Campaign announced to exempt food from Kansas sales tax

By Jim McLean
KHI News Service

TOPEKA, KAN. — A coalition is forming to make healthy food less expensive in Kansas.

Led by KC Healthy Kids, a nonprofit organization supported in part by the Kansas Health Foundation, a coalition is being formed to guide a legislative effort to exempt food from the state sales tax.

KU Hospital: The Dangers of Electronic Cigarettes

Courtesy of the University of Kansas Hospital

KANSAS CITY, Kan.— New studies show electronic cigarettes have surpassed traditional smoking in popularity among teens.

These e-cigarettes are not currently regulated the same as traditional tobacco products, and that may
be a problem, according to Stephen Thornton, MD, a toxicologist with The University of Kansas Hospital.