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SRNT Presentation to FDA (Powerpoint Presentation) (Word Document)

SRNT's New Topic-Driven Networks: How to Participate!

A New Chapter in the History Book of SRNT: The SRNT Europe Chapter

American Academy of Pediatrics calls for stronger smoking advertisement ban

Study links frequency of family dinners to risk for smoking in teens

Philipine Medical Association backs higher tobacco tax rates to reduce smoking

Australian tobacco tax increases may have helped nearly 300,000 quit smoking

Third-hand smoke poses possible health risks, cigarette butts pose environmental hazard

Study finds smokeless snus increase risk of stillbirth in pregnant users

Scotland's smoking ban reduces asthma-related hospitalizations in kids

True costs of smoking in Oregon higher then cost per pack

Botswana working to change laws in order to limit tobacco use

University of Michigan poll finds strong support for testing and regulation of e-cigarettes

American Heart Association cautions that smokeless tobacco is not a safer alternative to cigarettes

Japanese lawmakers seek to lower smoking rates via tax increases

Budget cuts in Nevada also hit tobacco prevention programs

Despite declines, smoking rates and rates of secondhand smoke exposure too high, according to CDC

Greece begins implementation of a nationwide public smoking ban

Diabetes drug, Metformin, may help prevent lung cancer resulting from a constituent of tobacco smoke

Canadian Medical Association Journal editorial urges Canadian provinces to increase smoking cessation funds

Addressing tobacco use and binge drinking in young adults appears to decrease smoking more than addressing only tobacco use

Concerns that tobacco advertising may target lower income neighborhoods in Boston

Roll-your-own cigarette machines evade taxes but are coming under scrutiny

Medicare expands coverage to include smoking cessation treatment

Recent declines in teen smoking appear to be slowing

New Zealand researcher raises concerns that tobacco companies may be using YouTube videos to advertise to youth

New study indicates that nicotine, not just smoking, may increase breast cancer chances

Activists are attempting to fight depiction of kids smoking on YouTube

The new fight over electronic cigarettes

Even light exposure to secondhand smoke can cause damaging changes to the lungs

Smokeless products becoming more prominent in Michigan

Egypt increases taxes and enacts indoor smoking ban to reducing tobacco use

Editorial outlines measures in Alberta, Canada, to reduce smoking rates

Study examines trends in incidents of smoking in the top grossing movies since 1991

Chinese tobacco companies accused of targeting women and children in advertising

New law limits ability prevents shipping tobacco products to overseas troops

FDA considers a ban on menthol cigarettes

Recent changes in Britain moving smoking age from 16 to 18 have been associated with notable decreases in smoking rates in 16 and 17 year olds

Indiana extends the deadline for a quit and win program aimed at helping smokers kick the habit

MMWR – Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, August 19, 2010 Smoking in Top-Grossing Movies — United States, 1991–2009

Statement by CDC Director Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., on the First Anniversary of the Tobacco Control Act

Tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of death, killing 443,000 Americans every year and costing $193 billion in annual direct medical costs and lost productivity. The amount states spend on tobacco prevention programs pales in comparison to the $12.8 billion a year the tobacco companies spend to market their deadly products, including to young people. Each day, about 1,000 young people under age 18 become regular smokers. These new FDA regulations afford young people a higher level of protection from the tobacco industry's misleading and deceptive marketing and advertising practices than they have ever had before. More....

NEW STATEMENT ON TOBACCO AND CANCER

The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) releases a new statement on tobacco and cancer. The new policy statement calls for immediate action to address the global public health problem of tobacco-related death and suffering. For more information click here.

FDA Center for Tobacco Products Selects First Director for the Office of Science

News from the "FDA Center for Tobacco Updates". FDA Selection of Director, Office of Science, Center for Tobacco Products. The Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has selected Dr. David L. Ashley (CAPT, USPHS) as the Center's first Director for the Office of Science. More....

Morbidity and Mortality Report Released

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) on state cigarette excise taxes in the United States for the year 2009. To access the report go to click here.

American Lung Association PubLishes New Report

The American Lung Association has published a new report entitled "Too Many Cases, Too Many Deaths: Lung Cancer in African Americans" examining smoking behaviors, health disparities, as well as the complex mix of biological, environmental, political, and cultural factors associated with disproportionately high rates of lung cancer among African Americans. To access the full report click here.

Use of Tobacco Quit Lines Increases

According to a report published by the North American Quitline Consortium, the number of smoker calling tobacco quitlines has substantially increased in the last five years. However, during this same time, funding for U.S. quitlines has decreased, putting this service at risk. For more information visit this link.

 

FDA Center for Tobacco Products To Launch Stakeholder Listening Series

FDA Center for Tobacco Products will launch a Stakeholder Listening Series to take full advantage of the knowledge, ideas, feedback, and suggestions from all communities interested in and affected by the Tobacco Control Act. Sessions will take place across the U.S. and summaries will be available on http://www.fda.gov/tobacco/. Each session will focus on topics of greatest interest to our primary stakeholder communities and will include presentations by topic experts and the FDA. Read more at: http://www.fda.gov/TobaccoProducts/NewsEvents/ucm207515.htm

Redefining SRNT's Topic-Driven Committees: Creating Networks

In order to better meet the needs of SRNT members and reflect the difference between SRNT's 'working' and 'topic-driven' committees, SRNT is changing five of its committees to Networks. Those new Networks are: Basic Science; Global; Health Disparities; Public Policy; and Treatment. Participation in SRNT Networks will be open to all SRNT members. Each Network will be lead by an Advisory Committee, which will also provide feedback to the Board of Directors on SRNT programs, services, and opportunities. For more information, click on the "About" button in the menu bar, then on the "Networks and Committees" button in the menu on the left side of the screen.