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NC House and Senate bills would raise age for tobacco sales to 21, create permitting system for retailers

NC Health News

He founded the Preventing Tobacco Addiction Foundation in 1996 and began to push for state legislatures to raise the tobacco sales age. But in 2003, a town in Massachusetts raised the sales age for tobacco and nicotine products to 21 years old. Department of Health and Human Services. At first, he had scant success.

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Trump administration health policies may target ultra-processed foods

HEALTHBEAT

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free national newsletter here. For years, the federal government has steered clear of regulating junk food, fast food, and ultra-processed food. The category of food processing and sales companies, which includes Tyson Foods and Nestle SA, tallied $26.7

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The World’s Psychoactive Drug of Choice

The Health Care Blog

The daily intake of caffeine varies depending on type of beverage and brand as the chart below indicates. Eight in 10 humans consume a caffeinated beverage daily. Public officials viewed the product (and its stimulants) with suspicion. Worldwide, humans consume over 10 million tons of coffee beans a year. Roughly 16% (1.62