(ATLANTA) January 8, 2014 As the nation marks the 50th anniversary this month of the first U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC - As the United States marks the 50th anniversary of the first Surgeon General 's Report on Smoking and Health, seven leading public health and medical organizations today called for a new national commitment to end the tobacco epidemic for good.
More than 8 million premature deaths have been avoided and life expectancy has been extended for men by more than two years and for women by more than 1.5 years over the past 50 years due in large part to tobacco control efforts such as increased tobacco taxes, smoke-free air laws, marketing and sales restrictions and cessation treatment programs, according to a study released in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) today.
WASHINGTON, DC Fifteen years after reaching more than $246 billion in legal settlements against the tobacco industry, most states have broken their promise to spend a significant portion of the money on programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a
WASHINGTON, D.C. November 21, 2013 Today is the American Cancer Society 's Great American Smokeout, a day that smokers are encouraged to make a plan to quit their deadly habit and lawmakers are urged to support proven tobacco control policies that save lives.
Cigarette use among middle and high school students remained stagnant between 2011 and 2012 while cigars, e-cigarettes and hookah grew in popularity, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health (OSH).
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network together with more than a dozen other public health organizations sent a letter to the White House today asking for the administration 's leadership in ensuring that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) moves forward promptly with a rule that would assert the agency 's authority over all tobacco products.
WASHINGTON, D.C. September 9, 2013 We commend the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the incredible success of the first phase of their Tips from Former Smokers campaign.
WASHINGTON, DC It is disappointing that the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has retreated from a proposal to the pending Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement that would have made it more difficult for tobacco companies to challenge domestic tobacco control me