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FDA Adds Strong Warnings To Anti-Smoking Drug Labels

03 July 2009

"The Food and Drug Administration announced (Wednesday) that it is requiring the smoking-cessation drugs Chantix and Zyban to carry the strongest type of safety warning possible to alert patients that the medications can...
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Teens Influenced By Movie Characters Who Smoke, Both The Good Guys And The Bad Guys

03 July 2009

Dartmouth researchers have determined that movie characters who smoke, regardless of whether they are "good guys" or "bad guys," influence teens to try smoking. The study, published in the July 2009 issue of the journal...
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Pfizer Updates CHANTIX(R) (varenicline) Labeling In The United States

02 July 2009

Pfizer Inc announced that it has updated the U.S. product labeling for CHANTIX® (varenicline), a prescription aid to smoking cessation treatment, to communicate important safety information in a boxed warning as well as...
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02 July 2009

New Study Shows Many Unplanned Quit Smoking Attempts Are Successful

01 July 2009

Possible Benefit From Online Genetic Testing For Lung Cancer

FDA Seeks Public Input On Tobacco Regulation

Using The Internet To Help Young Smokers Quit

Secondhand Smoke Threatens Casino Workers' Health

Office Of Tobacco Control Welcomes Removal Of All Tobacco Advertising From Retail Premises, Ireland

30 June 2009

Studies Examine Cigarette Smuggling In Poor Countries, Deaths Due To Alcohol Abuse In Russia

29 June 2009

DOD, VA, Congress Should Take Stronger Steps Toward Eliminating Tobacco Use In Military Populations, VA Medical Centers

AMA: Further Support For Prevention Needed, Australia

Smoking In Military Populations, VA Medical Centers: DOD, VA, Congress Should Take Stronger Steps Toward Eliminating Tobacco Use

28 June 2009

Superfood Soy Linked To Reduction In Smoker's Lung Damage Risk

27 June 2009

Smoking More Than Five Cigarettes A Day Provokes Migraine Attacks

Experts: Big Tobacco Dead By 2047, Possibly Sooner

26 June 2009

Nicotine Dependence Remains Prevalent Despite Recent Declines In Cigarette Use

Smoking More Than 5 Cigarettes A Day Provokes Migraine Attacks

25 June 2009

Obese And Overweight Young Adults At Greater Risk Of Pancreatic Cancer

24 June 2009

Also In Global Health News: HIV/AIDS Visa Laws; Pakistan Polio Campaign; Cigarette Taxes In China; Clean Water In Uganda

Rhode Island Dept. Of Health Applauds New Tobacco Law, USA

Protect Children From The Allure Of Smoking, Say Doctors

New Research Discovers Link Between Smoking And Brain Damage

American Medical Association Stands With President Obama At Historic Bill Signing On Tobacco Regulation

23 June 2009

Smoking Linked To Brain Damage, New Study

Intensive In-Hospital Support Doubles Likelihood Of Smoking Cessation In Heart Patients

Statement By HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius And HHS Agencies On The Signing Of The Family Smoking Prevention And Tobacco Control Act

Based On New Study, Tobacco Control Researchers Call On FDA To Require Complete Disclosure From Tobacco Companies Of Changes Made To Cigarettes

22 June 2009

Heart Patients Are Twice As Likely To Quit Smoking With Intensive In-Hospital Support

Study Finds That Tobacco Companies Changed Design Of Cigarettes Without Alerting Smokers

New Homeopathic Spray Offers Fast, Short-Term Relief From Nicotine Cravings

Thousands Of Federal Workers Now Protected From Secondhand Smoke Exposure

17 June 2009

Survey Finds More Than Half Of Metro Manila Citizens Inhale Second-Hand Smoke Every Day

Defeating Nicotine's Double Role In Lung Cancer

16 June 2009

Social Smokers: Turning The Tables On Big Tobacco

Statements By Secretary Of Health And Human Services And Commissioner Of Food And Drugs, Regarding Passage Of The Family Smoking Prevention

U.S. House Of Representatives Sends Bill Granting The U.S. FDA Regulatory Control Over Tobacco Products To President Obama For Signature

15 June 2009

Senate Passes Landmark Bill: FDA To Regulate Tobacco

14 June 2009

CMA Applauds Senate Passage Of FDA Tobacco Rules

FDA Near To Gaining Regulatory Control Over Tobacco Products

U.S. Senate Passes Historic Legislation To End Big Tobacco's Unfettered Access To America's Youth

APHA Commends Senate Passage Of Tobacco Legislation, USA

Senate Passes Family Smoking Prevention And Tobacco Control Act - FDA To Have Unprecedented Powers To Regulate Tobacco

Lautenberg, Longtime Senate Leader On Anti-Tobacco Efforts, Hails Passage Of Fda Tobacco Bill

13 June 2009

Why Smoking Increases The Risk Of Heart Disease And Strokes

12 June 2009

Senate Will Vote On Tobacco Bill Today

11 June 2009

Report On US Tobacco Control Policies And Use Finds Stark Contrasts In Progress Among States

10 June 2009

Indian Government Delays Implementation Of Ruling For Graphic Images To Appear On Tobacco Products

Senate Could Vote Today On Tougher Tobacco Legislation

New Study Highlights Monstrous Cost Of Smoking To UK, Says Heart Charity

Doctors Urge MPs To Support Measures That Will Protect Children From Tobacco Addiction

Nicotine's Double Role In Lung Cancer

09 June 2009

Study Redefines Roles Of Alcohol, Smoking In Risk For Pancreatitis

Insights Into Lung Disease From Top Notch Decisions In The Developing Airways

The Cost Of Smoking In The UK

08 June 2009

Democratic Senators Discuss Protecting Children From The Dangers Of Smoking

07 June 2009

(DH) New Primary Care Approach Boosts Referrals To NHS Stop Smoking Services By 49%, Uk

06 June 2009

People With Intellectual Or Developmental Disabilities Particularly Vulnerable To Effects Of Tobacco Use And Dependence

05 June 2009

Cigarette Smoking Does Not Affect Everyone In Same Way

Recent Smoking-Cessation Research Highlights Importance Of Keeping Teens From Smoking

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