Better Spin for Blackwater
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American Association of Public Health Physicians: "Tobacco Bill Is a Scam"
Submitted by Anne Landman on
The American Association of Public Health Physicians (AAPHP) has published an updated analysis of H.R. 1108, the massive bill currently under consideration by Congress that would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate tobacco products. AAPHP concludes, "This bill is a scam.
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"Voluntary Marketing Standards" Mask Marketing Reality
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A BBC investigation has found British American Tobacco (BAT) violating its own voluntary international marketing standards in Nigeria,
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Nevada Wary of Nuclear Industry Executives Bearing Gifts
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"The State of Nevada faces almost a billion dollar budget shortfall," reports Edward Lawrence. "The Nuclear Energy Institute says there is a solution ... but it comes with one very large string attached" -- that the state end opposition to the proposed nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain.
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People Want to Know What Docs Are Taking
Submitted by Judith Siers-Poisson on
Americans think that doctors are influenced by drug companies and want to know about gifts given to their healthcare provider, according to a national survey by the non-profit Prescription Project. Over two-thirds of those surveyed would support legislation that would require drug companies to disclose gifts to doctors.
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Vets Face Suicide Risk Thanks to VA Study
Submitted by Judith Siers-Poisson on
Despite U.S. Food and Drug Administration warnings, the Veterans Administration (VA) failed to alert 32,000 veterans using the smoking cessation drug, Chantix.
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Rejuvenating Public Sector Science
Submitted by Sheldon Rampton on
Do federal scientists fear for their jobs for speaking the truth? What about corporate-funded science? Increasingly, powerful institutions have tried to curb scientific independence and integrity regarding issues as wide-ranging as public health, the environment, the economy, and government energy policy.
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The Secret of Marlboro's Success: Freebase Nicotine
Submitted by Anne Landman on
Most American cigarette makers, including Philip Morris (PM), have used ammonia in their manufacturing processes for decades, to "puff up" tobacco to increase its volume, highlight certain flavors, help hold together reconstituted tobacco sheet and reduce the amount of
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Sweeting Corn Syrup's Public Image
Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
The Corn Refiners Association launched an 18-month, $20 to $30 million public relations and advertising campaign "to convince consumers that HFCS [high-fructose corn syrup] isn't the evil it has been made out to be." The industry group is running ads in major newspapers -- under the banner "time for a little food for thought" -- that say HFCS has the "same natural sweeteners as table sugar and honey." The campaign, which was created by the
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Making Green off of Green While Dividing Greens
Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
As the Center for Media and Democracy reported previously, the Sierra Club / Clorox deal -- where Clorox uses the Big Green environmental group's name and logo to sell its "
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