Menthol Cigarettes Ban Gets Shelved. What It Means for Tobacco Companies
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Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Biden Delays Ban on Menthol Cigarettes
The proposal had been years in the making, in an effort to curb death rates of Black smokers targeted by Big Tobacco. In an election year, the president ’s worries about support among Black voters may have influenced the postponement. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Jewett and Noah Weiland Tags: United States Politics and Government Presidential Election of 2024 Recalls and Bans of Products Smoking and Tobacco Food and Drug Administration Biden, Joseph R Jr Source Type: news
Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden’s administration is indefinitely delaying a long-awaited menthol cigarette ban, a decision that infuriated anti-smoking advocates but could avoid a political backlash from Black voters in November. In a statement Friday, Biden’s top health official gave no…#xavierbecerra #yolondarichardson #naacp #fda #donaldtrump #republicans #democrats #markmitchell #africanamerican #alsharpton (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Biden administration abandons plan to ban menthol cigarettes, citing'feedback '
The Biden administration indefinitely delayed implementing a long-awaited ban on menthol tobacco products, outraging anti-smoking advocates who say the White House is prioritizing politics over public health. Controversy, especially within the Black community, is one reason Health and Human…#controversy #xavierbecerra #becerra #yolandarichardson #nancybrown #blackcommunities #alsharpton (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Biden administration abandons plan to ban menthol cigarettes, citing'feedback '
An anti-smoking advocate says the decision to leave menthol cigarettes on the market "prioritizes politics over lives, especially Black lives."(Image credit: Mario Tama) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Yuki Noguchi Source Type: news
Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback
President Joe Biden’s administration is again delaying a sweeping plan to ban menthol cigarettes (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
White House Indefinitely Delays Plan to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
(MedPage Today) -- The Biden administration is again delaying issuance of a final rule banning the sale of menthol cigarettes.
"This rule has garnered historic attention and the public comment period has yielded an immense amount of feedback... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 26, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Biden administration indefinitely postpones rule that would have banned menthol-flavored cigarettes
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Source: ABC News: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Biden administration delays menthol cigarette ban again amid political concerns
The ban, originally anticipated last summer, has been held up over fears President Biden could lose support by banning products popular in the Black community. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dan Diamond Source Type: news
Women should give up vaping if they want to get pregnant, study suggests
Research finds hormone that indicates fertility at lower levels in vapers and tobacco smokersWomen should give up vaping if they are hoping to get pregnant, according to a study that suggests it may affect fertility.In the first research to demonstrate a link between fertility prospects and electronic cigarettes across a large population, analysis of blood samples from 8,340 women revealed that people who vape or smoke tobacco had lower levels of anti-M üllerian hormone (AMH), which indicates how many eggs women have left in their ovaries.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 26, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Nadeem Badshah Tags: Vaping Fertility problems Medical research Health Science Smoking Society UK news Source Type: news
Africa: AHAS 2024 - Technology is a key part of Tobacco Harm Reduction Approach, according to Dr Kgosi Letlape
[allAfrica] The 2024 edition of Africa Healthcare Summit was held in Accra on April 22-23, 2024. Organized by Zenith Global Health, this year's theme was " Advances in Public Health-Tackling Inequities and Access: A One Health Approach". The organization's mission is to foster partnership, collaboration and share learning, thereby bridge the global south/north divide and form partnerships (PPP) involving all stakeholders, policy makers in positive and meaningful engagement to ensure health equity and access. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 26, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Ghana Health and Medicine West Africa Source Type: news
British American Tobacco Completes Share Buyback
British American Tobacco (BTI) has released an update. British American Tobacco p.l.c. has executed a share buyback on 25 April 2024, purchasing 21...#bti (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Problematic consumption of alcohol, cannabis and cigarettes--a German nationwide survey on psychopathology, stress, mindfulness, and quality of life - Wartberg L, Belau M, Arnaud N, Thomasius R.
BACKGROUND: Even among minors, the use of psychotropic substances is widespread in Europe. Data on the use of tobacco, alcohol and cannabis are regularly reported in Germany, but data on problematic use are lacking. In the present study, established screen... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Minneapolis smokers to pay some of the highest cigarette prices in US with a $15 per-pack minimum
Smokers in Minneapolis will pay some of the highest cigarette prices in the country after the City Council voted unanimously Thursday to impose a minimum retail price of $15 per pack to promote public health. The ordinance not only sets a floor price. It prevents smokers and retailers from getting…#minneapolis #citycouncil #jacobfrey #evalyncarbrey #newyorkcity #council #latrishavetaw #andreajenkins #lineapalmisano (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Minneapolis smokers to pay some of the highest cigarette prices in US with a $15 per-pack minimum
Smokers in Minneapolis will pay some of the highest cigarette prices in the country after the City Council voted unanimously to impose a minimum retail price of $15 per pack to promote public health (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
