As the debate over health care reform dominates the media and political arena, a new American Lung Association report finds that states aren’t doing enough to help smokers quit – and policymakers must fix this in the health care reform process. In its new report, Helping Smokers Quit: State Cessation Coverage 2009, the American Lung [...]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is enforcing the flavored cigarette ban provision of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act) by issuing several warning letters to companies continuing to sell illegal flavored cigarettes to consumers in the United States through their Web sites.

An “unacceptable and growing chasm” exists in the UK between those with good and poor oral health, according to the British Dental Association’s (BDA’s) Oral Health Inequalities Policy which is published today. The policy highlights the close association between low socio-economic status and poor oral health, calling for more focus on preventive care. It also [...]

One of the enduring mysteries of lung cancer is why so many people who never smoked develop the disease. More than 219,000 patients are diagnosed with lung cancer in the United States every year, according to the National Cancer Institute. About 20,000 – one in 10 – never smoked tobacco products. Most of those patients [...]

The Lung Association released the following statement with regards to Bill C-32 which is currently before the Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs:
“The massive increase in sales of flavoured tobacco in the past number of years is due to tobacco companies targeting children and young people. For years there were very few flavoured tobacco products. [...]