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WASHINGTON, Sept, 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) As the 111th Congress draws to a close, its members and leadership, along with President Obama, deserve great praise for standing up to special interests and taking truly historic action to reduce tobacco use, save lives and...
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare, a leader in helping smokers quit and the marketer of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products, including Nicorette® and NicoDerm® CQ®, supports the findings of the American Heart Association (AHA) policy statement regarding smokeless tobacco products.(1) GSK Consumer Healthcare agrees that these products should not be used as an alternative to cigarettes or for smoking cessation due to the...
Smokeless tobacco products should not be used as an alternative to cigarettes or for smoking cessation due to the risk of addiction and return to smoking, according to an American Heart Association policy statement.Smokeless tobacco products such as dry and moist snuff as well as chewing tobacco may also increase the risk of fatal heart attack, fatal stroke and certain cancers, according to the statement published online in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association."No tobacco...
Statement highlights: The American Heart Association advises against smokeless tobacco products for smoking cessation - they are not a "safe" alternative to smoking.Long-term use of smokeless tobacco products increases the odds of suffering a fatal heart attack or fatal stroke, according to analysis of several studies.DALLAS, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Smokeless tobacco products should not be used as an alternative to cigarettes or for smoking cessation due to the risk of addiction...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is a statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) The 2009 National Youth Tobacco Survey released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides further evidence that the United States has made dramatic progress in reducing youth smoking, but the rate of decline has...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Postal Service is modifying mailing regulations of tobacco shipments from the U.S. to APO/FPO/DPO destinations by expanding shipping options to include Priority Mail service with Delivery Confirmation. Beginning Aug. 27, customers mailing these items to Army Post Office (APO), Fleet Post Office (FPO) and Diplomatic Post Office (DPO) destinations where tobacco shipments are permissible will have Express Mail Military Service and...
Amicus Brief Filed Against Legal Challenge from Tobacco Industry WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Twenty-five leading public health organizations today announced that they have filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief supporting New York City's groundbreaking tobacco retail signage law against a challenge from the tobacco industry. The groups, ranging from the American Medical Association to the National Association of County and City Health Officials, to the Tobacco...
Smokeless tobacco use among people who smoke a growing concern OLYMPIA, Wash., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New survey results show Washington's adult smoking rate has dropped to a new low of 14.8 percent. That's down from 15.3 percent the previous year. Washington now has the third lowest smoking rate in the nation--the state's best ranking since measuring across all 50 states started in 1995. Despite these gains, people from low income and lower educational backgrounds continue to...
GREENSBORO, N.C., July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lorillard Tobacco Company (NYSE: LO) today issued the following statement regarding the second public meeting of the Food and Drug Administration's Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC), which will be held July 15 and July 16 in Gaithersburg, Md. This statement can be attributed to Dr. William R. True, senior Vice president, research and development. "After its first meeting, the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory...
WASHINGTON, July 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) The latest survey of high school smoking rates, released today by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), shows that the nation continues to make gradual progress in reducing youth smoking, but declines have...
