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Tobacco Free Press - Table of Contents
March 2010

Secondhand smoke damages arteries in teens: study
An intervention to reduce environmental tobacco smoke exposure improves pregnancy outcomes
Trends in and predictors of second-hand smoke exposure indexed by cotinine in children in England from 1996 to 2006 (England)
Effects of passive smoking on the young costing NHS £23.3m a year (United Kingdom)
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Adolescent pathways to adult smoking: ethnic identity, peer substance use, and antisocial behavior
Are nonsmokers smarter than smokers?
Cigarette smoking as a coping strategy: Negative implications for subsequent psychological distress among lesbian, gay, and bisexual youths
Demonstrating the importance and feasibility of including sexual orientation in public health surveys: Health disparities in the Pacific Northwest
Will Asian-language smokers use a tobacco quitline?
Healthy living adds years to life
Blacks and Menthol fact sheet
Legacy’s Small Innovative Grants Report: Exploring Promising Programming in Tobacco Control
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Increasing tobacco cessation in America - a consumer demand perspective
Individual, social-normative, and policy predictors of smoking cessation: A multilevel longitudinal analysis
Weight counseling, bupropion help smokers quit
Conn. stimulus money to help stop smoking programs (CT)
State launches new smoking cessation ad campaign (NY)
Bloomberg announces new quit-smoking campaign (NY)
Colleges in China to offer anti-smoking courses (China)
Randomized crossover trial of the acceptability of snus, nicotine gum, and Zonnic therapy for smoking reduction in heavy smokers (New Zealand)
Facebook helps users quit smoking (UK)
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Smokefree policies to reduce tobacco use: A systematic review
State and local policy as a tool to complement and supplement the FDA law
Shortchanging America’s health: A state-by-state look at how public health dollars are spent
New interactive tobacco policy map launched
Webinar slides: Understanding the Local's Role in Regulating Tobacco Product Marketing Under New FDA Legislation
Mandating help to quit smoking (CA)
S.F. supervisors vote to get tougher on smoking (CA)
Ban on smoking at parks, beaches moves forward (CA)
DC Mayor okays smoking permit for two events in District (DC)
Tobacco regulations stall (ID)
House votes to ban most indoor smoking (IN)
Legislation OK'd to snuff smoking at Kansas restaurants, bars, workplaces (KS)
Gov. Christie's proposal to eliminate funding for tobacco prevention program will increase youth smoking and raise healthcare costs (NJ)
House backs ban on smoking in care with young children (UT)
FDA restricts tobacco marketing to youth
FDA announces meeting information and voting membership of the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee
Congress approves bill curbing internet tobacco sales in victory for kids and taxpayers
GE plans new American export – outdoor smoking ban
7 governors consider measures against passive smoking (Japan)
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Brown secures agreement with American Spirit cigarettes maker over alleged misleading marketing of organic tobacco products (CA)
Philip Morris continues to fight counterfeit cigarettes (NJ, NY)
Vt. court rules ‘reduced risk’ cigarette ads false (VT)
Cigarette price-fixing infringes EU law (European Union)
Marlboro man Philip Morris sues Norway over cigarette ban (Norway)
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The effects of waterpipe tobacco smoking on health outcomes: A systematic review
Snuff just as addictive as cigarettes
Cigarette smoking may raise prostate cancer risk
Genetic variant greatly increases lung cancer risk for light smokers
Smoking tied to lung cancer in women with HIV
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Cigarette sales drop 52 percent, but teens still at risk (IA)
2006 National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) dataset and documentation available online
1999–2006 United States Cancer Statistics: Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report
National profile of local health departments: Tobacco prevention and control
Johns Hopkins’ tobacco control training course now available in all 6 U.N. languages
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Webinar: Tailoring the Messages and the Medicines to Optimize Cessation Interventions
Promising Practices: Achieving Health and Social Equity in Tobacco Control
Tobacco Documents Workshop: Putting the Tobacco Industry’s Words to Work for You
World No Tobacco Day 2010
Tribal Institute on Commercial Tobacco: Integrating Chronic Disease Interventions
APPEAL 15th Anniversary Conference
The BACCHUS Network presents the 8th National Tobacco Symposium on Young Adults - Building Momentum: Competencies for Leading Change
18th Annual NALBOH Conference
National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media
APACT 2010 Conference: Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health
APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition
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