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The federal tobacco regulation law will give physicians needed help in fighting the effects of smoking.
Jump to full article: American Medical News, 2009-06-29
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Intro: President Obama acknowledged the AMA's longstanding commitment to this effort to safeguard children's health in his June 15 address to delegates at the Annual Meeting. Hundreds of other organizations with a like-minded commitment to the most vulnerable patients also lent their voices in support of the legislation and helped defeat concerted attempts to derail it once more.
Doctors need to stay vigilant in the bigger battle against tobacco, but it appears that the tide is turning when it comes to the debate over whether nicotine is a harmful drug. When this legislation first emerged a decade ago, many dismissed it as a fantasy. But thanks to the persistence of the AMA and others committed to public health, it is now a reality.
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