading...Kids get graphic anti-tobacco message
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Source: www.chroniclejournal.com Author: staff Though it’s hard to understand Gruen Von Behrens’ speech, his message could not be clearer. The cancer survivor, who lost much of his neck, chin and tongue to the disease, is on a Northern Ontario high school tour to tell the story of how his chewing tobacco addiction impacted his life. [...]
Continue reading...New cigarette packs will shock
Monday, September 19, 2011
Source: www.adelaidenow.com.au Author: Samantha Maiden Shocking new warnings for cigarette packets will feature sick babies, a dying man and a naked smoker with a colostomy bag. Health Minister Nicola Roxon launched the new health warnings yesterday and confirmed plans to stamp tobacco products with the images from July next year. And the giant warnings will [...]
Continue reading...Philip Morris sues Australia over cigarette packaging
Monday, June 27, 2011
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/ Author: Bloomberg News Philip Morris International said it had started legal action against the Australian government over the nation’s plans to allow the sale of cigarettes only in plain packages. The company filed a notice of claim against the government saying that the proposals violate terms of Australia’s Bilateral Investment Treaty with Hong [...]
Continue reading...A new state approach to reducing tobacco use
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Source: www.indystar.com Author: Dr. Gregory N. Larkin This week, Indiana joined the rest of the world in celebrating World No Tobacco Day. This global health observation was created to teach people about the dangers of tobacco use and highlight public health efforts in the fight against the tobacco epidemic. World No Tobacco Day is of [...]
Continue reading...Tobacco companies face packaging dispute in Australia
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Source: www.thirdage.com Author: Caitlin Bronson The Australian tobacco industry is fighting to retain their rights to advertise on their own packaging in response to legislation slated to be introduced in Parliament in July. The new law would allow the Australian government to replace the currently bright packaging of cigarette packs with a uniform olive green [...]
Continue reading...New Smokeless Tobacco from Sweden is Gaining Popularity in the US
Monday, May 16, 2011
Source: DrugFree.org A type of smokeless tobacco popular in Sweden called snus is growing in popularity in the United States. While most recognize that it is a safer alternative to cigarettes or older forms of smokeless tobacco, others are concerned that it will attract young people, becoming a steppingstone to cigarettes, says a researcher who [...]
Continue reading...FDA panel finds ban on menthol cigarettes would ‘benefit the public health’
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Source: www.washingtonpost.com Author: Lyndsey Layton An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration that has been studying whether the government ought to ban menthol cigarettes said Friday that the “removal of menthol cigarettes from the marketplace would benefit the public health.” The panel, made up of scientists, doctors and public health experts, stopped short [...]
Continue reading...Dissolvable tobacco products may increase mouth disease in smokers, children
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Source: onlinejournal.com Author: staff When they were originally released, it looked as though dissolvable tobacco might become a healthier alternative to traditional cigarettes. After all, there is no smoke to breath in and no juice to spit out. But a recent study suggests that these tobacco lozenges have the potential to cause increased mouth diseases [...]
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Monday, October 31, 2011
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