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    Apr 16, 2013 |Story| RedEye

  1. UIC to go tobacco-free this summer

    Students, faculty and other employees of the University of Illinois at Chicago will have to kiss their tobacco products--and their electronic cigarettes--goodbye this summer thanks to a new tobacco-free campus policy that will go into effect July 1.
    RedEye
    Students, faculty and other employees of the University of Illinois at Chicago will have to kiss their tobacco products--and their electronic cigarettes--goodbye this summer thanks to a new tobacco-free campus policy that will go into effect July 1....

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Hospitals and Clinics, American Lung Association, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago

    2. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  2. Critics revive past promises to knock Obama budget

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Advocates for seniors say President Barack Obama is breaking his promise to protect Social Security, while conservatives say he is breaking his promise not to raise taxes on the middle class.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Advocates for seniors say President Barack Obama is breaking his promise to protect Social Security, while conservatives say he is breaking his promise not to raise taxes on the middle class. Obama's budget proposal includes a...

    Tags: Taxation, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Altria Group, Inc., American Cancer Society

    3. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Picking on smokers to help preschoolers

    The conventional wisdom among lawmakers is that if you're going to propose a new program, you should also propose a way to pay for it. That's more fiscally responsible than simply dipping deeper into the Treasury and worrying about the consequences later.
    The conventional wisdom among lawmakers is that if you're going to propose a new program, you should also propose a way to pay for it. That's more fiscally responsible than simply dipping deeper into the Treasury and worrying about the consequences later....

    Tags: Early Learning, Personal Income, Preschools, Schools, Education

    4. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| KWCH

  4. Obama's budget eyes health costs, cigarette tax

    WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's new budget offers Medicare cuts to entice Republicans into tax negotiations, while plowing ahead to cover the uninsured next year under the health care law the GOP has bitterly fought to repeal.
    WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's new budget offers Medicare cuts to entice Republicans into tax negotiations, while plowing ahead to cover the uninsured next year under the health care law the GOP has bitterly fought to repeal.     But the...

    Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Prescription Drugs, Healthcare Laws, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

    5. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Smoking and the right to dumb choices

    As thoroughly awful as everyone knows cigarettes to be — still the No. 1 cause of premature death in this country — public officials walk a blurry line when they try to reduce smoking's terrible toll. As long as they lack the will to ban tobacco altogether, they face all sorts of ethical, legal and political problems in regulating a product that is, after all, perfectly legal.
    As thoroughly awful as everyone knows cigarettes to be — still the No. 1 cause of premature death in this country — public officials walk a blurry line when they try to reduce smoking's terrible toll. As long as they lack the will to ban...

    Tags: Michael Bloomberg, OxyContin (drug), Advertising, Marketing, New York City Council

    6. Apr 23, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  6. Japanese tobacco company announces $7.5 million upgrade, expansion to Danville facility

    An international tobacco company is investing $7.5 million to upgrade and expansion its Danville processing facility.
    An international tobacco company is investing $7.5 million to upgrade and expansion its Danville processing facility. Governor McDonnell made the announcement Tuesday in Tokyo. JTI Leaf Services’ Danville facility employs 270 full-time and...
    7. Apr 22, 2013 |Story| Daily American

  7. Consumer safety

    If the government knows certain products cause severe health problems on consumers, the manufacturers should be required to have warning labels advising consumers about the risk. For example tobacco is known to cause cancer and heart related problems,...

    Tags: Politics, Human Rights, Consumers

    8. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  8. Throat cancer survivor speaks to Martinsburg High students

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    After throat cancer took his voice box, it took David Briles three years to learn how to speak a complete sentence by burping continuously. The 59-year-old Charleston, W.Va., native never regained much of his ability to laugh again, but was determined...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, U.S. Marine Corps, Politics, Quitting Smoking, Relay for Life

    9. Mar 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Initiative would increase student aid with a dollar-a-pack tobacco tax

    California college students who smoke may be conflicted if asked to sign the petition for one proposed initiative.
    California college students who smoke may be conflicted if asked to sign the petition for one proposed initiative. The measure, which has been cleared by the state for signature gathering,  would increase funding for student financial aid but do so by...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Education, Students

    10. Mar 6, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  10. Fight tobacco marketing, boost vaccinations to curb cancer, says report

    LONDON (Reuters) - Fighting the tobacco industry's tactics in the world's poorest countries and ensuring the best vaccines get to those most in need are key to cutting the number of cancer deaths worldwide, according to a report by specialists in the disease.
    Reuters
    LONDON (Reuters) - Fighting the tobacco industry's tactics in the world's poorest countries and ensuring the best vaccines get to those most in need are key to cutting the number of cancer deaths worldwide, according to a report by specialists in the...

    Tags: Medical Research, Merck & Company Incorporated, Human papillomavirus, Vaccines, GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    11. Mar 15, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  11. Subpoenas Show Federal Probe At State Capitol Is Expanding

    A federal bribery and conspiracy investigation that grew out of efforts to kill a tobacco tax at the state legislature has widened in recent months to include how the state appropriated tens of millions of dollars through bonding.
    The Hartford Courant
    A federal bribery and conspiracy investigation that grew out of efforts to kill a tobacco tax at the state legislature has widened in recent months to include how the state appropriated tens of millions of dollars through bonding. The direction of the...

    Tags: Middletown, U.S. Congress, Politics, Business, Labor Legislation

    12. Feb 28, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  12. Ban intended for hookah lounges backfires

     PIERRE — An attempt by Rapid City officials to have the Legislature make hookah lounges comply with the state’s smoking ban backfired Thursday.  A House panel reversed the legislation, so that hookah lounges would be exempt if they were...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Investments, Politics, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate

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