2 Points

New Report: Tobacco Use Impairs Military Readiness (www.publicnewsservice.org)

ALBANY, N.Y. - "At ease!" Once upon a time, that generally-welcome military command was often followed by, "Smoke 'em if you got 'em!" But these days, the U.S. armed forces may be turning... More

Tags: tmc,public news service,health care,tobacco,military

Submitted 8 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |

2 Points

The Ultimate Irony: Healthcare Industry Adopts Big Tobacco PR Tactics -- The ITT List (www.theittlist.com)

At first look, one might not think that the health insurance industry has much in common with the tobacco industry. After all, one sells a product that kills people and the other sells a product... More

Tags: tobacco,tmc,the media consortium,public relations

Submitted 8 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |

2 Points

Big Tobacco Targeted by Bigger Government (www.truthdig.com)

The Food and Drug Administration may soon have control over the tobacco industry, if legislation survives Senate obstacles. The bill passed by a wide margin in the House, where its principal sponsor,... More

Tags: tobacco,controlled by government,food and drug administration,henry waxman,tmc,truthdig

Submitted 11 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

2 Points

It’s Time to Put the Clamps on Tobacco (www.truthdig.com)

There is an obvious and overdue way to improve Americans’ health care without raising taxes, curtailing insurance coverage for those who already have it, burdening employers with higher costs or... More

Tags: tobacco,tmc,truthdig,regulations,health,insurance,savings

Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

2 Points

Weekly Pulse: Are We There Yet? (tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com)

This week in healthcare, the Pulse adopts what doctors call a "watchful waiting stance." So much is happening, yet so little has actually happened. A spokesman for Rep. Pete Stark, chair of a... More

Tags: sanjay gupta,tmc,surgeon general,marijuana,sex,tobacco

Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

1 Points

Obama's Pick for HHS Deputy: Actually Qualified For The Job (www.motherjones.com)

By Kevin Drum The election of George W. Bush came as a boon to the tobacco industry. Cigarette companies helped pay for his election, and Bush repaid them handsomely once in office. Right off the... More

Tags: tmc,tobacco,corr,health,healthcare,hhs,obama,transition

Submitted about 1 year ago by HealthcareNewsLadder | 0 Comments |

4 Points

Big Tobacco Takes Last Stand Against Child Health Insurance (washingtonindependent.com)

By Lindsay Beyerstein The tobacco industry is fighting a lonely battle against health insurance for poor kids. A coalition of tobacco industry groups ran a full-page ad in the influential... More

Tags: tmc, jobs, stimulus, schip,tobacco,tax,obama,health,health insurance

Submitted about 1 year ago by HealthcareNewsLadder | 0 Comments |