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| Revolutionary New Nicotine-Free Cigarette to Be Featured Topic on American Health Radio Tonight |
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 2003--Vector Group Ltd. today announced that American Health Radio will broadcast a segment on Quest, the first cigarette brand that allows consumers to gradually step down nicotine consumption to nicotine-free smoking, |
02/03/03 |
| Nebraska eateries want customers to decide smoking policy |
WATERLOO, Neb. (AP) -- Ben Stenglein took a drag of his cigarette as he paced behind the bar of his family's steakhouse. He soon exhaled, sending tufts of smoke into the dimly lit lounge. |
02/02/03 |
| Students crusade against tobacco |
RICHMOND - For Lucia Delgado, 16, stopping illegal tobacco sales to minors is a personal passion. Most of her friends smoke, and she has tried to persuade many to quit. |
02/02/03 |
| No-Smoking Signs Spread Slowly Across Africa |
KAMPALA, Uganda, Jan. 30 — President Yoweri Museveni said recently that his prayers would be answered if a thousand major cigarette companies operated in Uganda instead of just one. |
02/02/03 |
| New CDC Study Shows Kids Exposed to Secondhand Tobacco Smoke at Alarming Rates |
Washington, DC - CDC’s new report shows that America’s kids (ages 3-11) are being exposed to secondhand smoke at levels more than twice those of adults. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Second National Report on Human Exposure |
01/31/03 |
| Lorillard Can Sue Anti-Smoking Group Over Ads, Judge Concludes |
Wilmington, Delaware, Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Lorillard Tobacco Co., a unit of Loews Corp., can sue a foundation over anti- smoking advertisements that allegedly vilify the cigarette maker, a judge ruled. |
01/31/03 |
| Tobacco 'hides' cancer cells from immune system |
Not only does tobacco promote cancer development, but it also helps early cancer cells avoid detection by the immune system. Usually, the immune system is able to mop up harmful cells before they multiply and spread. |
01/26/03 |
| Suit Accuses Philip Morris of Deception |
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. –– Sharon Price switched from smoking regular cigarettes to brands labeled "light" when she was pregnant in the 1970s. |
01/26/03 |
| Bill calls for tax hike on cigarettes |
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma would levy a .23-per-pack tax on cigarettes under a bill filed Wednesday by Rep. Ray Vaughn, R- Edmond. |
01/26/03 |
| Nicotine-Reduced Cigarettes Reach Market |
RALEIGH, N.C. –– The first tobacco CEO to acknowledge smoking is addictive is offering a new cigarette made with genetically modified tobacco that lets smokers choose their level of nicotine. |
01/26/03 |
| Parkinson's Drug May Help Smokers Quit |
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A drug used to treat Parkinson's disease may help some people quit smoking, the results of a small, preliminary study suggest. |
01/24/03 |
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