Global community unites against tobacco industry interference

Declaration at treaty meeting affirms priority of public health over tradePUNTA DEL ESTE, URUGUAY – As the host country for this week's tobacco control treaty meetings braces for a legal challenge from Philip Morris International (PMI) to its graphic cigarette warning...

Big Tobacco undermines health policy: Report

Uruguay proposes resolution calling for unity in face of tobacco industry interferencePUNTA DEL ESTE, URUGUAY: A new investigative report by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists exposes a wide range of tactics employed by the tobacco industry to undermine...

Punta del Este Sparkles Once More

It was shortly after midnight on a warm summer night at the harbor in Punta del Este, Uruguay, and tanned young couples were streaming out of restaurants, wondering what to do next. Walk down the block to one of those well-appointed bars that would remain open until dawn? Or...