MO Tobacco Control Exchange

Cigarette giant Lorillard wants officials at the Food and Drug Administration to take a hard look at testimony that mint flavoring in menthols is deadly. Menthols are extremely popular and bring in millions each year for all cigarette makers. Some...

One reader at the Springfield News-Leader uses a sarcastic beginning to a recent Letter to the Editor to make a point about regulating secondhand smoke: My car can go over 100 miles per hour. I don't see any reason why...

The federal government is accepting applications from communities that need funds to help improve health outcomes of minorities. From the U.S. Department of Health's Office of Minority Health: The FY10 Partnerships Active in Communities Program intends to demonstrate the effectiveness...

"Welcome to Missouri, the Cancer-Friendly State." How could that first line of Jack Miles' editorial in The Daily Star-Journal of Warrensburg not catch your attention? Miles commends local municipalities for striking out on their own to protect public health with...

A letter from a Canadian woman implores neighbors to stop smoking on patios and balconies in smoke-free units. Published at The Province, Cynthia Trapp of Surrey writes: We moved into a no-smoking unit, which means nothing. Others in the complex...

This month, five states raised their cigarette taxes to generate revenue in the tight economy - and, hopefully, reduce smoking rates. States include South Carolina, Utah, New York, New Mexico and Hawaii. Missouri now has the lowest tobacco tax in...

Columbia residents have had time to get used to a smoking ban, though resentment against the City Council remains. Those who object don't seem opposed to the issue so much as what they see as the council's strong arm tactics...

Voters in Bavaria overwhelmingly approved a smoking ban indoors, which will force smokers outside to light up during Oktoberfest. While the ban goes into effect Aug. 1, limited smoking will be allowed during this year's festival, reports UKPA.

Voters in Bavaria overwhelmingly approved a smoking ban indoors, which will force smokers outside to light up during Oktoberfest. While the ban goes into effect Aug. 1, limited smoking will be allowed during this year's festival, reports UKPA.

Today is the first day Westminster College in Fulton will be completely smoke-free. Campus buildings, parking lots and other areas will be completely free of cigarette smoke. SIgnage will be in place for students when they return to campus next...

A new CDC report confirms that the Show-Me State isn't doing all it can to prevent smoking, or help others quit. With a 20-year old cigarette pack tax of 17 cents and failing to use tax dollars for anti-smoking campaigns...

While searching for some vintage typewriters on eBay, I decided to check out cigarette products on the popular site. Among the lighters, vintage ads and other items, I came across an incredibly popular niche: cigarette coupons. Nearly every eBay posting...

With Mother's Day just around the corner, BecomeAnEx.org has issued a list of facts that can help during outreach with mothers addicted to cigarettes. Here are a few to remember: About 20 percent of women in the United States smoke....

Michigan has a smoking ban that exempts casinos and cigar bars, but not hookah bars. Now, some in the Michigan Arab populations say the ban discriminates against them. That's because hookahs are part of Middle Eastern culture. MyStateline.com has the...

In Australia, Big Tobacco is crying fowl. There, the government wants cigarette packs to be Plain Jane, with simple fonts and a lot of white space. The movement is meant to keep kids and nonsmokers from picking up the nasty...

Recently, a friend welcomed her newest grandchild into the world. The infant's mother smoked throughout her pregnancy. The child wouldn't stop crying. Turns out, she wasn't producing enough milk for her child - which has been directly linked to smoking...

When folks talk about the struggle to kick the nicotine habit, they typically focus on the cravings and the weight gain. How can you answer these? Tell them to walk! Studies have show exercise helps smokers quit. In a recent...

Regurgitated air on airplanes isn't nice, but at least it doesn't have cigarette smoke in it. Imagine being miles under the ocean's surface in a Navy submarine, breathing stale air with hints of toxic smoke. Nasty. After studies revealed that...

How much you smoke can depend on your genetic make up. That's according to a new studies discussed at WebMD.com. The studies show that a boon of certain genes will make people smoke more. Genes also determine who is more...

R.J. Reynolds lost a $20 million Florida lawsuit filed by a woman who become addicted to smoking in the 1950s at age 15. Margot Putney's three children filed the lawsuit after their 58-year old mother died of cancer in 1995....