Panel calls for regulation of tobacco
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070816/ap_on_he_me/cancer_panel_tobacco"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070816/i/r20905259.jpg?x=130&y=101&sig=D3uQ9tY4iXRI_BGnj4CLJA--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="A man smokes a cigarette in a file photo. A new presidential report on cancer takes on not only tobacco companies but the food industry while calling on the federal government to "cease being a purveyor of unhealthy foods" and switch to policies that encourage Americans to eat vegetables and exercise. REUTERS/J.P. Moczulski" border="0" /></a>AP - To aid the nation's fight against cancer, the federal government should increase taxes on tobacco products and strictly regulate the sales and marketing of tobacco, says an advisory panel to the president.</p><br clear="all"/>

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