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Coordinated strategies to diminish the influence of the tobacco industry in academia are lagging and require greater attention by medical and public health organizations. This illustrated exhibition explores the history of smoking on college campuses and efforts to end it. A little-studied obstacle to reducing tobacco use among university students and to exercising leadership in public health has been the financial relationships between the tobacco industry and academia, such as the presence of cigarette manufacturers at campus job fairs and investments in tobacco companies by university endowments.", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/csts.ua.edu\/collections\/universities\/home\/", "tagIds": [ 221, 146, 103, 117, 126, 185, 222, 203, 188, 204, 99 ], "marking": "promoted", "mediaId": 22098, "tagsByCategory": { "2": [ 221, 146, 103, 117, 126, 185, 222, 203, 188, 204, 99 ] }, "rating": 5, "projectId": 1, "subhead": "Past and Present Relationships Between Academia and Cigarette Manufacturers", "postedDate": "2025-04-02T02:55:42+00:00" }, "533557": { "id": 533557, "headlineText": "Lawsuit: Casey\u2019s exploits employees with tobacco-use surcharge", "sourceDate": "2025-03-31T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "Casey\u2019s General Store is being sued for allegedly exploiting its workers through the discriminatory practice of imposing a tobacco-use surcharge for health insurance coverage.\r\n\r\nThe surcharge, which is alleged to be $35 per pay period, amounts to an illegal \u201ccash grab\u201d by Casey\u2019s that is masquerading as a wellness program, the lawsuit claims.\r\n\r\nFiled in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, the lawsuit seeks class-action status but is currently filed on behalf of one Casey\u2019s employee", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/www.newsbreak.com\/iowa-capital-dispatch-563743\/3943218426100-lawsuit-casey-s-exploits-employees-with-tobacco-use-surcharge", "tagIds": [ 175, 183, 194, 104 ], "marking": "approved", "tagsByCategory": { "2": [ 175, 183, 194, 104 ], "4": [ 603, 510, 496, 547, 654, 582, 513, 515, 499, 560, 618, 610, 522, 535, 503, 494, 706, 491, 493, 653, 555 ] }, "rating": 3, "projectId": 1, "mediaId": 18356, "subhead": "Attorneys for Blalock allege that all Casey\u2019s workers are automatically assumed to use tobacco unless they submit to a process in which they provide a sworn affidavit stating they do not. Any worker who fails to complete that process by a specified deadli", "postedDate": "2025-04-02T02:50:50+00:00" }, "533556": { "id": 533556, "headlineText": "Big Tobacco targets Trump in hope - and fear - of change", "sourceDate": "2025-03-31T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "Big tobacco companies like British American Tobacco are lobbying U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to crack down on illegal vapes, including via import bans on Chinese devices, documents show and industry consultants said.\r\n\r\nTobacco groups, including BAT (BATS.L), and Altria (MO.N), have complained that while waiting years for their own vapes or other products to get permission for sale in the U.S., some vape makers have taken substantial market share even though authorities say they are illegal to sell.", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/healthcare-pharmaceuticals\/big-tobacco-targets-trump-hope-fear-change-2025-03-31\/", "tagIds": [ 346, 225, 221, 103, 107, 222, 204, 112, 5, 7, 2, 3 ], "marking": "promoted", "mediaId": 25941, "tagsByCategory": { "1": [ 5, 7, 2, 3 ], "2": [ 221, 103, 107, 222, 204, 112 ], "3": [ 346, 225 ] }, "rating": 5, "projectId": 1, "subhead": "\"The Chinese companies' unfair and illegal trading practices harm Reynolds and other law-abiding U.S. companies,\" Reynolds wrote in the letter, published by the USTR. The letter has not previously been reported.", "postedDate": "2025-04-02T02:48:45+00:00" }, "533555": { "id": 533555, "headlineText": "Mass layoffs begin at HHS, some employees turned away after showing up to work", "sourceDate": "2025-04-01T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "Employees at the Department of Health and Human Services began to receive notices of mass layoffs on Tuesday, days after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that 10,000 people would lose their jobs, including employees working on tobacco addiction, mental health and workplace safety.\r\n\r\nThe layoffs are expected to impact 3,500 employees at the Food and Drug Administration and 2,400 employees from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- nearly one-fifth of the workforce at both public health divisions, which fall under HHS.", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/mass-layoffs-begin-hhs-reaching-impacts-public-health\/story?id=120374327", "tagIds": [ 116, 107, 175, 177, 5, 68 ], "marking": "approved", "mediaId": 26072, "tagsByCategory": { "1": [ 5, 68 ], "2": [ 116, 107, 175, 177 ] }, "rating": 3, "projectId": 1, "postedDate": "2025-04-02T02:39:45+00:00" }, "533554": { "id": 533554, "headlineText": "Widespread firings start at federal health agencies including many in leadership", "sourceDate": "2025-04-01T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "Many FDA staffers and their work are funded by user fees paid by drug and device companies as well as the makers of certain tobacco products. Congress passed the first user fee law in 1992 to fund staffing to speed drug approvals.\r\n\r\nSome of the staffers funded by these fees tell NPR they lost their jobs, too. This includes staff in the Center for Tobacco Products. Because they weren't paid by taxpayers, those layoffs won't save taxpayer dollars.", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/shots-health-news\/2025\/04\/01\/g-s1-57485\/hhs-fda-layoffs-doge-cdc-nih", "tagIds": [ 116, 107, 194, 99, 177, 5 ], "marking": "approved", "tagsByCategory": { "2": [ 116, 107, 194, 99, 177 ], "1": [ 5 ] }, "rating": 3, "projectId": 1, "subhead": "Staffers began receiving termination notices this morning as part of a major restructuring at HHS. Some senior leadership are on their way out too.", "mediaId": 8963, "postedDate": "2025-04-02T02:37:27+00:00" }, "533553": { "id": 533553, "headlineText": "FDA Reassigns Center for Tobacco Products Director Brian King Amid Mass HHS Layoffs", "sourceDate": "2025-04-01T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "Dozens of staffers at the CTP, including \u201cthe entire office responsible for drafting new tobacco regulations,\u201d also received notices of dismissal on Tuesday, AP reported. Stephanie Shih, budget director of the CTP, posted a statement on LinkedIn that read in part that she has also been \u201cimpacted by Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)\u2019s Reduction in Force (RIF).\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cElsewhere at the FDA, the agency\u2019s entire press office of more than a dozen communication staffers and managers was also given notice,\u201d AP said.\r\n\r\n\r\nTuesday morning, former FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Calif posted a statement on LinkedIn that read in part, \u201c[The FDA] as we\u2019ve known it is finished, with most of the leaders with institutional knowledge and a deep understanding of product development and safety no longer employed.\u201d", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/www.cspdailynews.com\/tobacco\/fda-reassigns-center-tobacco-products-director-brian-king-amid-mass-hhs-layoffs", "tagIds": [ 103, 183, 177, 5, 68 ], "marking": "approved", "mediaId": 24835, "tagsByCategory": { "1": [ 5, 68 ], "2": [ 103, 183, 177 ] }, "rating": 3, "projectId": 1, "postedDate": "2025-04-02T02:34:29+00:00" }, "533552": { "id": 533552, "headlineText": "Brian King, Dozens of Staffers Out at CTP", "sourceDate": "2025-04-01T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "The AP is reporting that Brian King and dozens of staffers at the FDA have been removed from their posts this morning amid sweeping agency cuts.", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/tobaccoreporter.com\/2025\/04\/01\/brian-king-dozens-of-staffers-out-at-ctp\/", "tagIds": [ 116, 103, 107, 177, 5 ], "marking": "approved", "mediaId": 9239, "tagsByCategory": { "2": [ 116, 103, 107, 177 ], "1": [ 5 ] }, "rating": 3, "projectId": 1, "subhead": "Dozens of staffers in the FDA\u2019s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) also received notices of dismissal Tuesday morning, including the entire office responsible for enforcing tobacco regulations.", "postedDate": "2025-04-02T02:32:37+00:00" }, "533551": { "id": 533551, "headlineText": "Mass Layoffs Hit Health Agencies That Track Disease and Regulate Food", "sourceDate": "2025-04-01T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "The cuts were part of a Trump administration plan announced last week to dismiss thousands of employees and drastically overhaul the Health and Human Services Department under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/01\/us\/politics\/trump-federal-layoffs-health-food.html", "tagIds": [ 107, 185, 99, 177, 10, 5 ], "marking": "approved", "mediaId": 1004, "tagsByCategory": { "1": [ 10, 5 ], "2": [ 107, 185, 99, 177 ] }, "rating": 3, "projectId": 1, "subhead": "At the F.D.A., the top tobacco regulator, Brian King, was reassigned. At the C.D.C., several leaders,", "postedDate": "2025-04-02T02:28:46+00:00" }, "533550": { "id": 533550, "headlineText": "Sweeping health agency cuts at FDA, CDC, CMS and more divisions begin", "sourceDate": "2025-04-01T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/www.fiercehealthcare.com\/regulatory\/rfk-jr-prepares-10000-job-cuts-across-hhs-new-wave-worker-reductions", "tagIds": [ 116, 107, 185, 177, 10, 5 ], "marking": "approved", "mediaId": 25271, "tagsByCategory": { "1": [ 10, 5 ], "2": [ 116, 107, 185, 177 ] }, "rating": 3, "projectId": 1, "postedDate": "2025-04-02T02:26:39+00:00" }, "533549": { "id": 533549, "headlineText": "Here's where jobs and programs are being cut at the nation's top health agencies", "sourceDate": "2025-04-01T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "The FDA, which inspects and sets safety standards for medications, medical devices, tobacco and foods, is set to lose 3,500 staffers.\r\n\r\nThe notices handed down Tuesday morning impacted FDA workers who review new drug and medical implants, set policy for electronic cigarettes and tobacco products as well as the entire press office staff. The agency\u2019s top tobacco regulator was removed from his post, along with several of his deputies.", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-hhs-cdc-fda-nih-cms-layoffs-5aba829b829d9e1a0167c4a0d968aadb", "tagIds": [ 107, 185, 99, 177, 5, 68 ], "marking": "approved", "mediaId": 26191, "tagsByCategory": { "2": [ 107, 185, 99, 177 ], "1": [ 5, 68 ] }, "rating": 3, "projectId": 1, "postedDate": "2025-04-02T02:22:43+00:00" }, "533548": { "id": 533548, "headlineText": "Mass layoffs hit workers at HHS; sweeping cuts extend to CDC, NIH, FDA: Recap", "sourceDate": "2025-04-01T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "Layoffs of 10,000 Health and Human Services employees begin. Agencies devoted to seniors, minorities and HIV prevention closed", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/04\/01\/health-human-services-hhs-mass-layoffs-updates\/82754402007\/", "tagIds": [ 116, 107, 175, 185, 177, 10, 5, 68 ], "marking": "approved", "mediaId": 242, "tagsByCategory": { "1": [ 10, 5, 68 ], "2": [ 116, 107, 175, 185, 177 ] }, "rating": 3, "projectId": 1, "subhead": "Layoffs of 10,000 Health and Human Services employees begin. 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The CDC\u2019s Office of Smoking and Health may have been eliminated entirely. These agencies lead the nation\u2019s efforts to protect kids from tobacco addiction, help tobacco users quit and reduce tobacco\u2019s devastating toll in health, lives and health care costs.", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/www.tobaccofreekids.org\/press-releases\/2025_04_01_cuts-to-fda-and-cdc-tobacco-programs-will-benefit-tobacco-industry-at-the-expense-of-kids-and-lives", "tagIds": [ 107, 185, 177, 108, 10, 5, 69 ], "marking": "approved", "mediaId": 9058, "tagsByCategory": { "1": [ 10, 5, 69 ], "2": [ 107, 185, 177, 108 ] }, "rating": 3, "projectId": 1, "subhead": "", "postedDate": "2025-04-02T02:15:50+00:00" }, "533545": { "id": 533545, "headlineText": "Trump begins mass layoffs at FDA, CDC, other US health agencies", "sourceDate": "2025-04-01T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "Cuts at the FDA's Center for Tobacco Products included the Office of Management and Office of Regulations in their entirety, said the center's former director, Mitch Zeller, citing a contact still at the center.\r\n\r\n\"I think that this makes it virtually impossible for CTP to regulate tobacco products,\" Zeller said.", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/healthcare-pharmaceuticals\/trump-administration-begins-mass-layoffs-health-agencies-sources-say-2025-04-01\/", "tagIds": [ 116, 107, 185, 10, 5 ], "marking": "promoted", "mediaId": 25941, "tagsByCategory": { "1": [ 10, 5 ], "2": [ 116, 107, 185 ] }, "rating": 5, "projectId": 1, "postedDate": "2025-04-02T02:13:58+00:00" }, "533544": { "id": 533544, "headlineText": "FDA tobacco official is removed from post in latest blow to health agency's leadership", "sourceDate": "2025-04-01T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "The Food and Drug Administration\u2019s chief tobacco regulator was removed from his post Tuesday, part of sweeping cuts to the federal health workforce that have cleared out many of the nation\u2019s top experts overseeing food, drugs, vaccines and products containing nicotine.\r\n\r\nThe agency\u2019s tobacco director, Brian King, notified his staff in an email: \u201cIt is with a heavy heart and profound disappointment that I share I have been placed on administrative leave.\u201d\r\n\r\nDozens of other employees in FDA\u2019s tobacco center also received notices Tuesday morning that they were being dismissed, including two entire offices responsible for drafting new tobacco regulations and setting policy.\r\n\r\n\u201cIf you make it virtually impossible to create and draft policy, then you are eviscerating the role of the center,\u201d Mitch Zeller, the FDA\u2019s former tobacco chief, said in an interview. \u201cFrom a public health perspective it makes absolutely no sense.\u201d", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/fda-tobacco-rfk-brian-king-cf2d5657e5d55410073aece19592be09", "tagIds": [ 116, 107, 99, 177, 5 ], "marking": "promoted", "mediaId": 26191, "tagsByCategory": { "1": [ 5 ], "2": [ 116, 107, 99, 177 ] }, "rating": 5, "projectId": 1, "postedDate": "2025-04-02T02:10:48+00:00" }, "533543": { "id": 533543, "headlineText": "Tuberculosis and Smoking: How Tobacco Increases Your Risk of Infection", "sourceDate": "2025-03-24T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "Tobacco smoke exposure has been linked to an increased incidence of various bacterial infections beyond the respiratory system, including those causing peptic ulcers and sexually transmitted diseases", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/www.news18.com\/lifestyle\/health-and-fitness\/tuberculosis-and-smoking-how-tobacco-increases-your-risk-of-infection-9272125.html", "tagIds": [ 278, 170, 115, 99, 215 ], "marking": "approved", "mediaId": 24762, "tagsByCategory": { "2": [ 170, 115, 99, 215 ], "3": [ 278 ] }, "rating": 3, "projectId": 1, "subhead": "Tobacco smoke exposure has been linked to an increased incidence of various bacterial infections beyond the respiratory system, including those causing peptic ulcers and sexually transmitted diseases", "postedDate": "2025-03-29T21:58:41+00:00" }, "533542": { "id": 533542, "headlineText": "Towards a smoke-free tourism environment in Hai Duong", "sourceDate": "2025-03-24T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "Last weekend, Mr. Nguyen Tien Dung from Le Chan District (Hai Phong) had the opportunity to visit Cao An Phu Temple (Kinh Mon, Hai Duong). When he entered the yard area, near the Dragon Eye Well, intending to light a cigarette, he was reminded by a staff member of the Relic Management Board. \u201cI did not feel uncomfortable at all but happily complied. It was a good deed, showing professionalism and civilization in building a friendly tourism environment, leaving a good impression in the hearts of visitors,\u201d said", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/baohaiduong.vn\/en\/huong-toi-moi-truong-du-lich-khong-khoi-thuoc-o-hai-duong-407663.html", "tagIds": [ 285, 117, 150, 157, 182, 199 ], "marking": "approved", "tagsByCategory": { "2": [ 117, 150, 157, 182, 199 ], "3": [ 285 ] }, "rating": 3, "projectId": 1, "mediaId": 28201, "postedDate": "2025-03-29T21:56:56+00:00" }, "533541": { "id": 533541, "headlineText": "Alcohol and tobacco use lead health issues among conscription-age men", "sourceDate": "2025-03-28T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "The first round of the 2025 conscription for mandatory military service in Mongolia will take place from May 1 to 15. In preparation for this, the Ministry of Defense organized a conference titled \u201cMilitary Enlisting 2025\u201d in collaboration with various organizations, including the Ministry of Health, the General Authority for Border Protection, the Internal Troops, the Central Military Hospital, the Health Department of Ulaanbaatar, regional health centers, local government offices, and affiliated military headquarters.", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/www.ubpost.mn\/a\/13349", "tagIds": [ 99, 108, 214, 286 ], "marking": "approved", "tagsByCategory": { "2": [ 99, 108, 214 ], "3": [ 286 ] }, "rating": 3, "projectId": 1, "mediaId": 21203, "postedDate": "2025-03-29T20:51:25+00:00", "editionId": 8556 }, "533540": { "id": 533540, "headlineText": "Public comment opens on West Virginia casino's smoking area proposal", "sourceDate": "2025-03-23T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "Kanawha County residents will have a chance to weigh in on a proposal from Mardi Gras Casino & Resort in Nitro to allow smoking in a designated indoor area, despite the county\u2019s Clean Indoor Air regulation.The Kanawha-Charleston Board of Health approved a 30-day public comment period start", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/cdcgaming.com\/brief\/public-comment-opens-on-west-virginia-casinos-smoking-area-proposal\/", "tagIds": [ 106, 156, 177, 811 ], "marking": "approved", "tagsByCategory": { "1": [ 10 ], "2": [ 106, 156, 177 ], "5": [ 811 ] }, "rating": 3, "projectId": 1, "mediaId": 26354, "postedDate": "2025-03-29T20:46:43+00:00", "editionId": 8556 }, "533539": { "id": 533539, "headlineText": "Experience in raising tobacco tax in the world and opportunities for Vietnam", "sourceDate": "2024-12-05T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "Countries around the world have adopted tobacco tax increases in various forms and have achieved positive results in reducing smoking rates, especially among young people.\r\n\r\n\r\nOver the years, increasing tobacco taxes has been proven by many countries around the world to be one of the effective measures to reduce tobacco consumption and protect public health.\r\nFor Vietnam, a country facing serious health problems caused by tobacco, adopting international experience in raising tobacco taxes could be an important step in the fight against the harmful effects of tobacco.", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/www.vietnam.vn\/kinh-nghiem-tang-thue-thuoc-la-tren-the-gioi-va-co-hoi-cho-viet-nam", "tagIds": [ 107, 118, 191, 262, 270, 285, 377, 830 ], "marking": "approved", "mediaId": 28135, "tagsByCategory": { "2": [ 107, 118, 191, 830 ], "3": [ 262, 270, 285, 377 ] }, "rating": 3, "projectId": 1, "subhead": "2012 to 2.9 billion USD in 2022. Tobacco tax reform in the Philippines is a clear example of a \u201cwin-win\u201d policy - protecting public health while increasing national revenue. In Thailand, from 1993 to 2017, the Thai government increased excise tax on cig", "postedDate": "2025-03-29T19:58:53+00:00", "editionId": 8556 }, "533538": { "id": 533538, "headlineText": "MILLS: Clouds of toxic 'vape wake' assault you on every street. And there's a serious health risk from breathing it in", "sourceDate": "2025-03-22T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "Walk down any high street these days and a thick, saccharine effluent will fart its way towards you from open windows and nasal passages \u2013 great billowing clouds of strawberry, kiwi, grape, garlic, bacon, birthday cake, chicken and waffles, beer and nacho cheese flavours emerging from e-cigarettes at every turn. You are now in the thrall of the \u2018vape wake\u2019, the dreaded blight that has fallen on town and country all over the UK like a miasma. It makes me sick.\r\n\r\nForgive me if this sounds mean, grumpy and old-fashioned, but I don\u2019t want to inhale your kipper-cupcake aroma. You see them before you smell them, toxic clouds that pursue us non-vapers around street corners. Every new model emits nightmare-fragranced, pestilential cumuli that seem to have an even longer reach than the last. And they are everywhere.", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/you\/article-14519999\/Simon-Mills-vape-wake.html", "tagIds": [ 99, 115, 178, 199, 221, 223, 226 ], "marking": "approved", "mediaId": 14302, "tagsByCategory": { "2": [ 99, 115, 178, 199, 221, 223 ], "3": [ 226 ] }, "rating": 3, "projectId": 1, "subhead": "Drawing on a Marlboro Light \u00e0 la Kate Moss, or brandishing a cigarette holder like Marlene Dietrich is cool and arousing. A vape? Not so much. It\u2019s a babyish habit \u2013 an adult sippy cup. It\u2019s like comparing a can of Monster Energy drink to the fine wine of", "postedDate": "2025-03-29T19:56:21+00:00", "editionId": 8556 }, "533537": { "id": 533537, "headlineText": "Prevalence of vaping, vaping-associated short-term symptoms of respiratory and cardiovascular morbidities, and factors associated with the initiation of vaping among young adults in Kuwait [FREE FULL TEXT]", "sourceDate": "2025-03-23T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "RESULTS Of 1144 participants, most were females (78.5%), Kuwaiti (85.5%), and aged 18-21 years (70.6%). The prevalence of vaping in our sample was 15.5% (177\/1144). After adjusting for the effects of age and monthly family income (in KWD), the factors that were significantly (p<0.05) and independently associated with vaping status were male gender (APR=4.52; 95% CI: 3.28-6.22), being a student at a literary college (APR=1.50; 95% CI: 1.12-2.02), a positive belief that 'vaping is less harmful than cigarette smoking'", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/389991130_Prevalence_of_vaping_vaping-associated_short-term_symptoms_of_respiratory_and_cardiovascular_morbidities_and_factors_associated_with_the_initiation_of_vaping_among_young_adults_in_Kuwait", "tagIds": [ 21, 99, 108, 136, 146, 221, 273 ], "marking": "approved", "tagsByCategory": { "2": [ 21, 99, 108, 136, 146, 221 ], "3": [ 273 ] }, "rating": 3, "projectId": 1, "mediaId": 23948, "postedDate": "2025-03-29T19:51:21+00:00", "editionId": 8556 }, "533536": { "id": 533536, "headlineText": "WANI: Smoking \u2013 An overlooked concern amid rise in digital stress", "sourceDate": "2025-03-23T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "In a world obsessed with digital trends, let\u2019s not forget the real world consequences of smoking. It\u2019s a battle worth fighting, and the time to act is now. By bringing smoking back into the spotlight, we can save lives, reduce healthcare costs, and create a healthier future for generations to come. The digital age offers us unprecedented tools to spread awareness. Let\u2019s use them to tackle this silent epidemic before it\u2019s too late.", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/globalkashmir.net\/opinion-smoking-an-overlooked-concern-amid-rise-in-digital-stress\/", "tagIds": [ 99, 108, 115, 117, 124, 135, 136, 140, 161, 168, 178, 180, 192, 215, 278 ], "marking": "approved", "tagsByCategory": { "2": [ 99, 108, 115, 117, 124, 135, 136, 140, 161, 168, 178, 180, 192, 215 ], "3": [ 278 ] }, "rating": 3, "projectId": 1, "mediaId": 28200, "postedDate": "2025-03-29T19:48:01+00:00", "editionId": 8556 }, "533535": { "id": 533535, "headlineText": "Household air pollution as a determinant of health status: A study on older adults in Siliguri Municipal Corporation, India", "sourceDate": "2025-03-24T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "Household air pollution (HAP), stemming from solid fuels, traditional cooking practices, and indoor pollutants like incense and mosquito oils, poses severe health risks, particularly for older adults. This study assesses the impact of HAP on self-reported health (SRH) among older adults in Siliguri municipal corporation, India. A cross-sectional survey of 400 older adults used multiple binary logistic regression to analyze HAP\u2019s impact on poor SRH. Solid fuel use, traditional cooking, lack of ventilation, and exposure to mosquito oil and family smoking were significantly linked to poorer health.", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-025-93311-y?error=cookies_not_supported&code=784763ed-9706-4b0a-b559-42d43616d53b", "tagIds": [ 99, 115, 117, 155, 189, 278, 313 ], "marking": "approved", "mediaId": 23482, "tagsByCategory": { "2": [ 99, 115, 117, 155, 189 ], "3": [ 278, 313 ] }, "rating": 3, "projectId": 1, "postedDate": "2025-03-29T19:29:27+00:00", "editionId": 8556 }, "533534": { "id": 533534, "headlineText": "Philip Morris' heated tobacco device IQOS goes on sale in Texas", "sourceDate": "2025-03-27T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "Philip Morris International (PM.N), began selling its IQOS heated tobacco device in Austin, Texas on Thursday for $60 a piece, an executive told Reuters, kicking off efforts by the world's largest cigarette maker to build a market for its flagship heated tobacco device in the United States.\r\nPMI hopes to capture a 10% share of U.S. tobacco and heated tobacco unit volume by 2030 and build a substantial base of new users in the world's top market for smoking alternatives. . . .\r\n\r\n\r\nPMI said on Thursday that after a successful pilot it was now offering IQOS to smoking-age Austin residents and would host demonstrations and guided trials for adults at the Austin MotoGP Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas to showcase the product.", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/healthcare-pharmaceuticals\/philip-morris-heated-tobacco-device-iqos-goes-sale-texas-2025-03-27\/", "tagIds": [ 2, 103, 158, 202, 221, 222, 805 ], "marking": "approved", "mediaId": 25941, "tagsByCategory": { "1": [ 2 ], "2": [ 103, 158, 202, 221, 222 ], "5": [ 805 ] }, "rating": 3, "projectId": 1, "subhead": "PMI said on Thursday that after a successful pilot it was now offering IQOS to smoking-age Austin residents and would host demonstrations and guided trials for adults at the Austin MotoGP Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas to showcase the product.", "postedDate": "2025-03-29T14:25:38+00:00", "editionId": 8556 }, "533533": { "id": 533533, "headlineText": "Armenia lags behind global decline in smoking rates", "sourceDate": "2025-03-28T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "Despite the legal age for purchasing tobacco being set at 18, enforcement remains a challenge. Underage boys and girls often find ways to access cigarettes, with the law being overlooked in many cases.\r\n\r\nHow does Armenia compare to other countries?\r\n\r\nArmenia\u2019s smoking prevalence has declined from 32% in 2000 to 22.5% in 2025.", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/www.civilnet.am\/en\/news\/825110\/armenia-lags-behind-global-decline-in-smoking-rates\/", "tagIds": [ 101, 108, 117, 161, 177, 194, 909 ], "marking": "approved", "tagsByCategory": { "2": [ 101, 108, 117, 161, 177, 194 ], "3": [ 909 ] }, "rating": 3, "projectId": 1, "mediaId": 28199, "subhead": "Tobacco smoking is deeply ingrained in the South Caucasus, and Armenia is no exception, with various studies estimating that 22.5% of the country\u2019s adult population are smokers. However, the distribution of tobacco use is far from even, as smoking has tra", "postedDate": "2025-03-29T14:22:39+00:00", "editionId": 8556 }, "533532": { "id": 533532, "headlineText": "VIDEO: Tobacco sellers file petition to stop flavor ban", "sourceDate": "2025-03-29T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "Just one day before a flavored tobacco ban is set to go into effect in Denver, vape and tobacco store owners are hitting back. They are hoping community members can help them overturn the ban at the ballot box.\r\n\r\nVape store owners and manufacturers believe city council members rushed a ban on flavored tobacco purchases as last year ended. Now they want voters to weigh in on it.", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/www.msn.com\/", "tagIds": [ 103, 104, 106, 108, 135, 177, 204, 222, 223, 767 ], "marking": "approved", "mediaId": 24339, "tagsByCategory": { "2": [ 103, 104, 106, 108, 135, 177, 204, 222, 223 ], "5": [ 767 ] }, "rating": 3, "projectId": 1, "subhead": "Vape shop owners and manufacturers in Smoke-Free Alliance Colorado turned petition signatures to put a question on Denver\u2019s November ballot. Phil Guerin, Owner of Myxed Up Creations and president of the alliance said shop owners gathered more than 17 tho", "postedDate": "2025-03-29T14:15:48+00:00", "editionId": 8556 }, "533531": { "id": 533531, "headlineText": "HHS Job Cuts and Weakening of Health Agencies Put Americans\u2019 Health and Safety at Risk", "sourceDate": "2025-03-28T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "we are deeply concerned about the massive job cuts and other changes announced this week by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. These actions greatly undermine the nation\u2019s public health infrastructure and put the health and safety of Americans at risk. They weaken front-line agencies like the FDA, the CDC and SAMHSA that are critical to protecting Americans from preventable health threats including tobacco use, chronic diseases like cancer and heart disease, drug overdose, infectious disease outbreaks and much more. . . .\r\n\r\n\r\nWe urge the Administration to reconsider these cuts and changes to HHS, which will not make America healthier, safer or stronger. We also urge Congress to exercise its oversight responsibility to review these actions and to ensure that the nation\u2019s public health infrastructure is properly funded and staffed.", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/www.tobaccofreekids.org\/press-releases\/2025_03_28_hhs-job-cuts-and-weakening-of-health-agencies-put-americans-health-and-safety-at-risk", "tagIds": [ 68, 69, 99, 107, 108, 136, 179, 187, 215 ], "marking": "approved", "mediaId": 9058, "tagsByCategory": { "1": [ 68, 69 ], "2": [ 99, 107, 108, 136, 179, 187, 215 ] }, "rating": 3, "projectId": 1, "subhead": "cuts to the FDA and the CDC could undermine efforts to protect kids and save lives from tobacco use, which is the nation\u2019s leading cause of preventable death and a primary driver of chronic disease. Smoking is the top cause of cancer deaths in the U.S", "postedDate": "2025-03-29T14:04:03+00:00", "editionId": 8556 }, "533530": { "id": 533530, "headlineText": "New Ukrainian tobacco taxes will improve health in the short term but must be strengthened", "sourceDate": "2025-03-28T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "A new law revising the tax code for tobacco products signed this week by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky represents modest, short-term progress in increasing the price of tobacco products to improve the health of Ukrainians but must ultimately go much further to maximize the life-saving potential of tobacco taxes. Significantly increasing tobacco taxes and prices remains the most effective way to reduce tobacco use. \r\n\r\nThe tax rates on cigarettes will now be linked to euros, a positive change. However, the percentage increase in excise taxes is low, . . .\r\n\r\n\r\nInterference from tobacco companies delayed the signing of this law, allowing the companies to avoid paying additional taxes for the first quarter of 2025. This delay resulted in over 2 billion Ukrainian hryvnias, or about $51 million, in lost revenue for the national budget. \r\n\r\nThese half-measures and delays mean Ukraine is neglecting a significant source of additional revenue that the country desperately needs . . .\r\n\r\ne who are fighting tirelessly for the strongest possible measures to curb the country\u2019s tobacco epidemic. We urge the Ukrainian government to act urgently to raise tobacco taxes even higher in the coming years and to increase taxes on heated tobacco products", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/www.tobaccofreekids.org\/press-releases\/2025_03_28_new-ukrainian-tobacco-taxes-will-improve-health-in-the-short-term-but-must-be-strengthened", "tagIds": [ 69, 99, 108, 118, 177, 194, 202, 221, 254, 289 ], "marking": "approved", "mediaId": 9058, "tagsByCategory": { "1": [ 69 ], "2": [ 99, 108, 118, 177, 194, 202, 221 ], "3": [ 254, 289 ] }, "rating": 3, "projectId": 1, "subhead": "Statement of Smita Baruah, Executive Vice President of Global Tobacco Control, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids", "postedDate": "2025-03-29T14:01:29+00:00", "editionId": 8556 }, "533529": { "id": 533529, "headlineText": "Louisville legalizes smoking inside cigar bars; 'Huge game-changer'", "sourceDate": "2025-03-28T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "At the Louisville Cigar Company on Bardstown Road you can buy a cigar with your drink.\r\n\r\n\"Kentucky has a bit of a history with tobacco,\" owner Josh Pickett said, \"so what goes better with a good horse race?\"\r\n\r\nCigar bars like his qualify for an indoor smoking exception under a new Metro Council ordinance passed Thursday night\u2014if 15 percent of its earnings come from cigar or pipe tobacco sales. \r\n\r\n\r\nThe exception only allows smoking pipes or cigars inside\u2014so no vapes, cigarettes or medical cannabis. . . . \r\n\r\n\r\nWhen the bar opened up last November, the smoking could only be done outside. On April 24, when the ordinance takes effect, people can bring their lit cigars inside. \r\n\r\nPickett plans on having the smoke lounges upstairs, to keep the first floor\u2014and bar\u2014free of smoke.", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/www.whas11.com\/article\/news\/local\/louisville-cigar-smoking-lounges-speakeasy-legal\/417-9ce1a54a-c276-47ca-af46-92ae7d98b4fc", "tagIds": [ 103, 117, 129, 177, 197, 199, 217, 779, 832 ], "marking": "approved", "mediaId": 13355, "tagsByCategory": { "2": [ 103, 117, 129, 177, 197, 199, 217, 832 ], "5": [ 779 ] }, "rating": 3, "projectId": 1, "subhead": "\"It's gonna be a huge game-changer not just for our business here but the entire premium tobacco industry in the city of Louisville,\"", "postedDate": "2025-03-29T13:58:07+00:00", "editionId": 8556 }, "533528": { "id": 533528, "headlineText": "TSET Launches Historic Grant Opportunity to Transform Health for Oklahomans", "sourceDate": "2025-03-28T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "In honor of its 25th anniversary, the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) is launching TSET Legacy Grants, a historic funding opportunity aimed at addressing Oklahoma\u2019s leading causes of death: cancer and cardiovascular disease. Opening April 15, this initiative will support large-scale, multiyear projects aimed at preventing disease and enhancing quality of life, particularly in rural and underserved communities by strengthening health and improving access to healthcare.", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/oklahoma.gov\/tset\/public-information\/newsroom\/2025\/march\/tset-launches-historic-grant-opportunity-to-transform-health-for.html", "tagIds": [ 99, 111, 116, 185, 191, 213, 798 ], "marking": "approved", "mediaId": 27651, "tagsByCategory": { "2": [ 99, 111, 116, 185, 191, 213 ], "5": [ 798 ] }, "rating": 3, "projectId": 1, "subhead": "or 25 years, TSET has worked to prevent and reduce the leading causes of death in our state. This initiative builds on that legacy by equipping organizations with resources to implement evidence-based solutions that will improve health for generations to ", "postedDate": "2025-03-29T13:55:03+00:00", "editionId": 8556 }, "533527": { "id": 533527, "headlineText": "When Can District Courts Cancel Trademark Applications?", "sourceDate": "2025-03-29T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "In Tekever, a district court in the Eastern District of Virginia declined to apply the BBK Tobacco ruling, holding that although the Plaintiff had a valid common law trademark, the court could not apply BBK unless a registered mark was involved in the action.[30]\u00a0\u00a0\r\n\r\nIn light of these new decisions, litigants should be aware of jurisdictional differences in interpreting courts\u2019 authority under the Lanham Act. Additionally, litigants should be prepared for more courts to apply the Continental Connector test in determining jurisdiction, looking for \u201csufficient similarities\u201d between challenged trademark applications and trademark registrations involved in a dispute.", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/www.bakerbotts.com\/Thought-Leadership\/Publications\/2025\/April\/When-Can-District-Courts-Cancel-Trademark-Applications", "tagIds": [ 104, 149 ], "marking": "approved", "tagsByCategory": { "2": [ 104, 149 ] }, "rating": 3, "projectId": 1, "mediaId": 28198, "postedDate": "2025-03-29T13:53:08+00:00", "editionId": 8556 }, "533526": { "id": 533526, "headlineText": "Erbil archbishop named in federal lawsuit targeting Iraqi mob", "sourceDate": "2025-03-29T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "The family began its financial rise in the 1990s, when Iraq was crippled by international sanctions and most basic goods were banned from importation, opening the door to a broad smuggling network for moving products in and out of Iraq.\r\n\r\nCigarettes were the most profitable commodity, and, according to OCCRP, the Hanna\u2019s in the late 1980s forged ties among political elites and monopolized the smuggling of black-market tobacco, building an operation that spans throughout the Middle East and the funds from which are allegedly funneled to organized crime rings, corrupt politicians, and local militias.", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/cruxnow.com\/church-in-the-middle-east\/2025\/03\/erbil-archbishop-named-in-federal-lawsuit-targeting-iraqi-mob", "tagIds": [ 104, 112, 157, 302 ], "marking": "approved", "tagsByCategory": { "2": [ 104, 112, 157 ], "4": [ 491, 493, 494, 496, 499, 503, 510, 513, 515, 522, 535, 547, 555, 560, 582, 603, 610, 618, 653, 654, 706 ], "3": [ 302 ] }, "rating": 3, "projectId": 1, "mediaId": 28197, "subhead": "A dual Iraqi-American woman has named Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Bashar Warda in a federal lawsuit in the United States over claims about his personal, political, and business ties to what is essentially the Iraqi mafia. For years, Warda has been a poi", "postedDate": "2025-03-29T13:49:10+00:00", "editionId": 8556 }, "533525": { "id": 533525, "headlineText": "Friday Flashback #443", "sourceDate": "2025-03-28T00:00:00+00:00", "summary": "News anchors smoked on TV. Doctors recommended their favorite brands, in ads.\r\n\r\nThere were \u201csmoking sections\u201d on planes.\r\n\r\nAnd everywhere, there were matches. After all, those cigarettes didn\u2019t light themselves.\r\n\r\nYou picked them up at restaurants, stores and banks. They were free \u2014 and free marketing for businesses.\r\n\r\nSome people collected matchbook covers. Most are long gone.\r\n\r\nBut not Peggy Lehn\u2019s.\r\n\r\nShe kept them, all these years. They\u2019re from all over the world.\r\n\r\nRecently, she shared them with me.", "finalUrl": "https:\/\/06880danwoog.com\/2025\/03\/28\/friday-flashback-443\/", "tagIds": [ 101, 139, 178, 768 ], "marking": "approved", "mediaId": 24957, "tagsByCategory": { "5": [ 768 ], "2": [ 101, 139, 178 ] }, "rating": 3, "projectId": 1, "postedDate": "2025-03-29T13:38:27+00:00", "editionId": 8556 } }, "totalCount": 34 }