Food & Drink
FinanceThousands of Kids Poisoned by Tobacco Products Each Year
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010Researchers are concerned that new candy-shaped dissolvable tobacco products could add to children’s risk of accidental tobacco poisoning in the United States.
A recent study that investigated reports to U.S. poison control centers from 2006 through 2008 showed that 13,705 children younger than age six were accidentally poisoned by tobacco products. Cigarettes were the most common [...]
Cigarette taxes rose in 14 states last year
Friday, April 9th, 2010Fourteen states, the nation’s capital and the federal government hiked their cigarette taxes last year, but health officials worry that tobacco company discounts are keeping prices down.
State increases ranged from 10 cents per pack in North Carolina to $1 in Connecticut, Florida and Rhode Island. At the same time, manufacturers devote billions of dollars on [...]
Half of states ban tobacco use in prisons
Thursday, March 25th, 2010Well, it is prison, so why should they be allowed to smoke? A growing number of states are cracking down on tobacco use on prison grounds to prevent illness and help bring down health care costs. Virginia is the most recent state to do so.
A USA TODAY review of the 50 states found that 25 [...]
Gruesome Cigarette Warnings On The Way
Friday, August 28th, 2009What would make you stop stopping? A gruesome picture of a cancerous mouth with rotting teeth? That would be enough for some people. For others who are seriously addicted, it won’t do much. Regardless, that’s the goal of new federal regulations that are expected to go into effect within three years.
The new rules would [...]
Mouth Test may Predict Lung Cancer
Monday, April 14th, 2008U.S. researchers have reported that damage to cells lining the mouth can predict similar damage in the lungs that eventually leads to lung cancer in smokers.
Scientists are hopeful that this breakthrough may make it possible to swab the mouths of smokers to predict who may be developing lung cancer. This process would be an [...]
