Tobacco may be put under FDA control
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A Senate panel is nearing a vote on a proposal to put tobacco under Food and Drug Administration regulation despite objections that such a move would only entrench the market position of the nation's No. 1 tobacco company.
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TORONTO -- Health Canada is proposing substantial changes to requirements for the labelling of tobacco products in an effort to reach more smokers, the federal department said yesterday. While health warnings -- in place since 2000 -- are &quot;working ...
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With waning cigarette sales due to concerns about health, smoking bans and price increases, Philip Morris USA is staking its future in a new research center meant to develop products to reduce the risk of tobacco use.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is facing new questions about its ability to police the safety of medicines after they reach the market following concerns about a widely used diabetes drug.
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Federal advisers who met last week to consider whether to restrict doses of popular antianemia drugs were themselves under scrutiny during the hearing. The Food and Drug Administration is considering a top-to-bottom reshaping of how it picks and uses the outside scientists who serve on the agency's advisory panels.
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A bipartisan group of members of Congress reintroduced legislation that would allow the federal government to regulate the tobacco industry.
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In a major setback for public health groups, congressional tax negotiators on Tuesday blocked a plan to allow the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco, but
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In a setback for public health groups, Congress moved closer to passing tobacco buyout legislation yesterday but removed a provision for federal regulation of tobacco products.
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A new device could help doctors determine whether a patient smokes, and provide incentive to quit.
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A public-health article published online by THE LANCET suggests that Philip Morris, one of the world&#39;s leading tobacco manufacturers, was covertly involved in scientific research into the health effects of tobacco 30 years ago, and conducted research into
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An international treaty aimed at curbing tobacco sales and advertising is set to come into force.
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Congress has been investigating the FDA&#39;s decisions in both the Vioxx and antidepressant cases. The probes have focused on agency reviewers who warned about potential problems but claimed their research was ignored or suppressed by other officials.
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For seven years, proponents have been trying to get the Food and Drug Administration to regulate cigarettes, and President Bush has firmly opposed.
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NEW YORK  - People who use chewing tobacco expose themselves to even higher levels of a particular cancer-causing compound than tobacco smokers do, according to a new study.
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WASHINGTON - Tobacco companies, desperate to maintain their hold on tens of millions of American smokers, worked together for decades to deceive the public about the dangers of cigarettes and to encourage the young to start puffing, government lawyers said Tuesday at the start of a racketeering trial.    Justice Department lawyers pointed to numerous statements by industry executives that created doubt among smokers about whether the habit was harmful and whether they really needed to kick it...
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A lab owned by US tobacco giant Philip Morris uncovered evidence in the early 1980s about potential risks from passive smoking but its findings were never made public, a new study says.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration should be given the power to regulate tobacco products and cigarette taxes should be hiked as part of a government campaign to reduce smoking, an expert panel recommended on Thursday.