Tobacco

Citing Menthol Exemption, Black Group Pulls Support for FDA Tobacco Bill

by Anne Landman — May 30, 2008 - 4:25pm

The National African American Tobacco Prevention Network (NAATPN) has withdrawn its support for a bill allowing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products.

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New York Times, May 30, 2008

Thanks to Chantix, Quitting Smoking May Be Hazardous, Too

by Diane Farsetta — May 29, 2008 - 9:51am

The pharmaceutical company Pfizer "is preparing an advertising and public-relations campaign to counter concerns about its antismoking drug Chantix, once trumpeted as a potential billion-dollar-a-year blockbuster." So far, Pfizer has "run ads in five major newspapers in which its medical director explains Chantix's risk-benefit balance." The drug company will soon "start hosting round

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Wall Street Journal (sub req'd), May 29, 2008

And the Losers Are ... Kids

by Judith Siers-Poisson — May 15, 2008 - 11:50am

On June 6, limos will be lined up, the red carpet will be rolled out, and decked out attendees will have their photos snapped by swarming paparazzi. But this isn't your usual Hollywood awards ceremony.

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New Mexico Media Literacy Project

Ohio Governor Snuffs out Ohio Anti-Smoking Foundation

by Anne Landman — May 8, 2008 - 4:57pm

The Ohio state legislature has seized $230 million from to the state's Tobacco Prevention Foundation and diverted it other uses. In the late 1990s, Ohio and other states sued the major tobacco companies to recover billions of dollars spent treating sick smokers.

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Advertising Age, May 8, 2008
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