Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Summit County Ohio Eyeing Cigarette Tax to Fund the Arts

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According to an article in the Akron Beacon Journal , the Summit County Council wishes to impose a special cigarette tax to raise money to ...
Monday, November 30, 2009

Rest of the Story Author Expelled from Smokefree Air List-Serve for Criticizing Unfounded and Inflammatory Smear Campaign Against Smoking Ban Opponent

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The true colors of the modern-day anti-smoking movement showed brightly last week, as a prominent smoke-free air advocate (me) was thrown of...
Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Study that Reported a 27% Decline in Heart Attacks in Starkville Due to Smoking Ban Wasn't Actually a Study; Analysis Hasn't Yet Been Conducted

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On November 10, I reported on a press release issued by Mississippi State University which claimed that a new study demonstrated that a lo...
Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Without Evidence, Anti-Smoking Advocates Should Not Question the Integrity of Private Citizens by Insinuating that They May Be Taking Tobacco Money

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Yesterday, I reported that Tim Filler, who is a steering committee member of Smoke Free Indy, sent a communication to the national smoke-fre...
Monday, November 23, 2009

On National Tobacco List-Serve, Anti-Smoking Group Insinuates that Michael McFadden is a Tobacco Lackey, But Offers No Evidence or Documentation

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In a communication sent out to many smoke-free advocates on a national tobacco control list-serve, Smoke Free Indy (the coalition that is...
Friday, November 20, 2009

President Obama No Longer Eligible for Employment at Susquehanna Health Systems

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According to a new policy that goes into effect on January 1, 2010, smokers, smokeless tobacco users, and occasional customers of a hookah b...
Thursday, November 19, 2009

Physicians Group Supports Electronic Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation and Challenges Opponents to Justify their Condemnation of the Product

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The American Association of Public Health Physicians (AAPHP) has challenged opponents of electronic cigarettes to justify their condemnation...
Wednesday, November 18, 2009

San Francisco to Consider Legislation to Limit to 385 the Number of Stores that Can Sell Tobacco

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According to an article in the San Francisco Examiner , San Francisco will soon consider legislation that would limit to 385 the number of ...
Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Birmingham East and North Primary Care Trust Forced to Remove Distasteful Anti-Smoking Ad

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The Birmingham East and North NHS Trust was forced to remove an anti-smoking ad after several groups and individuals - some of whom are Res...
Monday, November 16, 2009

Beware the Adverse Effects of Cigarette Taxes on Kids: Study Suggests Anti-Smoking Groups Should Re-Think Their Knee-Jerk Support for Tax Increases

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A study published last year in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine reports that the costs associated with smoking lead to f...
Thursday, November 12, 2009

Federal Court Denies Request for Injunction Against Modified Risk Provisions of FDA Tobacco Law, But Suggests These Provisions are Unconstitutional

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Last week, a U.S. District Court in Kentucky denied the tobacco companies' request for an injunction against the modified risk tobacco p...
Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Hertfordshire Man Denied Surgery to Repair Broken Arm Because He Smokes

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According to an article in the Daily Mail , a Hertfordshire man with a severe disability due to a badly fractured arm has been denied surge...
Tuesday, November 10, 2009

More Science by Press Release on Smoking Bans and Heart Attacks; Mississippi Study Conclusions are Based on Shoddy Science with No Comparison Group

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Failure to Analyze Pre-Existing Trends in Heart Attacks Negates Conclusions of Study A press release issued yesterday by Mississippi State ...
Monday, November 09, 2009

American Cancer Society Lying to Public While Playing Politics; Does the Truth No Longer Matter?

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On its web site , the American Cancer Society (ACS) states that it is supporting a ban on flavored cigarettes, which it asserts have long be...
Friday, November 06, 2009

NYC Council Bans "All" Flavored Tobacco Products; Well... Not Exactly... Exempt are the Products Which are Actually Used by Thousands of New Yorkers

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In a move described as intended to protect youths from the enticement to use tobacco products due to their flavorings, the New York City Cou...