<p>The Virginia Tobacco Commission has given Floyd County $700,000 to bolster a private medical business that advocates say might someday produce spare human body parts — and needed jobs.<br />
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At least they are refurbishing a golf course as they have done in the past.</p>
Shouldn’t be surprised that American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, the American Legacy Foundation, the American Lung Association, the American Medical Association, the American Public Health Association, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, and Public Citizen have filed as "friend of the court" saying the federal government has a strong interest in more effectively informing people about the effects of tobacco and current warnings aren’t sufficient.<br />
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In other words they support graphic pictures on 90% of cigarette packages. <br type="_moz" />
Have a seat and listen to Audrey Silk of Clash take on Cynthia Hallett of Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights.
<i>After Tobacco</i>, a new book by economic researchers Peter Bearman, Kathryn Neckerman and Leslie Wright, tries to put together what would happen if the 46 million Americans who smoke all decided to quit cold turkey<br />
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States would loose revenue, we come out about even with health care costs and we would all become fatter! What’s the point?<br />
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The Anti’s have had many messages over the years to lobby for smoking bans which have ranged from "save the children, to save your pet, to save the workers". <br />
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They have said over and over against that heart attacks decrease after a smoking ban is implemented. Two recent studies<span style="font-style: italic;">: </span><i>Rand Changes in U.S. Hospitalization and Mortality Rates Following Smoking Bans and Duke Clinical Research Institutes Anti-Smoking Laws and Acute Myocardial Infraction </i>have proven that there is no decrease in heart attack rates from a smoking ban.<br />
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A new study published in <em>Journal of Community Health</em> likewise finds no decrease in heart attacks after a smoking ban has been implemented.<br />
New York boast that smoking rates have gone down to 14% of the population is this true or false? In our opinion it is false.<br />
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Many New Yorkers have found ways around paying eleven to twelve dollars a pack. How? They grow their own, purchase from nearby states or order from the Internet.<br />
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The author states that someday soon smokers will be in a cage in Central Park. Really? Is this how we treat people who are doing nothing illegal? Shameful and appalling behavior against one’s fellow man.<br type="_moz" />
For the past two weeks, news organizations covered story after story regarding a press release issued by the Ohio Department of Health and an eight page Executive Summary titled "Analysis of the Impact of Ohio’s Smoke-Free Workplace Act". In both the press release and Executive Summary, ODH referred to a study on heart attacks prior to and since the smoking ban, sales tax revenue and opinions of over 5,000 Ohio adults surveyed in 2009.
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Costa Rican legislators have failed again to pass a anti-smoking bill. The political parties cannot come to an agreement on it.<br />
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The Michigan Bar and Restaurant owners are "Mad as hell and aren’t going to take it anymore"! They are no longer going to allow any state legislator into any Bar and Restaurant, after passing a smoking ban.<br />
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The ban has collectively cost the state an estimated $200 million dollars in lost revenue through losses in jobs, business closings and to the state lottery.<br />
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Way to go Michigan! Let’s hope this protest spreads through the other 25 states who do not have a statewide smoking ban! People can make a difference and it doesn’t always have to be at the ballot box.<br type="_moz" />
Missouri is a cold state, with bitter winters. Summer is maybe four months, if they are lucky. People in Springfield, MO are complaining that smoking is allowed outside, in the summer, on patios. <br />
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They call smokers selfish, but nonsmokers can have their "pure environment" 8 or 9 months a year inside, yet still complain about a very short summer of smokers sitting on outside restaurant patios. Really? These people are never satisfied they want it all their way and they call us "selfish".<br type="_moz" />