MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'big tobacco'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:21:12 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3529787&cid=t_129544_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhow-a-gynecologist-thinks-about-lung-cancer%2F2010.05.04 A new report on lung cancer in women has been published by the Women’s Health Policy and Advocacy Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Called “Out of the Shadows,” the report seeks to raise awareness about lung cancer, currently the leading cause of cancer death in women, and more importantly, to increase funding for research for its prevention, detection and treatment. (HT to Booster Shots, the LA Times‘ fabulous health blog, for highlighting the report.) I encourage you to read the report, which is well written and comprehensive. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at The Blog that Ate Manhattan* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3529787 Tue, 04 May 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3529787 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2902767&cid=t_129544_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fgovt-sues-tobacco-companies-really%2F If this wasn’t such a serious topic, it would almost be funny. Farmers, who want to earn a living, grow tobacco for big tobacco companies. Big tobacco companies buy the tobacco to turn into cigarettes and chewing tobacco. Big tobacco companies spend millions and millions of dollars on salaries, production, advertising, and sales. Government rakes in millions and millions of dollars on income tax from tobacco company employees, sales (and other) tax on equipment purchased, gas employees use to get to work, and so on. Big tobacco companies rake in millions and millions of dollars in profit. Smokers get sick from using big tobacco company’s products. Smokers get very expensive medical treatment paid for by insurance companies or government programs (United States) or the governme... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2902767 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 06:22:13 +0100 2902767 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2074605&cid=t_129544_151_f&fid=35823&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FAddictionInbox%2F%7E3%2F498052320%2Ftobacco-settlement-turned-upside-down.html “Tobacco bonds” link state budgets to cigarette sales.Bob Sullivan of MSNBC reports that ten years after a group of states wrestled Big Tobacco to its knees in a $200 billion settlement, the creation of “tobacco bonds” by Wall Street has allowed investors and state governments to borrow against their future tobacco settlement payments. The result? Money that was to be paid out over the next thirty years for smoking cessation programs is being redirected into infrastructure projects and shoring up municipal credit.“A review of 660 leading bond funds covered by the investment research firm Morningstar Inc., conducted at msnbc.com’s request, showed that more than 260 are invested in tobacco bonds,” Sullivan writes on his blog, The Red Tape Chronicles.What, you may well ask, are ... Addiction Inbox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2074605 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:58:00 +0100 2074605 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1829805&cid=t_129544_107_f&fid=36585&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FHighlightHEALTH%2F%7E3%2F403109392%2F This article was published on Highlight HEALTH. Other Articles You May LikeQuitWinLive - The Great American SmokeoutSmoking Duration vs. Intensity and the Impact on Lung Cancer RiskIrreversible Gene Expression Changes From SmokingSmoking Cessation Timeline: What Happens When You QuitMore Education Decreases the Risk of Death (Source: Highlight HEALTH) Highlight HEALTH blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1829805 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:23:05 +0100 1829805 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=727297&cid=t_129544_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F11%2Fignite-gets-young-people-involved-in-fight-against-big-tobacco%2F Filed under: Prevention, SmokingIGNITE is the brain child of Katherine Klem who conceived the idea of a youth oriented group that could be involved in fighting Big Tobacco. As Klem was taking notes in a high school class she wondered just why there was no voice for her generation in the deadly battle of cigarette marketing to kids. Today IGNITE has grown into a country wide organization that is supported by government officials hoping to get Big Tobacco out of the political scene.IGNITE offers young people a chance to be heard. The organization offers empowerment to America's youth by giving them a chance to fight Big Tobacco at the local and state wide levels. By informing kids just how deeply the tobacco companies are buried in activities such as campaign contributions and special intere... The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=727297 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 727297 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=716546&cid=t_129544_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F05%2Fcool-wristbands-help-kids-to-stay-away-from-cigarettes%2F Filed under: Prevention, Smoking, ProductsMy kids must have twenty or more of those bright colored, rubbery wristbands. They have the LiveStrong one. A couple of green, yellow and purple Hurricane Katrina ones and hand fulls of other bands that support good causes. I just found a new one on the Internet that I am going to order for them. It is a red 1200 band.Everyday 1200 Americans die from smoking related illnesses ranging from cancer to heart disease. It is not only smokers who die but people who are exposed to the dangers of second had smoke. The financial tab for these illnesses tops $75 billion dollars per year. The emotional tab is the grief and loss so many of us feel from losing our loved ones to this habit. The bands come in packs of ten for just $10. These would be great to hand... The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=716546 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 716546 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=716525&cid=t_129544_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F05%2Fa-history-of-cigarette-commercials%2F Filed under: Television, SmokingThe television industry just might owe a bit of its success to the tobacco industry. Cigarette producers were one of the earliest and most consistent advertisers on TV. Big tobacco had large pools of money and were able to take a chance on the new medium of television when it first debuted in the 1940's. At a time when many sponsors were financially unable to buy advertising spots or unwilling to try TV ads, tobacco companies found opportunities to attach strings to their endorsements. Many shows were required to feature characters smoking during the shows. Stars were expected to use cigarettes and show their enthusiasm for the products. Popular shows such as I Love Lucy showed Lucy happily fetching a smoke for husband and exclaiming, "You see how easy it ... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=716525 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 716525