Archive for the ‘In the News’ Category
Don’t Put That in Your Pipe and Smoke it
November 20th, 2009
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Matt Apuzzo, of the Associated Press reported on a tax loophole that many Big Tobacco manufactures quickly jumped on to reduce their tax base.
By cleverly changing product marketing they are effectively dodging taxes that would have gone to support the cost of children’s health insurance.
It didn’t take long for many makers of tobacco products to […]
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60 Research Papers on Toxicity of Smoking Destroyed in 1992 by Imperial Tobacco Company
October 25th, 2009
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Earlier this month it was reported in an abstract paper by Canadian Medical Association Journal that British American Tobacco had its affiliate, the Imperial Tobacco company destroy over sixty research documents dating back to 1992.
With this action now surfacing the embarrassment for big tobacco could also lead to future litigation due to the implications of […]
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US Judicial Panel May Seek Multidistrict Litigation for Mounting Chantix Lawsuits
September 9th, 2009
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Again, the stop smoking drug Chantix has made the news, and for a very sad reason.
The recent news story we are referring to is a pending lawsuit against Pfizer, Inc.
Parents of a Dallas Musician by the name of Carter Albrecht have filed the suit due to the death of their son who died while on […]
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Lighting Up While Driving Can Be Costly
June 15th, 2009
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This week’s tobacco news was filled with history making reports about congress signing off on regulation of tobacco by the FDA.
Many opinions are floating around. Some are in favor of it, while others are against the bill. Then there are those who like the idea but have concerns over the vast loopholes in the legislation.
Another […]
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Way to Go California – 1 800 No Butts at Your Service
April 10th, 2009
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California’s Example Provides Encouragement that Smokers Can Stop
Today in the LA Times, it was reported that the use of cigarettes in California is steadily declining.
Smoking statistics for adults have dropped since California passed a twenty-five cent tax on each pack of cigarettes.
Cigarette Taxes Encourage Quitting Smoking
The decline of adult smokers in California is at forty-one […]
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Way to Go California – 1 800 No Butts at Your Service
April 10th, 2009
admin wrote a good post today on
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California’s Example Provides Encouragement that Smokers Can Stop
Today in the LA Times, it was reported that the use of cigarettes in California is steadily declining.
Smoking statistics for adults have dropped since California passed a twenty-five cent tax on each pack of cigarettes.
Cigarette Taxes Encourage Quitting Smoking
The decline of adult smokers in California is at forty-one […]
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Bush “Con of the Century” Bailout!
October 1st, 2008
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What is the bailout going to accomplish you ask?
Will it stabilize the banks, provide assistance to those facing foreclosure, help you get credit?
You may want to view the posts on Fed Up USA blog to gain some perspective from their point of view.
For example:
$700 Billion American Taxpayer Dollars is going to go to Foreigners!
Brad Sherman […]
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A Statement from Lung Cancer Alliance on the Death of Paul Newman
September 29th, 2008
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PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX — Lung Cancer Alliance President and CEO Laurie Fenton-Ambrose issued the following statement:
All of us at Lung Cancer Alliance, our Board, our advocates and the patients, families and caregivers we represent, extend our deepest sympathy to the wife and family of Paul Newman.
Mr. Newman was an icon of the American stage and […]
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Without Water We are Nothing
September 26th, 2008
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In my travels around the internet today I ran across an exceptionally interesting article that I felt we must share with you.
On a larger scale our planet is fueled by water and without water, our planet could not sustain life.
I think that every human on this planet has been touched by tainted water supplies. We […]
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Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis at Increased Risk of Lung Cancer
September 24th, 2008
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Reuters Health Report
Recently researchers found a link between the risk of lung cancer and rheumatoid arthritis.
The article reported that the risk of lung cancer is increased in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, even after taking into account the effects of tobacco and asbestos exposure, according to a case-control study in US military veterans.
Using a Veterans Health […]
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