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Many Still Smoking After Cancer Diagnosis

Smoking is a famously unhealthy habit — one that’s just as famously difficult to kick.

But approximately 46 million Americans still light up, and, according to a new study, many of them continue to do so despite knowing they have cancer.

For the study, published online in the American Cancer Society journal CANCER, researchers observed 2,456 people with lung cancer and 3,063 people with colorectal cancer. At the time of diagnosis, 38 percent of the lung cancer patients were smokers, and so were nearly 14 percent of the colorectal cancer patients.

via www.everydayhealth.com

Throat doctors manipulated by Big Tobacco

For half a century beginning in the 1920s, tobacco companies continued a campaign to manipulate throat doctors – primarily with money – into helping calm the public’s growing fears that smoking might not be good for you.

Most shocking about this was that many of the most well-respected leaders in the field of otolaryngology got on board with this campaign – testifying before Congress, recommending certain brands of cigarettees to their patients – into the 1970s when the scientific evidence pointing to the hazards of smoking had become overwhelming.

via scopeblog.stanford.edu

Tobacco Ban Might Be Igniting Ohio Prison Violence

Ohio’s prisons have become increasingly violent since March 2009, when the state enacted a tobacco ban, and the state’s prison director thinks there may be a connection. Director Gary Mohr of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction told the Dayton Daily News he is launching a study to determine whether the tobacco ban is stirring problems in the state’s prisons, where violent disturbances have doubled.

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'Addiction Incorporated' Looks At Big Tobacco's Efforts To Suppress Info On Cigarettes

“Addiction Incorporated,” the new documentary by Charles Evans Jr., attempts to answer that question, showing how the tobacco industry sought to deceive the American public for so many years. The film tells the story of scientist Victor DeNoble’s unexpected discovery of an addictive ingredient in tobacco which led to the first ever federal regulation of the tobacco industry in the 1990s.

via www.foxnews.com

German bosses call to ban cigarette breaks at work

Two major German employers' lobby groups called on Friday for workers to be banned from smoking cigarettes during work hours, saying it harmed productivity and cost firms money.

Mario Ohoven, president of the BVMW association of German medium-sized firms, told the Bild daily: "We've got to put an end to lighting up during work hours.

via www.expatica.com

Shisha tobacco should be banned, doctors say

Tobacco control laws should be extended to cover shisha tobacco and other products that don't fall under existing Canadian legislation, a group of doctors said Tuesday.

Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada called on the federal government to do more to reduce the appeal of smoking, especially among young people.

via www.cbc.ca

Japan Tobacco Introduces 'The Peace' Luxury Canned Cigarettes

Smokers seeking a more luxurious and relaxing smoking experience need look no further than “The Peace”, an all-new, top of the line canned cigarette from Japan Tobacco. Sold by a selected number of Japanese retailers at a premium price and packaged in sleek metal cans, The Peace is the ultimate expression of an iconic brand first introduced in 1946.   

via inventorspot.com

Dissolvable tobacco products under FDA scrutiny

The Food and Drug Administration will meet this week to discuss the public health impact of tobacco products known as dissolvable tobacco, which some say resemble candy, including their use by children.

Dissolvable tobacco products, which include Camel Orbs, Camel Strips and Camel Sticks, made by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., are relatively new. The company introduced these products in 2009, promoting them as a way to enjoy tobacco in areas where smoking is not allowed. They all contain nicotine and dissolve in the mouth. They are not intended to help people quit smoking.

via www.foxnews.com

Most States Get an F for Tobacco Prevention

Most states are doing an “abysmal” job in actions to protect children from cigarette smoking, and some are cutting funds for tobacco cessation programs because of stagnant economic conditions that are reducing revenues, the American Lung Association says in a new report.

The ALA’s State of Tobacco Control 2012 report card monitors progress on tobacco control policies at the federal and state levels and assigns grades that measure how laws are protecting people.

via www.webmd.com

Free leisure passes for UK cigarette quitters

SMOKERS in Sheffield are being offered free leisure centre passes as reward for quitting cigarettes.

More than one in five adults in Sheffield – 21.5 per cent – smoke, despite public health campaigns.

The habit costs the city economy around £94 million a year in NHS treatment, smoking-related sick days and cigarette breaks, The Star revealed on Tuesday.

via www.thestar.co.uk