National Working Group for ACTTION
(Access to Coverage of Tobacco Treatment In Our Nation)
Partnership for Prevention
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November 2011 Tobacco Control in the News
Obama Administration Appeals Cigarette Warning Ruling
November 30, 2011 On Tuesday, the Obama administration appealed a U.S. judge’s ruling and injunction that blocked tobacco companies from having to display graphic images on cigarette packs and advertising. Read More.
Smoking Cessation Interventions Appear to Be Effective
November 30, 2011 Nicotine replacement therapy and smoking cessation intervention programs are associated with positive outcomes among current smokers, according to two studies recently published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Read More.
Smoking-Cessation Prevalence Among U.S. Smokers of Menthol Versus Non-Menthol Cigarettes
November 29, 2011 The Food and Drug Administration currently is assessing the public health impact of menthol cigarettes. Read More.
Stop smoking: Stroke, Heart Attack, Cancer, Now Alzheimer’s Disease
November 29, 2011 Smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke kill some 443,000 people every year in the U.S. In addition, for every smoking-related death there are 20 people living with a smoking-related disease, the CDC reports. Read More.
States Could See Substantial Savings with Tobacco Control Programs
November 28, 2011 States that have shifted funds away from tobacco control programs may be missing out on significant savings, according to a new study co-authored by San Francisco State University economist Sudip Chattopadhyay. Read More.
How a Text Messaging Program Helped Smokers Trying to Quit
November 28, 2011 Smokers trying to quit who took part in a text messaging program called txt2stop more than doubled their chance of kicking the habit. Read More.
WHO Chief Slams Tobacco Firms That ‘Harass’ Governments
November 25, 2011 The head of the World Health Organization has urged countries to stand together against tobacco companies that are trying to “harass” them into softening their anti-smoking stance. Read More.
Selecta Biosciences Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Study of a First-in-Class Synthetic Nicotine Vaccine
November 25, 2011 Selecta Biosciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of synthetic vaccines and immunotherapies, announced that it has initiated a Phase 1 clinical trial to assess the safety, tolerability and pharmacodynamic profile of SEL-068, a nicotine vaccine candidate for smoking cessation and relapse prevention. Read More.
Baseball Deal Cuts Players’ Use of Chew, Dip
November 23, 2011 Baseball’s new labor deal will limit the use of smokeless tobacco by players, but not ban it during games, as some public health groups had sought. Read More.
A Higher Cigarette Tax Would Improve Health Care, Schools in Missouri
November 23, 2011 A serious effort is under way to raise Missouri’s lowest-in-the-nation cigarette tax — a move that would vastly improve the health of both citizens and the state’s finances. Read More.
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UK Quit Smoking Campaigns Come Under Fire
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Many Americans Support Lower Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes
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To Keep Research Funding, Texas Universities Consider Tobacco Ban
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Smoke Free Areas Outside Bars Could Stamp Out “Social Smoking”
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