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Obama Proposes Additional 94-Cent Federal Tax Increase On Cigarettes

President Barack Obama’s budget plan would increase taxes by $1 trillion over the next decade, including a new tax on cigarettes and familiar proposals to increases taxes on the wealthy and some corporations.

2013/04/11

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Former Surgeon General Joins E-Cig Company Board

Former U.S. surgeon general Richard Carmona, who highlighted the dangers of secondhand smoke and supported a ban on all tobacco products, is joining the board of directors for NJOY Inc., the nation’s leading electronic cigarette company — a move that could bring increased legitimacy to e-cigarettes as a viable alternative to traditional cigarettes.

2013/03/24

Maryland Senate OKs Ban on Smoking in Cars With Young Kids

The Maryland Senate has approved a ban on smoking in vehicles if a child under eight is a passenger.

2013/03/20

Researchers found that hospitalizations for employees and family members dropped dramatically, by 41 percent overall for six major conditions -- but increased outpatient costs erased those savings. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Study: Workplace Health Care Program Increases Medicine Costs, Outpatient Visits

In what’s being called the most rigorous look yet inside the wellness trend, independent researchers found that hospitalizations for employees and family members dropped dramatically, by 41 percent overall for six major conditions — but increased outpatient costs erased those savings.

2013/03/04

Va. Lawmakers Take Aim At Cigarette Trafficking

Lawmakers are aiming to impose harsher penalties on cigarette traffickers in Virginia, where officials say low excise taxes have made it an attractive base for smugglers who can sell smokes on the black market in nearby states and funnel the profits to organized crime.

2013/01/25

Maryland Fire Deaths Decrease in 2012

The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office says fire-related deaths in the state fell by 22 percent last year.

2013/01/10

In this handout from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), warning labels for cigarette packs are seen. (credit: FDA via Getty Images)

Court Denies Rehearing on Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels

An appeals court on Wednesday denied the federal government’s request to reconsider a decision blocking a requirement that tobacco companies put large graphic health warnings on cigarette packages to show that smoking can disfigure and even kill people.

2012/12/05