After 14-Year Delay, FDA Issues Regulations to Prevent Tobacco Sales to Youth
Regulations banning tobacco sales to minors, sales of cigarettes in less than 20-pack size, sample giveaways, and tobacco sponsorship of sports, music and other events have been released in final form by the FDA. 3/19/2010

Illinois Senate Votes to Tag Tobacco Wraps as Drug Paraphernalia
The Illinois Senate has voted 45-0 to include sheets or tubes of cigarette wraps -- sometimes called "blunt wraps" -- in the definition of drug paraphernalia. 3/19/2010

Study: Smoking Hurts Brain More than Drinking
Researchers who studied mental function in women concluded that those with a past history of smoking may suffer cognitive impairment, whereas those who drank too much in the past did not seem to suffer long-term mental problems. 3/19/2010

Flaccid Stop-Smoking Message on Cigarette Packs Repel Some Egyptians
A public-service campaign that warns smokers of the danger of impotency with the image of a droopy cigarette has been condemned in conservative Egypt. 3/18/2010

New Report Highlights Alcohol Abstainers, Quitters as Well as Current Drinkers
A new federal report may not show how many Americans are in recovery from alcoholism, but it does provide interesting insights into the number of adults who have quit drinking or abstain for health and other reasons. 3/18/2010

Researcher Suggests Making Cessation More Like Smoking
In a finding sure to be embraced by proponents of e-cigarettes, researchers at Duke University Medical Center say that smokers may respond better to cessation products that mimic the act of smoking. 3/18/2010

Recovery Act Funds for Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative Now Available
National public or private nonprofit groups may apply for a share of $10 million in cooperative agreements to help communities fight smoking and obesity and promote physical activity and good nutrition. 3/18/2010

Camel Ads Affect Teen Girls' Cigarette Preferences: Study
A new study finds that a marketing campaign for Camel No. 9 cigarettes has a major impact on the brand preference expressed by girls ages 12-16. 3/17/2010

Arterial Damage Reversed When Smokers Quit
Smokers get a variety of benefits when they quit, including improved arterial health and better levels of good cholesterol, even though they tend to gain some weight, researchers say. 3/17/2010

Senate Unanimously Approves Bill Banning Cigarette Shipments by Mail
The U.S. Postal Service will no longer deliver cigarettes under a bill approved unanimously by the U.S. Senate last week. 3/16/2010

GlaxoSmithKline to Market Smoking Vaccine
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline has closed a deal to license and market the NicVAx antismoking vaccine developed by Nabi Pharmaceuticals. 3/16/2010

New Interactive Tobacco Policy Map Launched
A new interactive map from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will give policy-makers and advocates a nationwide picture of continuing state efforts on key tobacco control policies. 3/15/2010

Judge Rules R.J. Reynolds Misrepresented Health Risks of Eclipse Cigarettes
Tobacco firm R.J. Reynolds violated Vermont's consumer-protection laws by claiming that its so-called 'reduced risk' Eclipse cigarettes "could present less risk of cancer" than other cigarettes, a state judge has ruled. 3/15/2010

Indoor Smoking Ban Signed into Law in Kansas
A bill banning smoking in indoor public spaces in Kansas has been signed into law by Gov. Mark Parkinson. 3/15/2010