Tobacco Bill Must Do More to Help People Stop Smoking (Sen. Mike Enzi)
Changes slipped into the language of a bill that would require the regulation of tobacco products by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) do not address my underlying concern with the bill – it does...
View ArticleFight over e-cig safety heats up
E-cigarette manufacturers and public health groups are sparing over a new study that claims the non-tobacco products are 95 percent safer than regular cigarettes.The report commissioned by Public...
View ArticleSenate Dem demands probe into alleged leak of e-cigarette rules
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) is demanding an investigation after a tobacco industry group claimed to have obtained a leaked copy of the Obama administration’s final rules for electronic cigarettes and...
View ArticleA modest reform could mean life or death for the vaping industry
The e-cigarette industry is on the edge of a cliff, with Food and Drug Administration rules threatening to wipe out 10,000 small businesses and remove 99 percent of vapor products from the market in...
View ArticleTackling smoking in the black community — a step toward eliminating health...
Earlier this month, Canadian researchers found that the number of people who tried to quit smoking shot up after Ontario stopped the sale of menthol cigarettes.The finding could have significant...
View ArticleFinding a balance between protecting our youth and saving 40 million smokers’...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is cracking down on the sale of e-cigarettes to kids in light of the growing popularity of the vaping device, JUUL. Simultaneously, the FDA supports the use of...
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