| Title |
Intro |
Date |
| Surgeon General's Report on Women and Smoking |
Although nongender-specific risks of smoking have been well publicized, many women are unaware of the tobacco-related risks unique to women, according to a report by the U.S. Surgeon General. The full text of "Women and Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon Ge |
02/10/03 |
| Frustration abounds over tobacco settlement spending |
Washington -- When it comes to discouraging words about what's become of anti-smoking dollars provided by the landmark 1998 tobacco settlement agreement, few could beat those of Cheryl G. Healton, DrPH, president and CEO of the American Legacy Foundation. |
02/10/03 |
| Tobacco Industry Wins California Jury Verdict |
After a string of four big courtroom losses, the tobacco industry won its first jury verdict in California since 1998, when the antismoking state began allowing lawsuits against cigarette companies. |
02/10/03 |
| Internet cigarettes blow rings around taxes, laws |
REGINA - Government agencies have been trying to discourage smoking through tax hikes and advertising restrictions, but the Internet has become a place the government is losing the battle against cigarettes. |
02/10/03 |
| New Jersey bill targets most indoor smoking |
If a pack of legislators has its way, smoking will be snuffed out in just about every indoor public place in New Jersey. |
02/09/03 |
| 7 private clubs sue over smoking ban; Claim town rule violates law, costs them revenue, members |
Seven private clubs have filed a lawsuit against the town over the smoking ban Weymouth enacted last year. |
02/08/03 |
| Widow of Miami smoker who died of cancer sues tobacco companies |
MIAMI (AP) - Attitudes toward smoking and knowledge about the health effects of cigarettes were explored during jury selection Monday in the federal trial of two cigarette makers being sued by a widow in the lung cancer death of her photographer husband. |
02/05/03 |
| Cigarette-tax evasion aided terror, U.S. says |
Eleven people, most of them Lebanese immigrants from Dearborn, have been charged with running an interstate cigarette smuggling racket that federal prosecutors allege helped finance terrorism. |
02/05/03 |
| Vitamin A May Shield Former Smokers |
TUESDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthScoutNews) -- A chemical cousin of vitamin A may shield former smokers from lung cancer. |
02/04/03 |
| Bored Students More Likely to Smoke |
MONDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthScoutNews) -- Teens who aren't interested in school, along with those whose parents smoke, are more likely to accept a tobacco promotional item. |
02/04/03 |
| 78% of state smokers tried to quit |
A survey of more than 6,000 Wisconsin residents shows that 78 percent of current smokers have tried to quit, but more than 50 percent of them are still using the "cold turkey" method and most relapse within a week. |
02/03/03 |
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