Harm Reduction

ACSH is joining several public health and interest groups as an amicus, or friend of the court, to appeal the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decision to treat e-cigarettes as drug delivery systems rather than as tobacco products.

Yesterday we commented on Mayor Michael Bloomberg s endorsement of a plan to ban smoking in parks and beaches based in part on a New York City-funded study in 2009 claimin

ACSH s Dr. Gilbert Ross greeted staff this morning with a spirited Buon giorno!

Smoking Cessation Can Tobacco Be Part Of The Solution?

Today s New York Times reports that Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to ban smoking in City parks and beaches.

ACSH s Dr. Elizabeth Whelan was interviewed by Voice of America television last week about the FDA s legal jurisdiction over cigarettes. The show airs in markets around the globe.

ACSH's Dr. Gilbert Ross will be heading to Turin, Italy tomorrow to attend the European Science Open Forum (ESOF) meeting from July 2 through July 7.

The UK s National Institute for health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is proposing that all pregnant women receive breath tests

A federal judge certified a class-action lawsuit that asks cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris to pay fo

Starting July 1, people who buy cigarettes in New York will have to fork over an extra $1.60 per cigarette pack in state taxes according to a new law passed yesterday by th