According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been more than 10 million smoking-related deaths since 1988. I often wonder whether that figure would be lower if it weren’t for the rigidity of the anti-smoking lobby. Our story this week about marketers being unable to tout the potential health benefits of electronic cigarettes brought to mind an Ad Age storyline from 1988: The rise and fall of Premier
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
A recently elected member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) is under scrutiny by tobacco control advocates for his research on reducing the impact of smoking on health. Xie Jianping’s appointment has been met with opposition because he is also the deputy director of the Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute under the China National Tobacco Corporation, the Beijing Times reported.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Today is the American Cancer Society’s 36th annual Great American Smokeout, but after 35 years, we might expect to see better results. There are still 45 million smokers in the U.S., and 440,000 smoking-related deaths every year, according to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). The toll is 7,400 in Kentucky, nearly 18,000 in Ohio.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released findings of a CDC Vital Signs study that reveals that in 2010 approximately 112 million people drove their car whilst under the influence of alcohol; that is nearly 300,000 drink-drivers each day. CDC Director Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H…
Thursday, November 4, 2010
ABSTRACT Aims To determine the comparative levels of and associations between policing interference and characteristics of US syringe exchange programs (SEPs). Design Cross-sectional. Setting A national survey of US SEPs
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Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Binge drinking has become a growing problem in the United States, with at least 25% of high school pupils and people aged between 18 to 34 years drinking to excess over a short period, according to a new study issued by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)…
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Wednesday, September 1, 2010
As they become more popular, the battery-powered cigarettes have become the center of a fight over how risky they are compared with traditional smokes, whether they’re legal and, if they are, how they should be regulated. E-cigarettes are made of plastic and metal and heat a liquid nicotine solution in a disposable cartridge, creating vapor that the “smoker” inhales.
Opponents of these products have presented numbers that suggest smokeless tobacco is an enormous public-health threat akin to cigarettes, while supporters, including some scientists, suggest smokeless items could offer a solution to smoking’s toll on public health.
Monday, February 15, 2010
In the build up to the elections, we'll be trying to update you with key news and developments relating to national alcohol policy. The recent level of political attention, and the pricing and availability debate in particular, could prove important election topics