Navigation Links
APHA Urges House to Protect Health of Americans by Passing Tobacco Legislation
Date:7/29/2008

Statement from Georges C. Benjamin, MD, FACP, FACEP (E), Executive Director, American Public Health Association

WASHINGTON, July 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Public Health Association strongly urges U.S. House members to vote in support of pending legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to regulate tobacco products.

Although tobacco use is responsible for more than 400,000 deaths each year and costs more than $155 billion each year in medical expenses and lost productivity, tobacco products remain virtually unregulated.

Despite decades of evidence of their damage, tobacco companies have marketed their deadly products to our children, deceived consumers about the harm their products cause, and failed to take any meaningful action to make their products less harmful or less addictive. The Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act would finally end the special protection enjoyed by the tobacco industry and protect our children and the nation's health instead.

The legislation meets the high standard established by the public health community for tobacco regulation and will give the FDA authority to effectively regulate the manufacturing, marketing, labeling, distribution and sale of tobacco products.

We call on our leaders to show their commitment to protecting the health of our nation, and particularly our children, by voting in favor of this legislation.

Learn more about the American Public Health Association at http://www.apha.org/about/news/presskit/boilerplate.htm.

Contact: Bithiah Lafontant

(202) 777-2509

bithiah.lafontant@apha.org


'/>"/>
SOURCE American Public Health Association
Copyright©2008 PR Newswire.
All rights reserved

0

GOOD

Page: 1

Related medicine news :

1. Arrow International Urges Shareholders To Vote for Approval of the $45.50 Teleflex Inc. Merger and for the Current Board of Directors
2. AIDS Healthcare Foundation Applauds City Commissioners Support of Diversity, Urges Call for Mayors Resignation
3. National Council on Disability Urges Congress to Support Americans with Disabilities Act Restoration
4. Health IT Now! Coalition Urges Congress to Pass Health Information Technology Bill This Year
5. SHRM Testimony Urges Congress to Fix FMLA
6. AMA Urges Congress to Stop Medicare Cuts
7. APHA Urges President Bush to Reconsider Unfounded Basis for SCHIP Veto
8. Catholic Charities USA Calls on Congress and the President to Protect the Health of Children; Urges President Not to Veto Vitally Important Bill
9. APHA Urges President Bush Not To Veto CHIP; Were Only One Signature Away from Protecting the Health of Our Children
10. Health Secretary Urges Pennsylvanians to Get a Flu Shot
11. American Diabetes Association Urges Congress to Pass ADA Restoration Act, Help End Employment Discrimination Against Americans with Diabetes
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:6/19/2013)... June 19, 2013 Over the past ... Retailer industry has been growing at an annualized ... 2013. Many factors have supported the development of the ... retailed by drugstores; relatively higher drug prices in hospitals; ... government's support for the development of chain drug retailing ...
(Date:6/18/2013)... Chicago, IL (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 Exposed ... is helping thousands of acne suffers of all ages finally ... Unlike other acne treatment products, this new acne clearing system ... current acne, and prevent new acne from forming. ... , ExposedSkinCareReview.org believes these products are some of the most ...
(Date:6/18/2013)... Fla. (PRWEB) June 19, 2013 An ... When Linda Christina Beauregard was diagnosed with breast cancer, ... In her new book, “I Gave Myself Cancer, I ... Life” (published by Balboa Press), Beauregard explains how changing ... cancer. , "Sick people have been made to feel ...
(Date:6/18/2013)... Vienna, VA (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 As ... the increase in need for surgical equipment during childbirth comes ... the child from within the mother when she is unable ... difficult deliveries, they are associated with higher rates of complication ... addition to being harmful to the mother and child, forceps ...
(Date:6/18/2013)... Parker Waichman LLP , a ... victims injured by defective medical devices, reports that the ... bone graft products are now available. Published this week ... two studies serve up two key findings: There is ... and the traditional bone graft; and there is “substantial ...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:Pharmacies and Drug Retailers in China Industry Research Report – Now Available from IBISWorld 2Health News:Pharmacies and Drug Retailers in China Industry Research Report – Now Available from IBISWorld 3Health News:Exposed Skin Care Review Released by ExposedSkinCareReview.org 2Health News:Exposed Skin Care Review Released by ExposedSkinCareReview.org 3Health News:Cancer Survivor Linda Christina Beauregard Writes New Tell-All Book About Her Alternative Treatment Method 2Health News:Forceps Births Double, Obesity is Major Reason in Births Complications 2Health News:Yale Releases the Findings of the Medtronic-Commissioned Infuse Bone Graft Study; Parker Waichman LLP Comments 2Health News:Yale Releases the Findings of the Medtronic-Commissioned Infuse Bone Graft Study; Parker Waichman LLP Comments 3
... live in North Dakota and South Dakota are ... Center for their mammograms without// ever leaving the ... of traditional mobile mammography, in which a large ... sites. Using digital mammography instead of films and ...
... The Government of Australia has decided to include Gardasil in ... effective for treating cervical cancer. The// immunization program is expected ... between the ages of 12 and 18 will benefit from ... 26 will also be able to avail this facility through ...
... in six provinces to step up vigilance following an outbreak ... ministry.// ,South Korea Tuesday reported its second outbreak ... dogs culled. ,Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Shandong, Jiangsu and ... ,The agriculture ministry said the outbreak poses a serious ...
... in a qualifying match of the Asian Games after at ... pox. ,"Maldives team lost today's match against Taiwan 0-3," ... ,"Five players of Maldives have showed symptoms of ... make sure players of other teams are okay. That is ...
... 60 people were hospitalised Tuesday after inhaling hazardous chemicals ... said a police //official said. , ,About ... Bulacan province have been temporarily evacuated to prevent them ... ,The victims vomited and complained of chest pain, ...
... by Johannesburg, South Africa to be held on December 3-7 ... affect an estimate around six percent of the world population ... reaches over three million people worldwide. ,An estimate ... million by 2025 all over the world, out of which ...
Cached Medicine News:Health News:Telemedicine Improves Breast Screenings for Rural Indian Reservations 2Health News:Maldives Volleyball Team Members Affected by Chickenpox 2
(Date:6/18/2013)... -- New-generation electronic designs are focused on rugged ... circuitry is increasing the number of functions it ... performs at. Connecting cables from the active elements ... as cameras or detectors, must be small, flexible ... custom cable designs for high-quality signal and EMI ...
(Date:6/18/2013)... Australia And EMERYVILLE, Calif. ... Pharmaceuticals, Inc. presented final results today from a ... extended release) capsules demonstrating a statistically significant improvement ... from baseline at week 8 versus placebo in ... Adamas, investigational extended-release formulation of amantadine intended for ...
(Date:6/18/2013)... INDIANAPOLIS , June 18, 2013   ... partnership with Aegis Health Group to ... Aegis workforce wellness programs administered by health systems ... system, manufactured by PTS and distributed through ... for total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, ...
Breaking Medicine Technology:Omnetics Circular Connectors Offer Both Micro and Nano Interconnects for Highly Portable Electronic Systems, Meeting the Needs of Designers Looking for Size Reduction Options and Cable Flexibility 2Adamas Pharmaceuticals Presents Positive Phase 2/3 Results For ADS-5102 For The Treatment Of Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia (LID) In Parkinson's Disease 2Adamas Pharmaceuticals Presents Positive Phase 2/3 Results For ADS-5102 For The Treatment Of Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia (LID) In Parkinson's Disease 3Adamas Pharmaceuticals Presents Positive Phase 2/3 Results For ADS-5102 For The Treatment Of Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia (LID) In Parkinson's Disease 4Adamas Pharmaceuticals Presents Positive Phase 2/3 Results For ADS-5102 For The Treatment Of Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia (LID) In Parkinson's Disease 5Adamas Pharmaceuticals Presents Positive Phase 2/3 Results For ADS-5102 For The Treatment Of Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesia (LID) In Parkinson's Disease 6Polymer Technology Systems, Inc. to Provide Point-of-Care Lipid Testing to Aegis Health Group's Hospital Clients 2Polymer Technology Systems, Inc. to Provide Point-of-Care Lipid Testing to Aegis Health Group's Hospital Clients 3
... Technologies, LLC, a leading national provider of information technology ... on November 16, 2010, the US Patent and Trademark ... Attendance System Using Synchronized Code," an innovative new caregiver ... and abuse.  The Fixed Location Tracker or FLT allows ...
... SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 4, 2010 Poniard ... company focused on innovative oncology therapies, today announced that ... part of the U.S. Government,s Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project ... Revenue Code. Poniard plans to use the grant to ...
Cached Medicine Technology:Sandata Technologies Launches Enhanced Location Monitoring 2Sandata Technologies Launches Enhanced Location Monitoring 3Poniard Pharmaceuticals Awarded $244,479 Grant Under Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project Program 2Poniard Pharmaceuticals Awarded $244,479 Grant Under Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project Program 3
... Prosthesis,The AMS DURA II ... of cobalt-chrome alloy strands ... gives patients what they ... positioning, cosmetic concealment and ...
... The AMS 700 Series is an advanced three-part ... the abdomen, a pump placed in the scrotum ... corpora cavernosa. It closely simulates the look and ... for innovative penile implant technology, the AMS 700 ...
... The AMS 700 Series is an advanced ... in the abdomen, a pump placed in the ... the corpora cavernosa. It closely simulates the look ... standard for innovative penile implant technology, the AMS ...
... are part of the Freedom Urinary ... leg bags, kits, and accessories designed ... our customers. These leg bags are ... of 100% latex-free soft, textured medical ...
Medicine Products: