Tuesday, June 03, 2008

New York Times: FDA Tobacco Legislation Provides Special Protection for Big Tobacco Thanks to Tobacco-Free Kids Compromise to Protect Philip Morris

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The FDA tobacco legislation currently before Congress would provide special protection for Big Tobacco thanks to a compromise made by the Ca...
Thursday, May 29, 2008

NAATPN Withdraws Support for FDA Tobacco Legislation; Compromise by Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids to Protect Philip Morris is Unacceptable

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The National African American Tobacco Prevention Network (NAATPN) has withdrawn its support for the proposed FDA tobacco legislation current...
Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Smokers Not Welcome to Serve their Community by Service in the Sheriff's Office: Volusia County

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Volusia County (Florida) has announced a new policy: smokers will no longer be eligible for employment in the County Sheriff's Office or...
Tuesday, May 27, 2008

With $50,000 in Annual Resources from GlaxoSmithKline, Chair of Expert Panel on Smoking Cessation Should Have Recused Himself, or Been Removed

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Panel Chair Apparently Fails to Disclose Financial Conflicts of Interest on Primary Financial Disclosure Form According to his own sworn tes...
Friday, May 23, 2008

Smoking Cessation Drug Banned by FAA for Pilots and Air Traffic Controllers; Same Drug Promoted by Big Pharma-Supported Expert Panel

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced yesterday that it was banning the use of the smoking cessation drug Chantix by pilots a...
Thursday, May 22, 2008

FDA Bill is Result of a Negotiation Between the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and Philip Morris; Revelation Threatens to Crumble Legislation

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After carefully reviewing the evidence from a number of sources, including published articles and sources close to the process, I think it i...
Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Econ Journal Watch Highlights Debate Over Misrepresentation of the Acute Cardiovascular Effects of Secondhand Smoke

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An article by economist Michael L. Marlow, Professor of Economics at California Polytechnic State University, appearing in the May issue of...
Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Sarasota County Announces that It Will Not Hire Smokers; Medical Test Required for Employment to Confirm Non-Smoking Status

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According to an article in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune , Sarasota County announced today that it will no longer hire smokers. In fact, the ...
Sunday, May 18, 2008

Confirmed: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Did Cave in to Philip Morris in Exempting Menthol; Campaign's Negotiation with Big Tobacco Also Confirmed

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A source who was involved in the process that led to the FDA tobacco legislation currently before Congress has confirmed that the menthol ex...
Friday, May 16, 2008

Canadian Lung Association: Smokers Need Not Apply, Even for Non-Tobacco-Related Jobs

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The Canadian Lung Association apparently will not consider job applications from smokers, no matter how qualified they might be for a positi...
Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Deceives Constituents by Refuting/Obscuring Menthol Exemption; Admits Desire to Protect Menthol Cigarette Sales

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In response to a New York Times article which uncovered the story about the secret negotiations between the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids...

Cave In to Big Tobacco on Menthol Blasted From Left and Right

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Anti-smoking groups are being blasted, from both the left and the right, for their cave in to Big Tobacco in deciding to exempt menthol from...
Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Senator Admits FDA Legislation Supporters Accepted Compromise to Appease Philip Morris; Supporters Sold Out Health of African Americans to Big Tobacco

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Today, an individual with intimate knowledge of the process that led to the FDA tobacco legislation that is currently before Congress has ad...