Judge clears way for San Francisco’s soda pop warnings

ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE by Nathan Bomey of USA Today Soda pop manufacturers will be forced to include warnings about the potential dangers of their products on certain advertisements in San Francisco after a federal judge declined to halt a new law. U.S. District Judge Edward Chen refused Wednesday to block the measure from taking effect […]

Oklahoma considering $1.50 per pack increase

ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE from American Heart Association A plan to hike the tax on cigarettes in Oklahoma by $1.50 per pack to help stave off deep cuts to the state’s health care system passed its first major hurdle in the Legislature on Monday as lawmakers raced to close a $1.3 billion hole in the state […]

Overwhelmed by Too Much Health Advice? Cheat Sheet for Women’s Cancer Screenings and Good Health

ORIGINAL BLOG HERE by Lisa C. Richardson, MD, MPH from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CLICK HERE FOR Printable Cheat Sheet for Women’s Cancer Screenings and Good Health As a doctor, I am the go-to person my friends rely on when they have a medical question. A good friend recently said to me, […]

Marin strengthens smoking ban on county property

ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE by Richard Halstead of Marin Independent Journal In case there was any doubt, Marin supervisors made it clear Tuesday — no means no when it comes to smoking on county premises. Supervisors on Tuesday voted unanimously to amend the law “to clarify the prohibition” adopted in 2007 that bans smoking inside all […]

Exercise lowers risk of these 13 cancer types

ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE by Maggie Fox from NBCNews.com A large new study confirms that exercise lowers the risk of many different types of cancer, and it goes a step further: It shows just how much the reduction in risk is. People who exercised the most had a 42 percent lower risk of esophageal cancer and […]

A breath of fresh air: Reducing exposure to secondhand smoke

FOR ORIGINAL ARTICLE by James J. Wilusz of The Berkshire Eagle CLICK HERE According to the Centers for Disease Control, it is estimated that during 2011—2012, about 58 million nonsmokers in the United States were exposed to second-hand smoke. Children who live in homes in which smoking occurs indoors, and those who live in multi-unit […]

Restaurants wondering what to do about e-cigarettes

ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE by Abby Armbruster from Daily Journal When a downtown Franklin restaurant owner sees a customer pull out an e-cigarette and take a puff, he keeps his eyes on the other diners around. If they don’t have an issue with it, Triple Play BBQ co-owner Ron Dwenger doesn’t, either. But if you go […]

Four years later, Hermosa Beach gets serious about its smoking ban

ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE by Sandy Mazza of The Daily Breeze HERMOSA BEACH, Calif. – Four years after Hermosa Beach banned smoking at its beach and downtown plaza, the city is finally getting serious about snuffing out cigarettes. Until now, enforcement of the anti-smoking law was considered too expensive in the cash-strapped city with the alcohol-charged […]

Four Things We Can Do To Reduce U.S. Tobacco Consumption

CLICK HERE FOR ORIGINAL OPINION ARTICLE by Bill Frist, Contributor to Forbes.com Last week, California became the second state to raise the tobacco purchase age of 21.  This move is part of a pivotal trend spreading across the nation to reduce youth tobacco consumption by preventing or delaying young people from picking up tobacco products, […]

California’s smoking age raised from 18 to 21 under bills signed by Gov. Brown

ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE by Patrick McGreevy from LATimes.com Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed a pack of bills that will raise the smoking age in California from 18 to 21, restrict the use of electronic cigarettes in public places and expand no-smoking areas at public schools. However, Brown vetoed a bill that would have allowed […]
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