Black Members of Congress Want Menthol Exemption Out of FDA Bill
Menthol should be banned along with other cigarette flavorings as part of legislation to give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to regulate tobacco products, the Congressional Black Caucus says. 7/3/2008

Canada Warns About Stop-Smoking Drug
Health Canada has echoed a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warning about suicide and depression linked to a leading stop-smoking drug. 7/3/2008

Smokeless Tobacco Increases Oral, Esophageal, Pancreatic Cancer Risk
Using smokeless tobacco raises your risk of oral cancer by 80 percent and your risk of esophageal and pancreatic cancer by 60 percent, according to researchers who concluded that encouraging smokers to switch to smokeless products is bad public-health policy. 7/2/2008

AMA Fails to Act on Proposed Menthol Ban
A number of major public-health organizations want a ban on menthol cigarettes included in legislation giving the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) power to regulate tobacco products, but the American Medical Association (AMA) recently declined to throw its weight behind the proposal. 7/2/2008

Ban Indoor Smoking, WHO Advises Nations
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) says that indoor-smoking bans can prevent heart disease, encourage smokers to quit and protect children. 7/1/2008

Marlboro Ultra Smooth, Ultra Lights Discontinued
Two brands of Marlboro cigarettes that used an activated carbon filter have been pulled from the marketplace by Philip Morris USA. 6/30/2008

Teen Smoking Rates Level Off, CDC Says
After years of welcome decline, teen smoking rates have leveled off in the past five years, and health officials say slack state spending on prevention is to blame. 6/27/2008