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New graphic cigarette warning labels were unveiled at an event Wednesday morning in Washington, D.C., by federal health officials from the Health and Human Services Department (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The new labels feature prominent graphics of diseased lungs, cancer patients and dead bodies covering 50

On election day, voters in South Dakota overwhelmingly cast their ballots in favor of a comprehensive statewide smoke-free law. The new law will extend a restriction on indoor smoking to include all bars, restaurants, casinos and video lottery establishments, and give every worker the right to breathe smoke-free air on

South Dakota became the 23rd state to go 100 percent smoke-free Tuesday night when voters overwhelmingly cast their ballots in favor of a comprehensive statewide smoke-free law. The new law will extend a restriction on indoor smoking to include all bars, restaurants, casinos and video lottery establishments, and give

For Immediate Release: There Is No Safe Level Of Secondhand Smoke – Period Statement from Dr. Maureen Killackey, CMO of the American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding the proposed expansion of New York City’s Clean Air Act: "Secondhand smoke is a

The end of summer brought a great string of success for helping ensure that all Americans get to work in smoke-free environments. 8/3/10 In South Carolina, the towns of Chapin and Chesnee passed comprehensive smoke-free laws, bringing to 37 the total number of ordinances passed in South Carolina, including

Costs Keep Mounting for New York State in Dollars and Lives