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WASHINGTON, DC -- In public comments jointly filed today , 24 leading public health and medical organizations called on the Food and Drug Administration to issue a final rule to regulate all tobacco products by April 25, 2015 -- one year after the FDA issued a proposed rule -- and to reject a proposal to exempt so-called premium cigars. The health groups also called on FDA to close gaps in its proposed rule by extending current restrictions on cigarette marketing to newly-regulated ... of volunteers. ξThe groups are: American Academy of Family Physicians American Academy of Pediatrics American Association for Respiratory Care American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network American College of Cardiology American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists American ...

... impact of disease on patients and families, a new study from the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows that medical debt is associated with worse health status, more premature deaths and higher mortality rates. Researchers with the ACS have found that medical debt was associated with more days of poor physical and mental health, more years of life lost and higher mortality rates for all-cause and leading causes of death at the county level in the United States. The ... affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and advanced proven tobacco control measures. We stand with our volunteers, working to make cancer a top priority for policymakers in cities, ...

... 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 ...

... Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights, The Center for Black Health & Equity (formerly the National African American Tobacco Prevention Network) and the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund (public health intervenors in the case) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Under a federal court order issued today, the major U.S. tobacco companies will soon have to ... staggering number of deaths per year, an immeasurable amount of human suffering and economic loss, and a profound burden on our national health care system.” The fact that the tobacco companies have fought the point-of-sale corrective statements for 16 years shows how little they have ...