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Cigarette maker Philip Morris accuses stores of selling counterfeit cigarettes |
SACRAMENTO -- Top cigarette maker Philip Morris Co. has filed a lawsuit against 200 San Joaquin Valley retailers accusing the stores of selling counterfeit Marlboros. |
07/18/03 |
Fact Sheet on Young Women and Smoking |
New data from the American Legacy Foundation surveys shows that, despite recent declines in tobacco use nationwide, a quarter of young women (16-24 years old) are smokers. Perhaps more alarming, although 83% said they believe they can quit smoking, and 60 |
07/16/03 |
New Research on Young Women and Smoking: Two-thirds Want to Quit, but Only Three Percent Succeed |
WASHINGTON, July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- In new data that point toward the power of tobacco's addictiveness, findings released today by the American Legacy Foundation show that 65% of young women smokers aged 16 to 24 want to quit smoking, but only 3% succeede |
07/16/03 |
Smoking “linked to prostate cancer†|
Previous research results regarding the link between smoking and prostate cancer have been mixed, say the researchers from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre and the University of Washington. |
07/15/03 |
Movies Spur Teen Smoking |
TUESDAY, July 15 (HealthDayNews) -- If you want to prevent your teens from smoking, you might consider screening the movies they watch. |
07/15/03 |
Tug of war looms on Hill over use of antitobacco funds |
Health care advocates, annoyed that House Speaker Thomas M. Finneran wants to divert money from the state's massive settlement with big tobacco companies, want to recoup some of the cash for antismoking efforts. |
07/15/03 |
Kentucky has second highest rate of pregnant women who smoke |
FRANKFORT, Ky. - While the number of Kentucky women who smoked during their pregnancies decreased during the last decade, the state still had the second highest nationwide percentage of pregnant smokers, according to a published state report. |
07/14/03 |
Federal judge denies class-action suit against tobacco companies |
A federal judge in Nevada has denied certification of class action in five lawsuits on behalf of smokers seeking damages from tobacco companies. |
07/14/03 |
Study: Smoke-free Good For Biz; Owners Doubt It |
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- John Stage would like to believe the state smoking ban that goes into effect later this month won't hurt business at his popular restaurant and bar. |
07/11/03 |
France advances plan to ban cigarette sales to children |
PARIS (AP) -- French lawmakers on Thursday moved a step closer to banning the sale of cigarettes to children under 16 and raising the price per pack for the second time this year. |
07/10/03 |
New Book Examines What It Takes to Get Older Adults to Quit Smoking |
DURHAM, N.C., July 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Why do adults in their 50s and 60s continue to smoke cigarettes, despite decades of warnings that it is dangerous to their health? The answer may lie in smokers' personal experience with negative health effects, |
07/09/03 |