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President 's Budget Increases Funding for Cancer Research; Proposes Tobacco Tax to Fund Health Insurance for Kids

February 2, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC Feb 2, 2015 The president 's fiscal year 2016 budget sets an ambitious course for the national effort to prevent and treat life-threatening diseases such as cancer. The proposed three percent increase in funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) would

New Orleans Prohibits Smoking in Bars and Casinos

January 23, 2015
National

Those famous Big Easy jazz clubs just got a lot less smokey after todayŠ—Ès unanimous vote by the New Orleans City Council to prohibit smoking in the cityŠ—Ès bars and casinos. The smoke-free bars and casinos join the cityŠ—Ès restaurants, which were already smoke-free thanks to a state law. Our

1.21.15 Statement on Governor Cuomo's Proposed Regulation of e-Cigarettes

January 22, 2015
New York

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network: Statement on Governor Cuomo’s Proposed Regulation of e-Cigarettes ALBANY, NY – January 21, 2015 – Governor Cuomo has announced a plan to significantly control the availability of electronic cigarettes in New York State. American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN)

Ohio Fails Tobacco Control Report Card

January 22, 2015
Ohio

Ohio Fails Tobacco Control Report Card This week, the American Lung Association released its 13 th annual “State of Tobacco Control” report. The report tracks progress on key tobacco control policies at the federal and state level, assigning grades based on whether laws protect citizens from the enormous toll

New Orleans Becomes Leader in Fight Against Cancer with Passage of Smoke-free Ordinance

January 22, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. January 22, 2015 The New Orleans City Council 's unanimous vote to pass a comprehensive, citywide smoke-free ordinance covering all workplaces and public spaces is a significant victory in the fight against cancer. Today 's vote ensures that no worker in New Orleans will have to choose

New E-Cigarette Formaldehyde Evidence Should Embolden FDA to Finalize Deeming Regulation

January 21, 2015

A letter published in the New England Journal of Medicine today found that the amount of formaldehyde, a known carcinogen, inhaled in a day when using certain e-cigarette devices at higher voltages could be significantly higher than that inhaled when smoking a pack of combustible cigarettes.

State of the Union to Illustrate Importance of Public-Private Partnership in Improving Public Health

January 20, 2015

WASHINGTON January 20, 2015 In his address to Congress tonight, the president is expected to emphasize critical health priorities that each depend on public-private partnerships for success in ξdefeating life-threatening diseases such as cancer, which kills more than 1,600 people in America each day. The president 's public health priorities

National Report: Missouri Ranks 50th in Protecting Kids from Tobacco

December 11, 2014
Missouri

National Report: Missouri Ranks 50th in Protecting Kids from Tobacco States Challenged to Join Florida in Reducing Youth Smoking to Record Low Washington, D.C. (Dec. 11, 2014) – Missouri ranks 50th in the country in funding programs that prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit,

New Report: States Shortchange Tobacco Prevention Programs That Can Stop 7 Million Kids from Smoking, Save Over 2 Million Lives

December 11, 2014

The states are missing an opportunity to save millions of lives and over $120 billion in health care costs because they continue to shortchange proven programs that prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a report released today by a coalition of public health organizations.