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The legal purchase age for tobacco products in New York would rise from 18 to 21 under a package of bills unveiled by Gov. Andrew Cuomo Saturday. Besides…
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New Public Health Protection law ends tobacco sales at pharmacies, further restricts places to smokeWith the stroke of a pen, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz signed into law Friday the Public Health Protection Act of 2018. The measure includes bans…
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The smoking rate among high school students across the state was the lowest on record in 2016, but state Health Department data singals a dramatic…
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More than 100 cities across the country have raised the legal purchasing age for tobacco to 21, and the entire state of Hawaii followed suit on New Year’s…
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Anti cancer groups are seeking to ban the sale of fruit and chocolate flavored cigars in New York State that they say target children.The products include…
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The American Cancer Society has given New York State a mixed report card when it comes to cancer prevention. The group says the most glaring error is the…