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OPINION

Tobacco Bill's Winners: Philip Morris, Lawyers

We're smoking less because it's dumb, not because of policy: Will

Jun 18, 09 7:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama might have praised Congress' tobacco bill, but for George F. Will, the new legislation gives just two muscular groups reason to celebrate: Philip Morris and "the Democratic Party's fountain of funds, the trial bar." New restrictions on cigarette advertising will help Philip Morris vault over competitors,... More »

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smoking • tobacco • Philip Morris • tobacco companies • cigarette tax • trial lawyers • cigarette

(Newser) - President Obama praised the passage of a bill allowing the FDA to regulate tobacco products as “a long time coming," the Hill reports. The legislation, which sailed through the House this morning, grants the agency new power to regulate tobacco ingredients and marketing. "After a decade of... More »

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Barack Obama • health care costs • advertising • marketing • smoking • cigarettes • tobacco • regulation • Food and Drug Administration

 Senate Poised to Pass
 Tough New Tobacco Law

Bill will give FDA authority to regulate marketing, content of tobacco products

Jun 9, 09 2:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Senate is expected this week to pass sweeping new legislation to regulate tobacco, reports USA Today. The bill, which may go to a vote as soon as today, gives the FDA the authority to regulate tobacco and will require larger health warnings on packets, end the use of claims... More »

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FDA • Senate • smoking • tobacco • cigarette • Food and Drug Administration • anti-smoking

In E-Cigs, Some See More Clouds Than Silver Lining

But little is known about their health effects

Jun 2, 09 10:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Thousands are lighting up high-tech cigarettes that produce no smoke—allowing users to puff wherever they are, the New York Times reports. Battery-powered e-cigarettes use cartridges that usually contain nicotine, flavoring, and a liquid that vaporizes to create the appearance of smoke. Though health implications remain largely unknown, some users... More »

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smoking • nicotine • smoking ban • electronic cigarette

Heart and Gum Disease Linked by Gene: Study

Periodontitis patients should cut out risk factors, scientists say

May 26, 09 3:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have identified a link between gum disease and heart disease, the BBC reports, finding the same genetic variation in a group of patients with heart disease and a group with severe periodontitis. “Now we know for sure that there is a strong genetic link, patients with periodontitis should... More »

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obesity • genetics • diabetes • dental health • heart disease • smoking • genes • genetic research • gum disease • gene mutation

(Newser) - Seeking to stem the flow of cigarettes over the border and bolster the local tobacco industry, a Chinese county has ordered local officials to puff only local cigarettes, the Times of London reports. In March, Gongan county mandated that civil servants on its payroll smoke 230,000 packs of... More »

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China • smoking • cigarettes • tobacco • civil service • Hunan • employee • Gongan

Smokers Gasp at Highest
Tax Hike Ever

They're hit twice as companies boost their profits, too

Apr 1, 09 2:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Smokers are feeling pinched by today's 62-cent hike in the federal cigarette tax, the biggest ever. Federal taxes now top $1 per pack, CNN reports. At the same time, manufacturers and retailers have raised prices to boost dwindling profits. "They're picking on smokers," an 83-year-old said of the... More »

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taxes • smoking • SCHIP • tobacco companies • cigarette tax • President Obama

 Smarties 
 'Smokers' 
 Stressing 
 Schools 

Exhaling crushed candies looks like cigarette smoking

Mar 20, 09 9:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Parents and school officials are sweating over a new kids’ craze: “smoking” Smarties candies, the Wall Street Journal reports. Children crush the sugary discs into a powder in their wrapper, dump the powder into their mouths, and, in a move eerily reminiscent of cigarette smokers, exhale a cloud of... More »

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smoking • children • parents • school • candy • fads

Study: Obesity as Bad as Smoking 

Being extremely overweight can trim a decade from lifespans

Mar 18, 09 2:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Obesity can take years off a life, and in some cases is as dangerous to health as smoking, reports USA Today. Researchers analyzing studies involving almost a million people found that obese adults died an average of three years earlier than people with a healthy body-mass index. Extremely obese adults—... More »

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obesity • obesity epidemic • smoking • public health • life expectancy • overweight

OBITUARY

'Winston Man' Dies of Cancer Amidst Trial

Actor was set to testify against tobacco giant RJ Reynolds

Mar 3, 09 1:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Alan Landers, the one-time face of Winston cigarettes, has died at 68 of lung and throat cancer in the middle of a multi-million dollar legal action against his former employers, the Guardian reports. Landers, who was to testify next month, was among about 9,000 Florida smokers suing cigarette companies... More »

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Florida • advertising • lung cancer • smoking • cigarettes • class action • RJ Reynolds • Winston • throat cancer • Alan Landers • Big Tobacco

(Newser) - Iraqi men are hanging out in hookah cafes again, confident that government spies are no longer eavesdropping from the next sofa, the Los Angeles Times reports. Popular throughout the Mideast and hip in Western cities, shisha clubs have only recently reemerged in Iraq, thanks partly to increased security. "We... More »

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smoking • Iraq economy • Iraq security • cafes

 Stroke Survivor Kim Puffs Away 

Despite strict anti-smoking laws, North Korean leader takes a drag

Feb 26, 09 7:33 AM CST
(AP) - President Obama isn't the only world leader with a less-than-consistent message about smoking. Despite his reported stroke last August, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il was recently photographed puffing on a cigarette during a recent tour of a tobacco factory, reports the AP. One photo shown on North Korean state television... More »

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North Korea • smoking • Pyongyang • Kim Jong Il • cigarette

Florida Jury Awards $8M
to Smoker's Family

Philip Morris vows to appeal verdict

Feb 18, 09 5:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Philip Morris must pay $8 million to the widow and son of a 55-year-old lung cancer victim, a Florida jury says. Jurors in the closely watched case decided that the cigarette maker hid the health risks and addictive qualities of cigarettes, the Miami Herald reports. Stuart Hess smoked about two... More »

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smoking • tobacco • Philip Morris • civil lawsuits • tobacco companies • cigarette

Addiction Led
to Smoker's Death: Jury

Widow scores first blood in potentially groundbreaking trial

Feb 13, 09 11:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Addiction to cigarettes caused chain smoker Stuart Hess’ death from lung cancer, a Florida jury ruled yesterday, paving the way for his widow to receive damages from Phillip Morris. The case is the first of 8,000 to spin out of a landmark 1994 class-action suit. That case's $145 billion... More »

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cancer • Florida • lung cancer • smoking • tobacco • Miami • lawsuit • Philip Morris • tobacco companies • Stuart Hess • Elaine Hess • Benson & Hedges

Phelps' Latest Offer:
Cigar 'Smokesperson'

See, who needs Kellogs?

Feb 10, 09 9:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Finally, someone who appreciates Michael Phelps’ less obvious talents. Gurkha Cigars has offered the toking Olympian $25,000 to be its official "smokesperson," reports TMZ. In a letter, the company said it wanted Phelps to “do what you do best—smoke and swim. And while we can’... More »

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Michael Phelps • smoking • cigars

 NYC Cigs 
 Hit a Smokin' 
 $10 a Pack 

Advocates hope 62-cent federal tax will reduce deaths, costs

Feb 8, 09 1:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Smokers in New York City will soon be shelling out $10 for a pack of cigarettes, the New York Post reports. Lawmakers plan to pay for the new Children’s Health Insurance Program law with a 62-cent federal tax on cigarettes, pushing the NYC price to a 10-spot—the nation’... More »

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New York City • smoking • cigarettes • children's health care • State Children's Health Insurance Program • cigarette tax



 Paltrow: I'm No 
 Goody-Goody 

'I wish smoking didn't kill you,' she says, then swears and has another drink

Feb 4, 09 12:39 PM CST
(Newser) - Gwyneth Paltrow wants to shed her squeaky-clean reputation. “I’m probably less square than people think,” the actress tells Elle. “I wish smoking didn’t kill you. And you know what I had the other day which I loved? A French Martini.” Paltrow also defends recent... More »

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fashion • smoking • celebrity • drinking • Gwyneth Paltrow

 Zippo 
 Closes In 
 on 500M 
 Lighters 

American icon set to sell its 500 millionth lighter by year's end

Jan 29, 09 6:37 PM CST
(Newser) - At some point this year, the Zippo factory in Bradford, Pa., will churn out its 500 millionth lighter, NPR reports. The windproof gadget has become a cultural staple since 1932, from the wartime foxholes of Germany and Vietnam to the glitter of the Silver Screen, but NPR notes that the... More »

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film • smoking • pop culture • World War II • Vietnam War • icons • Zippo

Silicon Valley Town Bans Smoking at Home

Nation's toughest anti-smoking law hits home for apartment dwellers

Jan 27, 09 4:40 AM CST
(Newser) - A California town has passed legislation that will push many smokers out of their last remaining indoor sanctuary—their home, the New York Times reports. Belmont's law—believed to be the nation's toughest—bans smoking in any residence that shares a floor or ceiling with another. Officials credit the law... More »

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California • smoking • secondhand smoke • smoking ban • anti-smoking • apartment

 Obama 
 Already 
 Stressed 
 Out? 

Mad turns satirical eye on new president

Jan 26, 09 6:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Crises at home and abroad seem to be taking a toll on President Obama already—at least through the lens of Mad Magazine’s cartoonists. The current issue depicts a stressed-out president—ashtray full, antacid flowing—poring over screaming headlines and classified reports. “The only thing the artist missed,... More »

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Barack Obama • satire • smoking • comics • President Obama • Mad Magazine

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