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The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary: Could the Cigarette Companies Actually
One of the deeply ingrained pieces of dogma that I was taught as a young anti-smoking advocate is that the cigarette companies are never right. Everything they say is false, every argument they make is invalid, and we in tobacco control are always right. < br / > < br / > To be sure, there is still
The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary: Utah Health Official Argues for Ban on
The manager of the Tobacco Prevention and Control program for the Utah County Health Department argued in an < a href="http://www.heraldextra.com/news/opinion/utah-valley/where-there-s-no-smoke-there-may-still-be-harm/article_36388c29-cc40-5e8d-9a20-7384cecb7bea.html" > op-ed column < /a > last
The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary: Federal Tobacco Policy Deliberations
Last week, the FDA's Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) spent three days < a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/01/20/145478833/dissolvable-tobacco-products-draw-fda-scrutiny" > deliberating < /a > on dissolvable tobacco products - a form of smokeless tobacco that
The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary: Pairing of Letters on E-Cigarettes
An interesting pairing of < a href="http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/01/04/todays-letters-e-cigarettes-will-still-prove-deadly-to-smokers/" > letters < /a > to the editor of the < span style="font-style: italic;" > National Post < /span > on the topic of electronic cigarettes illustrates
The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary: Administration Admits Tobacco Act
The United States has < a href="http://www.tobacco.org/news/331811.html" > appealed < /a > a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling that the Tobacco Act's ban on flavored cigarettes is discriminatory and violates international trade agreements because it exempts menthol, thereby treating like
The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary: UCSF Discourages Smokers from Quitting
In an effort that will discourage many smokers who are trying to quit smoking using electronic cigarettes, the University of California San Francisco has adopted a new < a href="http://policies.ucsf.edu/550/55010.htm" > policy < /a > that prohibits the use of electronic cigarettes anywhere on
The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary: New Study Shows that in Contrast to
A new < a href="http://chestjournal.chestpubs.org/content/early/2011/12/21/chest.11-2443.full.pdf+html" > study < /a > published online ahead of print in the journal < span style="font-style: italic;" > Chest < /span > demonstrated that in contrast to both tobacco cigarette smoking and secondhand
The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary: Lessons Learned in 2011: Reflections
After reflecting on the events of 2011, here are the major lessons I've learned and their implications for public health: < br / > < br / > < span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" > 1. Some anti-smoking groups really are lying to the public. < /span > < br / > < br / > Previously,
The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary: Winner of 2011 Liar, Liar, Pants on
Today I announce the first place winner in my annual Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire Award for the worst public lie in the tobacco control field in 2011 (the Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire Award name is borrowed from < span style="font-style: italic;" > PolitiFact < /span > , which < a
The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary: Third Place Finisher of Liar, Liar,
Today I announce the 3rd place finisher in my annual Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire Award for the worst public lie in the tobacco control field in 2011 (the Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire Award name is borrowed from < span style="font-style: italic;" > PolitiFact < /span > , which < a
