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Health Rewind: CDC Lays Out New Graphic Anti-Smoking Ads

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Health Rewind: Obamacare Deadline Extended to Mid-April

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The Effects “Big Tobacco” Has on Blacks

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Health Rewind: NFL May Team Up With White House on Obamacare Education

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Toxic Letter Sent to Obama: How Dangerous Is It?

Health Rewind: How Dangerous Is Ricin?

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Blacks May Be Set to Lose Menthols - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is now considering banning mentholated cigarettes. The FDA’s Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee has been studying the effect of the cigarettes for the past year. The popularity of brands such as Kool and Newport in the Black community has been blamed by many for the higher rate of lung cancer among African-American men in comparison to white men. An ad campaign for Lorillad, the company that makes Newports, pushes the idea that adults should have the freedom to smoke menthols if they want to. “Informed grown-ups who decide to smoke should have the freedom to choose menthol cigarettes,” one ad states, USA Today reports.

Smoking Menthols Increases Stroke Risk

Eighty percent of African-American smokers prefer menthols.
04/17/2012
Are Menthol Cigarettes Losing Their Cool? - Menthol cigarettes, popular in the Black community, may be losing their appeal according to a new study. The report, released in the American Journal of Public Health, shows that 83 percent of Blacks and the majority of Americans want to ban the addictive cigarettes.(Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Commentary: Not So Kool: Big Tobacco Targets Black Smokers

African-Americans support banning mentholated cigarettes.
03/14/2012
Nate Dogg - Talk about unfortunate timing. The late rapper's home was foreclosed on in March 2011, just two days after his sudden death. According to court papers, Nate had fallen behind on mortgage payments for his Pomona, California home and owed nearly $6,000 to the bank.(Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Bring That Week Back: Week of March 16 to 21

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Study: Newport Marketed Cigarettes Directly to Black Kids - A recent study from the Stanford School of Medicine revealed that menthol cigarette manufacturers more often than not marketed to African-American teens disproportionately. “School neighborhoods were increasingly likely to have lower prices and more advertising for Newport cigarettes as the proportion of African-American students rose,” Reuters reported. “The same was true of neighborhoods with higher proportions of children aged 10 to 17.”(Photo: AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)

Study: Newport Marketed Cigarettes Directly to Black Kids

Menthol giant targeted Black kids with ads.
06/24/2011
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Bring That Week Back: Week of May 10

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Are Menthol Cigarettes Losing Their Cool? - Menthol cigarettes, popular in the Black community, may be losing their appeal according to a new study. The report, released in the American Journal of Public Health, shows that 83 percent of Blacks and the majority of Americans want to ban the addictive cigarettes.(Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Menthol Cigarettes Lose Their Cool

A clear majority of Blacks want to ban menthol cigarettes.
05/13/2011