TN: Smoking Prevention
TN to Receive $13 Million in Juul Deceptive Marketing Settlement
After an investigation found the e-cigarette maker Juul Labs deliberately targeted young people using a variety of marketing practices, Tennessee is …
TN Medical Association Calls for Ban on Flavored Vape Products
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Gov. Bill Lee has yet to respond to medical professionals calling for a statewide emergency ban on flavored vaping products…
TN Doctors Urged to Report Cases of Possible Vaping llness
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Health is asking health-care providers across the state to report any cases of respiratory …
TN Cancer Patients, Survivors Rally for Tougher Smoking Laws
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – More than 37,000 Tennesseans are likely to find out they have cancer this year, and the American Cancer Society and its …
Report: Tennesseans' Health, Money Literally Go Up in Smoke
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Among the items on hundreds of Tennesseans' New Year's resolution lists are promises to quit smoking. But a new study by …
Report Highlights Long-Term Cost of Smoking in TN
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The average smoker in Tennessee will spend $93,000 dollars on his or her habit over a lifetime, according to new data from the …
May is Asthma Awareness Month: Managing Chronic Disease
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - More than 7,000 Tenneseans were hospitalized for asthma in 2010, the most recent data available. Thousands more have the chronic …
New Anti-Smoking Campaign Goes After E-Cigarettes
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Colon cancer, vision problems and myths about "vaping" - a slang term for using e-cigarettes - are featured in a new CDC public …
Tennessee Tobacco-Prevention Spending Falls Far Short
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The latest report on how well states are funding tobacco prevention and cessation efforts has Tennessee ranked in the back …
Slight Setback in Tennessee as Premature Births Rise
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - After dropping for six years in a row, the latest figures show the preterm birth rate in Tennessee inched back up in 2013…
CDC: Risky Teen Behavior Shifts
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Less cigarette smoking, soda drinking and physical fighting, but more time at computers and other tech devices. That's the …
Study: Little Difference in Risky Behaviors in PG-13, R Movies
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Many parents would never think of allowing their young teen to see an R-rated movie, but a fresh study shows those films have much …