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February 11, 2010Tobacco industry constantly reinvents its marketing efforts, a Minnesota report points outThey’re baaack!
The ingenious marketers with the tobacco companies, that is.
Actually, they never went away. They just quietly changed the way they do things, adjusting to increasing government restrictions and negative publicity with sometimes subtle but ...more
February 4, 2010FDA concerned dissolvable tobacco appeals to kidsBy Michael FelberaumThe Food and Drug Administration is saying in letters to two tobacco companies that flavored, dissolvable tobacco products _ that the agency compares with candy and says contain a lot of nicotine _ could be particularly appealing to kids and young adults.
The FDA's C ...more
February 3, 2010FDA probes candy-like tobacco productsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials are seeking more information about the possible attraction and addiction of flavored, dissolvable tobacco products that regulators worry look too much like candy and can entice children.The products, made by Reynolds American Inc's R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co and by Star Scientific Inc, contain powdered "smokeless" tobacco and are brightly colored, with flavors such as coffee and mint.
Companies have argued that the products, which include dissolvable ...more
January 25, 2010Nebraskans quite civilized about banImplementation of Nebraska’s statewide smoking ban has gone amazingly well.
Residents and state officials should pat themselves on the back for the smoothness of this major transition in social policy and personal habit.
The calm is in marked contrast to ...more
January 18, 2010Message Delivered: Youth take stand against tobaccoBy Tracy BuffingtonArmed with spray bottles filled with colored water, about a dozen youth set out to leave a message.
Members of No Limits-Nebraska’s youth board left a temporary billboard on a snow bank facing the Clemmons Park sledding hill on Saturday.
“All the kids i ...more
January 3, 2010‘Avatar’ Joins Holiday Movies That Fail an Antismoking TestBy Michael CieplySome of those who oppose smoking in movies have just seen the future, and they are not happy about it.
Mark Fellman/20th Century Fox
James Cameron, the director, says the smoking scientist played by Sigourney Weaver, center, is not meant to be a role model.
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November 22, 2009Area Teens Fight Big TobaccoBy Stacia KalinoskiNearly 22 percent of Nebraska teens smoke, according to Tobacco Free Nebraska. That's down from recent years, but it's still far from the 2010 Health People objective of 15 percent.
No Limits is fighting back against Big Tobacco. Outside in the rain in Grand Island, ...more
October 7, 2009PRCA Statement Regarding U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co.U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company (USSTC) has announced that it will end its sponsorship of PRCA (the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association) at the end of this year. The company's statement is below.
PRCA Statement Regarding U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co.
Since ...more
October 2, 2009MTV's 'Made' Launching Anti-tobacco Tie-inAmerican Legacy Foundation Works With Series to Spread 'Truth' MessageThe American Legacy Foundation is working with MTV's "Made" to tie in its "Truth" antismoking campaign with the show. The five-week effort starts with the Oct. 3 episode of the series, which gives young adults the opportunity to make their dreams come true through dedication, ...more
September 22, 2009Flavors Banned From Cigarettes to Deter YouthsBy Gardiner Harris
WASHINGTON — Federal health officials banned the sale of flavored cigarettes on Tuesday in the first major crackdown since the Food and Drug Administration was given the authority to regulate tobacco.
It was unclear whether a federal ban on flavored cigarettes th ...more
August 4, 2009Standing Up for What You Believe inBy Holly CarliniNorth Platte teens take a stand against tobacco and voice their opinions on the streets.
Monday, teens involved in the No-limits Organization, a Nebraska youth led tobacco prevention movement, co-sponsored a summer activism event on Jeffers Street. They held up poste ...more
August 4, 2009Youth celebrate clean airBy Mark YoungArea youth received a firsthand education on how heated the Nebraska Clean Indoor Air Act was between smokers and nonsmokers, which essentially eliminated smoking from all businesses in the state.
The kids are participating in a two-day program hosted by Community Co ...more
July 22, 2009FDA and health experts warn against use of e-cigarettesWASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that laboratory tests on popular smoking devices known as electronic cigarettes have found they contain carcinogens and other toxic chemicals dangerous to humans.
E-cigarettes are battery-o ...more
June 2, 2009truth® Wants to Know: “Do You Have What it Takes?”New Campaign Explores Decisions Made by the Tobacco Industry, Impact on AmericansBy Patricia McLaughlin, The American Legacy Foundation
Washington, DC, May 28, 2009 – Each and every day in America, 1,200 people die from tobacco-related diseases – from heart disease and cancers, to emphysema and strokes. The latest advertising campaign from th ...more
May 28, 2009Group wants R rating for any film with smokingBy Alan DukeLOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Smoking in youth-rated movies has not declined despite a pledge two years ago by Hollywood studios to encourage producers to show less "gratuitous smoking," according to an anti-smoking group.
The American Medical Association Alliance has been ...more
May 9, 2009Setting the stage for more smokersBy Derrick Z. JacksonEVERYONE wonders how Bernie Madoff lives with himself after his decades of fraud. But what about Louis Camilleri?
Camilleri is CEO of Philip Morris International, which last year was spun off from Altria and Philip Morris USA. The separation meant Camilleri could pur ...more
May 5, 2009No Limits anti-tobacco demonstrationNebraska Youth Activists to Participate In Demonstrations at Philip Morris International Shareholder Meeting Tuesday, May 5Three youth activists and members of No Limits, Nebraska's youth-led tobacco prevention movement, traveled to New York City, NY to join thousands of other youth activists from across the country in protests at the annual shareholders meeting of Philip Morris International on T ...more
May 5, 2009Philip Morris Meeting Mixes Tobacco Profit and ProtestsBy Duff WilsonIt was a meeting of big numbers.
Philip Morris International emphasized its 2008 profit: $16.3 billion on the sale of 850 billion cigarettes outside the United States.
But antitobacco advocates in the audience chose to cite the estimated 5.4 million people ...more
April 27, 2009Philip Morris Int'l 1Q profit drops 12 percentBy MICHAEL FELBERBAUMRICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Philip Morris International Inc., which makes Marlboro and other cigarettes for overseas smokers, said Thursday its profit fell 12 percent in the first quarter mainly because of the strong dollar.
The company, with offices in New York and Lausann ...more
April 23, 2009Philip Morris' Global RaceFreed from Altria, Philip Morris International CEO Louis Camilleri is pushing hard to boost global sales before U.S.-style tobacco restrictions spreadLouis C. Camilleri rarely shows his joy. But stepping into the role of CEO of the newly formed Philip Morris International (PM) (PMI) last March put him in a mood to celebrate. Gone from his life were the 129 active lawsuits of the U.S. business, which would remain under the b ...more
April 22, 2009Governor Heineman signs new bills into lawCigar bars will be exempt from the upcoming statewide smoking ban. Governor Dave Heineman signed that into law Wednesday along with 2 other bills.
Under the cigar bar legislation only cigars can be smoked, not cigarettes.
Cigar bars are classified as any ba ...more
April 17, 2009Smoking Ban Exemption To Face ScrutinyExemption Conflicts With Goal Of Public Health, Senator SaysOMAHA, Neb. -- Nebraska lawmakers added a loophole to the statewide smoking ban that's set to take effect on June 1.
Senators voted 27 to 22 to permit smoking inside "cigar bars," liquor-serving establishments that only allow customers to smoke cigars and pipes.
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April 17, 2009Senators finalize cigar bar exemptionFinal legislative approval was given April 17 to a cigar bar exemption to the statewide smoking ban passed last year and set to take effect June 1, 2009.
LB355, introduced by Omaha Sen. Scott Lautenbaugh, allows an exemption for cigar bars that hold a Class C liquor ...more
April 9, 2009Britney Spears Halts Vancouver Show Because Of SmokersStatement on her site claims crew members became ill from haze of cigarette smoke.By Gil Kaufman
Concerts get stopped all the time for any number of reasons: The artist is feeling ill, the sound system is on the fritz, the crowd is getting too rowdy and people are getting hurt. But "ventilation issues"?
That's what reportedly happened We ...more
March 25, 2009Students Join Together Against Big TobaccoFive Nebraska students joined thousands of youth from across the nation in celebration of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Kick Butts Day. The group is encouraging youth statewide to join in activism and events in their own communities.
"Today is just really a day ...more
February 26, 2009Cigarettes in New Film Stir Anger at StudioBy BROOKS BARNESLOS ANGELES — Angry at Warner Brothers over images of cigarettes in the comedy “He’s Just Not That Into You,” an arm of the American Medical Association is demanding that the studio step up its policing of tobacco images on screen.
The American Medical Associ ...more
February 19, 2009American Legacy Foundation® Statement: New Report on Tobacco Marketing to WomenStatement by Dr. Cheryl Healton, President and CEO, American Legacy FoundationWASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, several leading public health groups released a report entitled, “Deadly in Pink: Big Tobacco Steps Up Its Targeting of Women and Girls.” The tobacco industry has had a long history of targeting women as potential smokers, and this report confi ...more
February 11, 2009State Lawmakers Extinguish Smoking Ban Opt-Out MeasureAssociated PressNebraska lawmakers have buried a plan to let cities and villages opt out of the statewide smoking ban that will go into effect in June.
On Wednesday, the Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee voted to kill the opt-out measure (LB611) Sen. Russ Karpisek of ...more
February 7, 2009Nebraska Improves On Preventing Tobacco-Related IllnessThe Associated PressThe American Lung Association says Nebraska has improved its efforts to prevent tobacco-related illnesses, but the state still needs to do more.
The Lung Association recently issued a report card on state efforts to protect people from the harmful health affects of t ...more
June 11, 2008Senate passes bill increasing FDA power over tobacco productsWASHINGTON (CNN) -- A bill that increases the power of the Food and Drug Administration to regulate the manufacturing, marketing and sale of tobacco products cleared the Senate on Thursday. The Senate voted Thursday on a bill giving the FDA the authority to regulate tobacco pr ...more
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