Apr 24 FDA proposes new regulations for e-cigarettes By Anya van Wagtendonk Citing efforts “to make the next generation tobacco-free,” the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed new rules Thursday for e-cigarettes that would regulate the devices in a manner similar to traditional cigarettes. The new rule would require manufacturers of… Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch Considering the ethics and economics of CVS stores ending tobacco sales By PBS News Hour CVS, the nation’s second-largest drug store chain, has announced that it will stop selling tobacco products because they pose a conflict with the health mission of the business. Judy Woodruff gets reaction from Dr. Ronald Depinho of the M.D. Anderson… Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch FDA designs new smoking prevention ad strategy to target teens By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch What’s the state of smoking in America? We take American smoking rates 50 years after the landmark Surgeon General's report. Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch Boosting ‘health’ of ATF, targeting traffickers are goals for agency chief Jones Boosting 'health' of ATF, targeting traffickers are goals for agency chief Todd… Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch ATF head Jones reflects on agency’s outdated technology, system vulnerabilities ATF head Jones reflects on agency's outdated technology, system vulnerabilities… Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch ATF Director says agency inhibited by fear mongering ATF Director Todd Jones says agency inhibited by fear mongering over a national registry… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch As China Prospers, New Health Concerns Emerge Ray Suarez wraps up his reporting trip to China on global health issues with a discussion about the health challenges facing the country's growing middle class. Continue watching
May 31 Reporter’s Notebook: China’s Conflict of Interest on Tobacco By Ray Suarez // It was interesting, kind of retro, to be in a country where so many people still light up, where so many stores were selling cigarettes, and the telltale odor of smoke, or a just-stubbed out butt, seemed ever present. Continue reading
May 31 World No Tobacco Day Focuses on Rising Number of Female Smokers By Lea Winerman Women in the developing world could be the next growth market for tobacco companies, the World Health Organization warns on World No Tobacco Day. Continue reading