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FDA And Public Health Experts Warn About Electronic Cigarettes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that a laboratory analysis of electronic cigarette samples has found that they contain carcinogens and toxic chemicals such as diethylene glycol, an ingredient used in antifreeze.
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Three Quarters Of People Say Cancer Affected Their Sexual Relationship
Today Macmillan Cancer Support has released shocking new statistics from its survey to launch its Sex and Cancer campaign that aims to break the silence surrounding the impact cancer has on sexual relationships. The surprising and funny viral featuring sex guru, Sabina Pleasure, is a way to get people talking about this really difficult issue. It accompanies the Sex and Cancer campaign which encourages people to talk about the impact of cancer on their sexual relationships.
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National Strategy To Address HIV/AIDS 'Desperately Needed,' Editorial Says
Statistics showing that blacks and men who have sex with men are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS and the impact of the virus on Washington, D.C., residents "should shock the conscience - and spur action," a Washington Post editorial states. "The national strategy being crafted for the president must include efforts to destigmatize the disease and to get people tested and into treatment," and "HIV testing must become a routine part of medical care (akin to testing for diabetes, for instance)," the Post writes. "But none of this will work if all people from all ages and backgrounds don"t know or refuse to learn their HIV status," the editorial adds. The editorial says that the national strategy expected to be developed within the next year by Jeffery Crowley, director of the Office of National AIDS Policy, is "long overdue and desperately needed" (7/21).
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Democratic Senators Discuss Protecting Children From The Dangers Of Smoking

Democratic Senators Dick Durbin, Chris Dodd, Jack Reed and Frank Lautenberg joined Matt Myers, President of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, at a press conference this morning to discuss the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. The legislation will give the Food and Drug Administration legal authority to regulate the sale, distribution and advertising of cigarettes in order to stop tobacco companies from targeting children and misleading the public. "For years, tobacco companies have been given a free ride to peddle one of most deadly products in the world," Durbin said. "Those days will soon come to an end. The Family Smoking and Prevention Act will make big tobacco play by the same rules as everyone else and reduce the terrible toll tobacco has taken on families around the country." Said Dodd: "Every year, 15,000 Connecticut children try cigarettes for the first time. 76,000 Connecticut children, alive today, are expected to eventually die from smoking. Tobacco companies know that if they can"t addict children, then they won"t have any customers. It"s time for the tobacco industry to come up with a new business model - and this bill will force them to." "I commend Chairman Kennedy and Senator Dodd for their leadership on this issue," Reed said. "Smoking is a public health problem and it is also an economic problem that costs our health care system over $100 billion each year. This legislation will give the FDA the authority to regulate tobacco and prevent tobacco companies from targeting minors. Passing this bill will help reduce health care costs, prevent young people from smoking, and create a healthier future for our nation. " Said Lautenberg: "Joe Camel may be dead, but this bill will ensure his entire species is extinct. We need to end the recruitment of kids as the next generation of smokers. For too long, tobacco companies and their powerful lobbyists have pushed their dangerous products on children. It is time to give the FDA authority to regulate tobacco and shut down the deceptive marketing and advertising that Big Tobacco has used to addict our kids." "By passing this long-overdue legislation, the Senate can take truly historic action to protect our children from tobacco addiction and save countless lives," Myers said. "This legislation has the strong, bipartisan support of the American people and more than 1,000 public health, faith and other organizations across the nation. Enactment of this legislation would represent the strongest action Congress has ever taken to reduce tobacco use, the nation"s number one cause of preventable death." From the office of Senator Frank Lautenberg


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