FDA changes course on graphic warning labels for cigarettes
Instead of waiting to see how the Supreme Court viewed the cigarette labels, the FDA has decided to create new warning labels.
Tag Archives: cigarettes
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Health / News
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Health
Should stores be forced to hide cigarettes?
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants stores to keep tobacco products hidden in hopes of reducing smoking among young people.
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Health / News
NYC mayor proposes bill requiring stores to hide tobacco
The Tobacco Product Display Restriction bill would make sellers hide tobacco products.
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Woman calls 911 for cigarettes
Officers arrived at the woman’s home and say she laughed off the idea of police delivering a pack of cigarettes.
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Smokers may give lung transplant patients second wind
A new a study finds people who smoked more than a pack of cigarettes a day for more than 20 years were strong candidates for double lung transplant donors.
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REPORT: Six in 10 New York cigarettes are smuggled
In many cases, the smugglers physically transport the cigarettes into New York from nearby states, such as Virginia, a longtime tobacco producer with a rate of 30 cents per pack.
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Va. crime panel backs tougher penalties for cigarette trafficking
The commission also wants lawmakers to increase penalties for those caught trafficking cigarettes from Virginia to other states.
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Commission blames cigarettes for increase in organized crime
Virginia currently has the second lowest cigarette tax in the country.
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Health / News
Do smoking bans save lives?
A new study discusses whether there are health benefits to smoking bans
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3 charged for buying too many cigarettes in Henrico
Buying large quantities of cigarettes in Virginia with the intent to sell them in a state with a higher tobacco tax rate could land you behind bars.
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Radford pitches campus smoking ban
Radford University is deciding whether it will support or push to ban smoking on campus.
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Law enforcement cracks down on cigarette smugglers
Law enforcement officers are now looking for cigarettes, as well as illegal drugs, during traffic stops.
