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2012 Tobacco Control in the News
February
- UK Quit Smoking Campaigns Come Under Fire
- Many Americans Support Lower Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes
- To Keep Research Funding, Texas Universities Consider Tobacco Ban
- Smoke Free Areas Outside Bars Could Stamp Out “Social Smoking”
- Why All Hospital Campuses Should be Smoke-Free
- Tobacco Added in to the Cocktail Mix
- Smokeless Tobacco May Have Led to Outfielder Tony Gwynn’s Cancer
- Electronic Cigarette Explodes in Man’s Mouth
- Study shows Rhode Island Smoking Ban Reduced Hospital Admissions for Heart Attack and Related Costs
- A Late Happy New Year! May Smoking Cessation be your Resolution
- New Book Examines Impact of the U.S. Tobacco Industry
- Smoke-Free Laws Lead to Less Smoking At Home
- UM Tobacco Ban Yields Only 3 Referrals Since Becoming Mandatory Jan 1
- Largest Addiction Treatment Facility in Central Texas Says, ‘No smoking’
- To Boost Grant Funding, UT May Opt for Tobacco-Free Campus
- Smoking, Lead Linked to Pregnancy Delay
- CDC: Fewer Smokers Go to the Dentist
- Good News for Spanish Speakers Who Want to Quit Smoking
- Quitting Smoking May Halve Risk of Oral Health Problems
- Coughing and Other Respiratory Symptoms Improve Within Weeks of Smoking Cessation
- Smoking Linked to Mental Decline in Men
- Many Smoking Cessation Failures Linked to Lack of Professional Help
- Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Cars Among Middle and High School Students—United States, 2000–2009
- L.A.‘s Quirky Smoking Deaths Billboard
- Ohio Considers Limiting Smoking in Cars
- Special Report: Candy vs. Tobacco
- Tobacco Treatment Toolkit for Dental Providers
- Air in Bars 36 Times Cleaner After Smoking Ban Took Effect in Alexandria, Louisiana
- Chamber of Commerce Speaks Out Against the Government’s Plan for Graphic Cigarette Labels
- ‘Unstoppable’ Smoking Cessation Campaign Gains Momentum as Journalist Wins EU Special Prize
January
- Aetna’s Dentists get iPads to Help Patients Stop Smoking
- Research Examines Tobacco Ads
- Areas With Most Smoking-Related Illness Have Most Exemptions to Smoking Ban
- The Bottom Line for New Mandatory Insurance Coverage of Tobacco Cessation Services
- Studies on Smoking Cessation in Ethnic Minorities
- Federal Judge Won’t Delay Decision in Long-Standing Tobacco Case While Other Suits Pending
- Plain Packs Will Make Smoking History
- Dual Smokers Have a Different Profile
- Culturally Tailored Cessation Program Significantly Reduces Tobacco Use
- Tall Task for Underprivileged to Stop Smoking
- Smoking Cessation Counseling during Routine HIV Care Helps Patients Quit
- Big Tobacco Led Throat Doctors to Blow Smoke
- Antismoking Media Campaign and Smoking Cessation Outcomes, New York State, 2003-2009
- Some Cancer Patients Continue to Smoke After Diagnosis
- ClearWay Minnesota(SM) Board Approves $1.8 Million for Research Grants
- The ‘Other’ Tobacco Tax
- U.S. State Tobacco Policies ‘Abysmal’, American Lung Association Says
- Tobacco Use on College Campuses—Going Up in Smoke?
- UC San Diego Researchers Review Cessation Studies and Call for Change in Policy
- FDA to Weigh Safety of Tobacco Lozenges, Strips
- Study: Secondhand Smoke a Risk of Apartment Living
- Canadian Cancer Society Announces New Health Canada-Funded Smoking Cessation Campaign
- Anti-Smoking Campaigns Work, So Don’t Quit Now
- Cruise Lines Tighten Tobacco Rules
- Australia Fumes Over Smoking Kangaroos
- UC System Banning Smoking from All Campuses
- Help Smokers Quit Whether They Ask or Not: Study
- Medicaid Receives First Quality Measures
- Smoking Cessation Efforts Battling Entrenched Tobacco Culture in Military
- Parental Smoking Cessation Interventions Protected Vulnerable Children
- Study Finds E-cigarettes Affect Airways, and Quickly
- Nicotine Replacement Treatments May Not Work Long-Term
- Study: $1 Spent On Smoking Cessation Saves $3 in Health Costs
- Young Smokers Light More Cigarettes While Seeing Someone Else Smoke
- Cigarette Additives - Doubts About Their Safety
- National Survey: One-in-Ten Smokers Reported They Have Concealed Their Smoking
- Quitting Smoking Early Can Cut Mortality Risk
- Researchers Create Healthier Cigarette
- Taking Smoking Cessation Medication for Several Weeks Before Quitting May Make it Easier
- Smoking Rate Decreases by 15 Percent with Anti-smoking Law
- Utah to Explore Penalties for Smokers on Medicaid
- Calif. Allows Smoking Bans in Apartments
- New Year’s Resolutions – iPhone and Android Apps To Help You Quit Smoking or Drinking
- Are Employers Moving to Hire Only the Healthy?
In The News RSS
- Feb 22, 2012
UK Quit Smoking Campaigns Come Under Fire
Read the full story - Feb 22, 2012
Many Americans Support Lower Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes
Read the full story - Feb 21, 2012
To Keep Research Funding, Texas Universities Consider Tobacco Ban
Read the full story - Feb 21, 2012
Smoke Free Areas Outside Bars Could Stamp Out “Social Smoking”
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