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Washington, D.C. – Dec. 21, 2010 – Several states significantly strengthened their tobacco control policies in 2010 by passing comprehensive smoke-free workplace laws or increasing their tobacco excise taxes, but state funding for tobacco prevention and cessation programs sank to a new low, adding urgency to the need for legislators

WASHINGTON, DC – December 13, 2010 – “The Child Nutrition Act reauthorization legislation that the president signed today will help to improve nutrition and physical activity in our nation’s children and has the potential to lead to a more healthy population. With approximately one-third of all cancer deaths attributable to

WASHINGTON, DC -- December 9, 2010 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Office of the Surgeon General this morning released their 30th report in a series of reports on tobacco use, titled How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: The Biology and Behavioral Basis for Smoking-Attributable

The Department of Health and Human Services issued new guidance that will give consumers more information about their health insurance plans. Under the new rules, providers who offer limited benefit or “mini med” plans must inform consumers in user-friendly language that the plan benefits are in no way comprehensive.