February Tobacco Updates
Cessation:
Idaho Panel Recommends Spending $5.7 Million in Tobacco Settlement Money on Treatment Programs http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/f9a88a0053984d7289e0ca1be5212e40/ID-XGR... 'Unstoppable' Smoking Cessation Campaign Gains Momentum as Journalist Wins EU Special Prize http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120201005969/en/Unstoppable-Smoking-C... California Cancer Research Act to Add $1 to Cigarettes http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/politics&id=8526858 DOH Plans to Quit Smoking Program http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2012/02/03/2003524583 Varenicline as a Smoking Cessation Aid in a Greek Population http://www.tobaccoinduceddiseases.com/content/10/1/1/abstract Quitting Smoking May Halve Risk of Oral Health Problem http://consumer.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=661533 Arizonans Can Quit Smoking With Help of New, Free iPhone App http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/arizonans-can-quit-smoking-with-help-... Nicotine Annnymous to Celebrate 25 Years in Phoenixville http://phoenixville.patch.com/articles/nicotine-anonymous-celebrates-25-years... Effect of Self Administer Auricular Acupressure on Smoking Cessation http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/12/11/abstract
Health/Science:
Health Ministry Plan Aims to Cut Smoking Rate to 12% in 10 Years http://www.japantimes.co.jp/rss/nn20120203a9.html The Cost of Smoking in the North East http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/9506916.__210m___the_cost_of_smoking_in... Smoking is Bad for Men's Brains http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/Smoking-is-bad-for-mens-brains-20120206 http://consumer.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=661445 Sheesha Smoking "fashionable" for Qatari Grils http://www.arabianbusiness.com/sheesha-smoking-fashionable-for-qatari-girls-s... Too Many Kids Exposed to Secondhand Smoke in Cars http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MED_SECONDHAND_SMOKE_CARS?SITE=WSAW... Burnley Tops League for Smoking-related Illness in England http://www.burnleyexpress.net/news/health/burnley_tops_league_for_smoking_rel... Indiana Dithers as Tobacco Burns http://www.jg.net/article/20120206/NEWS07/302069936/1006/NEWS Moving Homes Often in Childhood Might Affect Long Term Health http://consumer.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=661482 Smoking Linked to Faster Cognitive Decline in Men http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-smoking-men-cognitive-impai... http://healthland.time.com/2012/02/07/smoking-may-lead-to-faster-cognitive-de... Smokers Are People Too, You Know http://www.oudaily.com/news/2012/feb/05/letter-smokers-are-people-too-you-know/ State Economy to Get Big Jolt with Proposed New Tax on Cigarettes http://www.ucsf.edu/news/2012/02/11465/state-economy-get-big-jolt-proposed-ne... Children Most Vulnerable to Second-hand Smoke http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/health/study-children-most-vulnerable-t... Anti-Smoking Campaign Turn Those Who Light Up "Into Lepers" Warns Department of Health Adviser http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/health/article-2107419/Anti-smoking-campaigns-t... The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation Supports Maryland Legislation to Steer State Tobacco Settlement Funding Toward Initatives for the Early Detection of Lung Cancer http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-bonnie-j-addario-lung-cancer-foun... LUNGevity Foundation, Thomas G. Labrecque Foundation Join Together to Raise Awareness and Funds for Lung Cancer Research http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lungevity-foundation-thomas-g-labrecq... Smoking, Stigma, and Social Class http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayFulltext?type=6&fid=8448124&a... Farmers Turning Tobacco Growers
Federal:
R.J. Reynolds Lawyer Takes on Graphic Label Mandate http://www.cspnet.com/news/tobacco/articles/rj-reynolds-lawyer-takes-graphic-... Health Labels May Stem Tobacco Company Rights http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/02/us-usa-tobacco-labels-idUSTRE811003... RJR V. FDA Hearing Feb. 1, 2012- FDA Chooses to Demur http://www.tobacco-on-trial.com/2012/02/02/rjr-v-fda-hearing-feb-1-2012-fda-c... RJR V. FDA: Judge Leon's Memorandum Opinion http://www.tobacco-on-trial.com/2012/01/27/rjr-v-fda-judge-leons-memorandum-o...
Lawsuits:
Tobacco Lawsuit Helps Oregon Balance Budget http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OR_XGR_BUDGET_GAP_TOBACCO_MONEY_OROL-?... Appeal Judges Reject Imperial Tobacco's Cigarette Display Bid http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-16853251 R.J. Reynolds Lawyer Takes on Graphic Label Mandate http://www.cspnet.com/news/tobacco/articles/rj-reynolds-lawyer-takes-graphic-... Legal Ban to Overturn Cigarette Display Ban Rejected http://news.stv.tv/scotland/296039-legal-bid-to-overturn-cigarette-display-ba...
Teen Smoking:
Bill Would Restrict Smoking in Cars http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/02/02/bill-would-restrict-... KLE Students Sing "Smoke Free Me" With Ott http://starherald.net/local/x948612368/KLE-students-sing-Smoke-Free-Me-with-Ott OLCC to Enforce Tobacco Sales to Minors in Oregon http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/02/rep_carolyn_tomei_wants_... House Backs Ban on E-Cigarette for Minors http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/2012/feb/02/house-backs-ban-e-cigs-minor... Smoking Bill Being Considered in Senate http://www.vindy.com/news/2012/feb/02/smoking-bill-being-considered-in-senate/ Let's Have Tobacco Free Youth http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/let-s-have-tobacco-free-yout... Clove Cigarettes Target Young Smokers http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/health/278619/clove-cigarettes-target-young-s... Bill Proposed: Adult Smoking in Vehicles to be Fined if Kids are Present http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20120206/NEWS01/202060315 1 in 5 Kids Exposed to Second Hand Smoke While in Vehicles http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/news/local/1-In-5-Kids-Exposed-To-Second-Ha... Swedish Mother Gave 3-Year Old Cigarettes and Beer http://www.thelocal.se/38960/20120207/ http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2012/02/07/Mom-arrested-for-giving-tod... Advertising Campaign to Stop People Smoking in Cars http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2012/02/06/advertising-campaign-... Hidden Tobacco in "Niche" Drugs Sparks Cancer Awareness Alert http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/around-yorkshire/local-stories/hidden_tob... Youth Find Creative Ways to Fuel Cravings for Nicotine http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/youth-find-creative-ways-t... Fruit Flavored Tobacco Targets Florida Kids http://www.sun-sentinel.com/health/fl-fruit-flavored-tobacco-kids,0,6303402.s...
