tobacco industry

Henry I. Miller’s long history of science denial and product defense

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Five years after a Monsanto ghostwriting scandal prompted Forbes to delete dozens of his articles, Dr. Miller joins the “full-time writing staff” of the corporate front group American Council on Science and Health.

Menthol cigarettes linked to higher death risk, especially for Black smokers

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Menthol cigarette smokers had a higher risk of dying from any health cause, including heart disease, compared to former non-menthol cigarette smokers, according to what researchers say is the largest and most comprehensive study of its kind.

Alcohol industry uses tobacco tactics to downplay deadly risks and block reforms, studies show

Recommendations include raising taxes, reducing marketing and availability, mandating independent warning labels, and excluding industry from health policymaking

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A man reaches out to get a bottle of liquor in a liquor store

Urgent action is needed to protect public health from alcohol industry influence and to curb alcohol-related disease and death, according to international researchers.  

Something to Chew On

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(Transcript from today’s proceedings) Here is an interesting tidbit to chew on over the weekend. In light of Judge Vince Chhabria’s unusual handling of the first Roundup cancer lawsuit to come to trial in federal court, (see previous entries for bifurcation and other background) and the vitriol with which he has been addressing plaintiff Edwin Something to Chew On