tobacco

Columbia Chamber of Commerce endorses Proposition B

Brynne Whittaker — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:42:46 +0000

The Columbia Chamber of Commerce board of directors has formally endorsed Proposition B, a measure on the November ballot that would raise in the state’s tobacco sales rate to 90 cents per pack.

Newscast for January 20, 2012

Janet Saidi — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:25:42 +0000

Regional news from the KBIA newsroom, including:

Newscast for January 19, 2012

Scott Kanowsky — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:28:36 +0000

Regional news from the KBIA newsroom, including:

Missouri gets 'F' for tobacco control policies, in new report from American Lung Association
FDA challenging the use of antibiotics in animals
MO chief justice wants to shrink prison

Smoking in the LGBT community

Jacob Fenston — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:47:19 +0000

Missouri has one of the highest smoking rates in the nation -- at 21 percent, it's double the rate in states like Utah and California. But some segments of the population smoke even more. In this week's Health & Wealth update, I talk with MU researchers who have found that the smoking rate among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Missourians is much higher than in the population at large.