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WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 4, 2016 – Eight public health and medical groups, and several individual pediatricians, today filed suit in federal court in Boston to force the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue a final rule requiring graphic health warnings on cigarette packs and advertising, as mandated by a 2009 federal law. The lawsuit was filed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, ... use is the No. 1 preventable cause of death in the United States, killing more than 480,000 Americans and costing about $170 billion in health care expenses each year. ### MEDIA CONTACTS: Jill Courtney, American Cancer Society/American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, (202) 585-3278 ...

WASHINGTON, DC Expressing alarm about repeated delays that have endangered the health of children, 30 leading public health and medical groups today urged President Barack Obama to promptly issue a final rule providing for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ... FDA finally was given the tools to significantly reduce the 480,000 deaths caused by tobacco products each year and the $170 billion in health care costs attributable to treating tobacco-caused disease.ξ Yet it is now seven years since the statute was enacted and your Administration has ...

... fifth anniversary of the landmark 2009 law granting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority over tobacco products, 10 leading public health and medical organizations today commended the FDA for the steps it has taken to reduce tobacco use and called on the FDA and the Obama ... Tobacco Prevention Network, Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, and Tobacco Control Legal Consortium. Joint Statement by Leading Public Health and Medical Organizations On June 22, 2009, President Obama signed into law the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which ... General found that smoking still kills 480,000 Americans each year, sickens millions more and costs the nation at least $289 billion in health care bills and other economic losses each year. The report also laid out a roadmap of specific actions that must be taken to accelerate progress ...

... legislatures are missing opportunities to enact laws and policies that could not only save lives, but also generate new revenue and long-term health care savings. This yearŠ—'s report ranks where states stand on nine public policy issues that play a critical role in reducing cancer incidence ... life. IŠ—'m looking forward to seeing the outcome of these state recommendations. Another key trend we are seeing is increasing access to health care in the states through Medicaid. States have the option to accept federal dollars that have already been set aside to provide uninsured ...