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  • “The commercially-available cigarettes that we tested were chock full of bacteria, as we had hypothesized, but we didn't think we'd find so many that are infectious in humans. If these organisms can survive the smoking process -- and we believe they can -- then they could possibly go on to contribute to both infectious and chronic illnesses in both smokers and individuals who are exposed to environmental tobacco smoke.”
    Lead researcher Amy R. Sapkota, an assistant professor in the University of Maryland's School of Public Health, on the study that will appear in an upcoming edition of the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.
    » Cigarettes harbor many pathogenic bacteria, ScienceDaily (Thursday, November 19, 2009)
  • “I wanted to do an over-the-top, walk-through exhibit. I’m not going after individual pharmacies as much as the chains that own them.”
    Prof. Alan Blum, on his Buffalo, NY, ad exhibit that explores the role that drugstores have played in keeping America smoking.
    » Clearing air on cigarette ads , Buffalo (NY) News (Thursday, November 19, 2009)
  • “Your Cancer and Drug Store: One-stop shopping: prescriptions, cigarettes, urgent care and chemo.”
    Alan Blum's mock-drug store: an exhibition on tobacco advertising that opens today in the Buffalo Museum of Science.
    » Clearing air on cigarette ads , Buffalo (NY) News (Thursday, November 19, 2009)
  • “If a court says these types of errors are okay, where does that land us on the next petitions? What other things are going to be okay then, and then we get to a point of is there integrity left in the petition process?”
    South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, on the smoking ban ruling.
    » Smoking Ban Ruling May Impact Petition Process, KELOLAND TV (Sioux Falls, SD) (Monday, November 16, 2009)
  • “For the first time in history, we have the tools in hand to prevent a pandemic.”
    Dr Otis W Brawley, chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society.
    » Africa heading for 'smoking epidemic', BBC Online (Tuesday, November 17, 2009)
  • “We collect $25 billion a year -- states and localities -- from settlement agreements and taxation, and spend less than 3 percent of that on tobacco control.”
    Thomas Frieden, head of the CDC.
    » Smoking Declines Stall as Taxes Sought by CDC Chief (Update1), Bloomberg News (Thursday, November 12, 2009)
  • “The difference between the states making the most progress and the states not making progress is really stark and shows that government policies make a difference. It’s ironic that when we spend more than $7,500 per person, per year, on clinical curative care, we’re struggling to try to spend $10 a year on prevention.”
    Thomas Frieden, head of the CDC.
    » Smoking Declines Stall as Taxes Sought by CDC Chief (Update1), Bloomberg News (Thursday, November 12, 2009)
  • “The Golden Holocaust”
    A judge in Florida has ruled that Robert Proctor does not have to give his notes and unpublished manuscript of his forthcoming 800-page book to RJR.
    » Historian of Science Can Keep His Scribblings on Tobacco Studies, Judge Rules , Science (Wednesday, November 11, 2009)
  • “New York is a role model. While the rest of the country is stagnant, New York is a demonstration that its comprehensive effort is working.”
    Matthew Myers, president of the nonprofit Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, on NY's drop of adult smokers to 16.8 percent.
    » As national smoking rates rise, NY's drops, (Long Island, NY) Newsday (Thursday, November 12, 2009)
  • “At the national level, we’re kind of stuck. Now we’re back to where we had been. Too many bars, restaurants, and construction sites are still exempted from smoke-free laws.”
    Matthew McKenna, MD, MPH, director of the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health, on the relatively unchanged smoking rate over the last few years.
    » Cigarette Smoking's Decline Levels Off, WebMD (Thursday, November 12, 2009)
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