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A Study Delayed: Helena, MT's Smoking Ban and the Heart Attack Study. By Michael J. McFadden and David W. Kuneman. Thousands of news stories, expert statements, and legislative testimonies based upon the Helena results had resulted in profound lifestyle and economic impacts upon the lives of tens of millions of people and had now been found to be in grievous error.
Fat taxes 'could save thousands' A 17.5% rise on fatty, sugary or salty food would cut heart and stroke deaths by 1.7%, the study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health said. One of the researchers declared the time was right to debate a "fat tax". Antis: What to expect: The Cold Sharp Slap Of Reality. Cigarmakers in a panic. The federal tax on each cigar could rise from 5 cents to $10. "I'm not sure in the history of man, since our forefathers founded the country in 1776, that there's ever been a tax increase of 20,000 percent," said Newman, who runs the Tampa business founded by grandfather Julius Caesar Newman. "They had the Boston Tea Party for less than this." USA: Federal Cigarette Tax Update. |
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Australia: Smokeless tobacco should be legalised. Kenya: Abuse by overzealous officials. Denmark: In 1950, when everybody smoked... Pakistan: Strict action to be taken. UK: Hookah bars see bias in smoking ban. UK: SMOKE ON TRENT No fags ban. CA: Glendale ban meets cultural resistance. IA: Des Moines' City Council outdoor ban. IL: Cigarette tax hike for health care plan? ME: Court Brushes Aside State Appeal. MI: Proposed smoking ban sparks testimony. NM: Albuquerque Ban parks, bus stops, golf... NC: Tobacco-free schools bill update. PA: Ban issue left hanging until September. USA: Ban it before it multiplies. USA: Radley Balko on Carmona and science. USA: Smoker Charles Lane dies at 102. USA: Smoker Lady Bird Johnson dies at 94. BBQs Ban. PA American Tradition or Crime Scene? Hairspray first movie to get a smoking warning. Overweight child taken from parents in UK. Personalities and death risks. 30 year study. Pill to quit smoking and drinking. |
FDA Fiasco Hearing moved to July 25 FDA and cigarettes authority alert. “Ultimately, FDA’s inclinations are ‘prohibitionist’; it would come as close as it could to making cigarettes unpalatable, unaffordable, and possibly unavailable,” Kazman explained. Senator Kennedy and Health Groups Do Huge Favor for Philip Morris; FDA Bill Protects Tobacco Company Profits at the Expense of the Public's Health | |||