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Tobacco Industry Wins Tax Battles

How much did the tobacco industry give to state candidates, committees, and ballot measures during the 2012 election cycle? 

What A Recent RICO Court Order Means for Big Tobacco and the FDA

A leading tobacco control expert examines a new legal ruling requiring tobacco companies to publicly admit they deceived the public for decades.

What is PepsiCo buying with donations to communities of color?

When I heard recently that the National Association of Hispanic Journalists had accepted $100,000 from PepsiCo, with half of the money going toward scholarships and internships for journalism students, I was taken back to 1988 to a smoke-filled hotel conference room in Washington D.C.

Covering Tobacco: Q&A with the AP's Michael Felberbaum

Michael Felberbaum covered business for the Associated Press in Richmond, Va., as one of his biggest subject matters -- Circuit City -- went under. When the Richmond-based company declared bankruptcy in 2007, Felberbaum began looking more closely at the tobacco industry.

Daily Briefing: Marion Nestle on Pom Wonderful's "Out of Context" Response to Marketing Fine

A juice manufacturer fights back, states spending little on tobacco prevention, apologies for Nazi-era medical atrocities and more from our Daily Briefing.

Blowing Smoke: Slashing Tobacco Prevention Money in Your State

What's happening to tobacco control programs in your state? Nothing good, according to a new report. Get story ideas for reporting on smoking prevention.

Rick Perry's "Oops" Moment: The Science of Memory Lapses

Rick Perry's memory lapse, artificial heart success, and smacking stores selling cigs to kids, plus more from our Daily Briefing.

Fewer Americans Smoking, But Only A Slight Decline in Smoking Rates

Smoking rates drop (just a little), Bootsy Collins' nephew's preventable death, and a new "shaking" treatment for lice, plus more from our Daily Briefing.

Feds Sued Over Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels

A lawsuit over graphic anti-smoking warnings, a troubled California health plan could get new customers, and a pharma "gray market" plus more from our Daily Briefing.

Taking a Chance with Chantix

After 60+ years of smoking, my mother-in-law’s lungs were surely a toxic wasteland, yet nothing would make her quit. Journalist Ricki Lewis examines the risks and benefits of Chantix and highlights a new way to get smokers to quit: texting.

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