U.S. Judge Strikes Down F.D.A. Cigarette Labels
The New York Times – By: Stephanie Storm February 29, 2012 -A federal judge on Wednesday declared unconstitutional a Food and Drug Administration requirement that…
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Few Protections Against Secondhand Smoke In California Apartments
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 By Kenny Goldberg KPBS, SAN DIEGO — California is not what you’d call a tobacco-friendly state. Smoking is banned in most…
Read MoreUC Goes SmokeFree!
January 9, 2012 University of California President Mark Yudof announces all UC campuses will go smoke free. Smoke free policies will be implemented over the next…
Read MoreSmoke-free outdoor dining, please
North County Times, Letter to the Editor – December 8, 2011 I agree with Jack Erickson’s letter, “Baffledby California’s smoking regulations,” Dec. 2.Here in coastal…
Read MoreCelebrating with smoke-free outdoor dining
North County Times, November 28, 2011 Forum: Celebrating with smoke-free outdoor dining by Nancy Logan While many of our friends and family in the Midwest…
Read MoreNovember is Lung Cancer Awareness Month
No one deserves to bear the burden of lung cancer. This devastating disease is the single leading cancer killer of both men and women in…
Read MoreOne cited in tobacco sting
North County Times, November 20, 2011 VISTA – A person was cited on suspicion of selling tobacco to a minor during an undercover operation Saturday,…
Read More36th Great American Smokeout
The American Cancer Society continues the tradition with the 36th Great American Smokeout held on the 3rd Thursday in November. On this day across the…
Read MoreNearly one million California children still at risk of secondhand smoke exposure
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Newsroom – November 2, 2011 CORRECTION: [Nov. 2, 2011] A sample size miscalculation in the original version of this…
Read More2.5 MILLION CALIFORNIA CHILDREN STILL AT RISK OF SECONDHAND SMOKE EXPOSURE
October 27, 2011 – UCLA Center for Health Policy Research NewsRoom Despite having the second-lowest smoking rate in the nation, California is still home to nearly…
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