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Soda: A Sin We Sip Instead of Smoke?
13 February 10 05:19 PM

Can a soda tax and warning labels help dam the river of sugared drinks Americans pour into ever-fatter bodies each year? Read More...

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Where There’s No Smoke, Altria Hopes There’s Fire
30 January 10 10:43 PM

The company once called Philip Morris is hoping the F.D.A. will go easier on Marlboro Snus, a spit-free smokeless pouch, than on Marlboro cigarettes. Read More...

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States Spending Less to Fight Smoking
09 December 09 09:52 PM

States spent $567 million on smoking prevention and cessation programs in the latest fiscal year, a 15 percent decrease from the year before, a report said. Read More...

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Ex-Smoker Wins Against Philip Morris
21 November 09 02:11 AM

If it survives an appeal, the verdict late Thursday would be the nation’s largest award of damages to an individual suing a tobacco company. Read More...

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A Warning on Web Sales of Cigarettes
07 November 09 02:04 PM

The Food and Drug Administration said that it had warned several companies to stop selling banned flavored cigarettes to consumers online. Read More...

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Filed under: Smoking and Tobacco, Computers and the Internet, Food and Drug Administration, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry