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January 2012 Tobacco Control in the News
Aetna’s Dentists get iPads to Help Patients Stop Smoking
January 31, 2012 Aetna is set to begin a trial program that equips New York City-area dentists with iPads to help them better educate their patients about tobacco use in an effort to curb smoking. Read More.
Research Examines Tobacco Ads
January 31, 2012 A recent School of Medicine study chronicles the intricate advertising campaign crafted by cigarette companies using doctors’ endorsements to promote their products as healthful, starting in the 1920s and continuing for half a century. Read More.
Areas With Most Smoking-Related Illness Have Most Exemptions to Smoking Ban
January 30, 2012 Many establishments that are exempted from St. Louis County’s public-smoking ban are in areas with the highest incidences of smoking-related illnesses, according to an analysis by Tobacco-Free St. Louis. Read More.
The Bottom Line for New Mandatory Insurance Coverage of Tobacco Cessation Services
January 30, 2012 At a time when financial resources for tobacco control are scarce, a new federal law expands insurance coverage to cover tobacco cessation services. Read More.
Studies on Smoking Cessation in Ethnic Minorities
January 27, 2012 Quitlines have played an essential role in helping people quit smoking in the U.S. These services, however, had never been tested with Asian immigrants who may have limited proficiency in English. Read More.
Federal Judge Won’t Delay Decision in Long-Standing Tobacco Case While Other Suits Pending
January 27, 2012 A federal judge on Thursday said she won’t delay an order in a 12-year-old lawsuit against the tobacco industry while other courts decide newer cases challenging tobacco marketing restrictions and graphic cigarette warning labels. Read More.
Plain Packs Will Make Smoking History
January 26, 2012 Without anti-tobacco activist Simon Chapman, Australia might not have taken the bold pioneering step to require plain cigarette packaging that rattled the industry. Read More.
Dual Smokers Have a Different Profile
January 26, 2012 Dual smokers—people who smoke cigarettes and cigars—fit a different profile than cigarette-only smokers, according to a study by Legacy published in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research. Read More.
Culturally Tailored Cessation Program Significantly Reduces Tobacco Use
January 25, 2012 Based on the American Lung Association’s “Freedom from Smoking” curriculum, the Fond du Lac Smoking Cessation Program offers flexible, culturally tailored support to members of the Reservation of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa who want to quit smoking. Read More.
Tall Task for Underprivileged to Stop Smoking
January 25, 2012 When a smoker decides to quit, the task is never easy. New research finds the task is doubly hard if you are poor and uneducated. Read More.
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- Feb 22, 2012
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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