Exactly one year after Congress passed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act that gave the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to regulate tobacco, a new set of rules is taking effect to curb the use of deceptive marketing terms and limit children’s access to tobacco products. Among the new regulations which came into force on June 22 is the prohibition of marketing terms such as “light,” “low-tar” or “mild” on cigarette packages, which critics have long said convey a false sense of safety about those products. ... read more >>
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Will new FDA regulations curb tobacco use?
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
Advocates offer alternative view on tobacco control
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
A key U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel on tobacco came under fire from ethics and tobacco control watchdogs for what they said are conflicts of interests and misplaced priorities. A group of 10 prominent tobacco control advocates yesterday launched an alternative scientific panel that they said would try to suggest more effective ways to cut the impact of smoking on the nation’s health. Recommendations include more aggressive anti-smoking media campaigns, dropping the agency’s opposition to electronic cigarettes and limiting cigarette sales to places that bar youths from entering. ... read more >>
A key U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel on tobacco came under fire from ethics and tobacco control watchdogs for what they said are conflicts of interests and misplaced priorities. A group of 10 prominent tobacco control advocates yesterday launched an alternative scientific panel that they said would try to suggest more effective ways to cut the impact of smoking on the nation’s health. Recommendations include more aggressive anti-smoking media campaigns, dropping the agency’s opposition to electronic cigarettes and limiting cigarette sales to places that bar youths from entering. ... read more >>
Smoking May Be in Your Genes
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
For some people, quitting smoking could be especially difficult because their dependence may be explained in part by genetics, three new studies suggest. One of the reports, part of a trio of findings published online April 25 in Nature Genetics, found three genetic regions that were associated with the number of cigarettes smoked per day. ... read more >>
For some people, quitting smoking could be especially difficult because their dependence may be explained in part by genetics, three new studies suggest. One of the reports, part of a trio of findings published online April 25 in Nature Genetics, found three genetic regions that were associated with the number of cigarettes smoked per day. ... read more >>
Pot and alcohol use rises among teens
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Teen pot and alcohol use is on the rise for the first time in a decade, a disturbing trend that could lead to long-term health risks, according to studies released this week. The annual survey released by The Partnership for a Drug-Free America found that the number of high school students who said they drank alcohol in the last month rose 11% in 2009, with 39% of teens (or 6.5 million) reporting that they drink. And 25% of teens said they’d smoked pot in the last month, a figure that had increased from 19% the year before. ... read more >>
Teen pot and alcohol use is on the rise for the first time in a decade, a disturbing trend that could lead to long-term health risks, according to studies released this week. The annual survey released by The Partnership for a Drug-Free America found that the number of high school students who said they drank alcohol in the last month rose 11% in 2009, with 39% of teens (or 6.5 million) reporting that they drink. And 25% of teens said they’d smoked pot in the last month, a figure that had increased from 19% the year before. ... read more >>
Motivating, Not Judging, Might Help Smokers Quit
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
Addressing tobacco use without judging the user appears to help people quit, especially if a primary care physician uses a form of supportive counseling called “motivational interviewing,” according to a new review of studies. ... read more >>
Addressing tobacco use without judging the user appears to help people quit, especially if a primary care physician uses a form of supportive counseling called “motivational interviewing,” according to a new review of studies. ... read more >>
Under the Influence of…Music?
Monday, January 18th, 2010
Teenagers listen to an average of nearly 2.5 hours of music per day. Guess what they’re hearing about? One in three popular songs contains explicit references to drug or alcohol use, according to a new report in The Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. That means kids are receiving about 35 references to substance abuse for every hour of music they listen to, the authors determined. ... read more >>
Teenagers listen to an average of nearly 2.5 hours of music per day. Guess what they’re hearing about? One in three popular songs contains explicit references to drug or alcohol use, according to a new report in The Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. That means kids are receiving about 35 references to substance abuse for every hour of music they listen to, the authors determined. ... read more >>
Teens Against Tobacco forms in Lynn
Monday, December 28th, 2009
Girls Inc. of Lynn obtained funding from Heath Resources in Action in Boston, to create a tobacco prevention program. The program is called “Teens Against Tobacco”, also known as T.A.T, and consists of 12 supportive members and four peer leaders who conduct the activities of the program. In addition, T.A.T has become a chapter of the 84 Movement, and joined their efforts to promote young people from Massachusetts to live positive tobacco-free lives. ... read more >>
Girls Inc. of Lynn obtained funding from Heath Resources in Action in Boston, to create a tobacco prevention program. The program is called “Teens Against Tobacco”, also known as T.A.T, and consists of 12 supportive members and four peer leaders who conduct the activities of the program. In addition, T.A.T has become a chapter of the 84 Movement, and joined their efforts to promote young people from Massachusetts to live positive tobacco-free lives. ... read more >>
RP youth smoking more –WHO report
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
Young Filipinos—including women—are smoking more tobacco than ever before, says the World Health Organization (WHO) in its latest report. The report issued last December 9, titled “WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2009,” covers 179 countries and territories. The smoking percentage of Filipinos in the age group 13 to 15 years is now 22.7% compared to the 15.9% that WHO reported in 2008—a jump of 6.8%. ... read more >>
Young Filipinos—including women—are smoking more tobacco than ever before, says the World Health Organization (WHO) in its latest report. The report issued last December 9, titled “WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2009,” covers 179 countries and territories. The smoking percentage of Filipinos in the age group 13 to 15 years is now 22.7% compared to the 15.9% that WHO reported in 2008—a jump of 6.8%. ... read more >>
New York criticized for cuts to anti-tobacco funds
Monday, December 21st, 2009
New York, which once ranked fifth in the nation for spending on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, now ranks 22nd among all states, according to a new study by a coalition of public-health groups. After cuts enacted this month to help close New York’s budget deficit, the state is spending $57 million on initiatives to reduce tobacco use — $55.2 million in state money and $1.8 million through a federal grant, the report said. ... read more >>
New York, which once ranked fifth in the nation for spending on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, now ranks 22nd among all states, according to a new study by a coalition of public-health groups. After cuts enacted this month to help close New York’s budget deficit, the state is spending $57 million on initiatives to reduce tobacco use — $55.2 million in state money and $1.8 million through a federal grant, the report said. ... read more >>
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