Asthma rates increasing in U.S., despite less smoking and decreased air...
About one in 12 people in the United States now has asthma, a total of 24.6 million people and an increase of 4.3 million since 2001, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. The...
View ArticleA Social Networking Device for Smokers
Companies have started adding the ability to communicate wirelessly to an increasing range of devices, like tablet computers, cars and refrigerators. Related Posts:RFID Makes Matches for E-Cigarette...
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Snus Maker Sets Its Sights on U.S.
Smokeless-tobacco giant Swedish Match AB, the dominant maker of snus in Scandinavia, plans to begin a major push into the category in the U.S. in the coming months.Related Posts:Sweden holds firm on EU...
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The FDA’s Cigarette Pack Anti-Smoking Billboards
The new FDA regulations for cigarette packaging raises additional First Amendment issues to the extent that it is a case of compelled speech, as opposed to being one of prohibited speech. The case...
View ArticleWHO welcomes Sochi 2014′s decision to make next Winter Olympic Games smoke-free
The World Health Organization has welcomed Sochi 2014’s decision to support the non-smoking policy during the next Winter Olympic Games. It will make the Sochi Olympics the twelfth Olympic Games to be...
View ArticleUniversity of Kentucky adopted tobacco-free policies
This summer, a group of University of Kentucky students and staff has been patrolling campus grounds – scouting out any student, employee or visitor lighting a cigarette.Related Posts:Without...
View ArticleThe “Million Hearts” Initiative – Preventing Heart Attacks and Strokes
Each year, more than 2 million Americans have a heart attack or stroke, and more than 800,000 of them die; cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and the largest...
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Doctors hawked cigarettes are healthy for consumers
Despite its stated mission, “To promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health,” the American Medical Association (AMA) has taken many missteps in protecting the health of...
View ArticleTobacco-free policy
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute in Texas announced earlier this month, a new tobacco-free policy for all current and future grants, which includes Texas and Texas Tech University Health...
View ArticleMEPs debate proposal to make smoking unattractive
Draft rules on tobacco additives and labeling, and the likely effect of updating the EU Tobacco Products Directive on public health, business and tax revenues were examined in an Environment, Public...
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