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| Teen Medicine Physician Helps Teens Kick Butts, Offers Tips for Tobacco Prevention for Youth |
AUGUSTA, Ga., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- If teens were taught early on about the consequences of using tobacco products, maybe they would think twice before having a smoke, says Dr. Robert Pendergrast, Director of Adolescent Medicine at MCG Health System. |
09/17/02 |
| Florida Judge Slashes Award in Tobacco Case |
A Miami judge slashed by 91% a .5 million award to a flight attendant claiming injury from secondhand smoke, saying the size of the punishment handed to cigarette makers was "shocking." |
09/16/02 |
| Stress Eases, But Smoking on Rise |
In the shadow of the Chrysler building, amid the crowds and heightened police presence outside Grand Central Terminal, Keith Rutsky lit up a cigarette last week and took a long drag. |
09/16/02 |
| No Smoke: Tobacco Used in Vaccine |
For many people, tobacco represents a death sentence -- inflicting nicotine addiction, lung cancer and other ills. But for millions of women in the developing world at risk for cervical cancer, tobacco could eventually be a lifesaver. |
09/14/02 |
| Class-action suit against tobacco firms dismissed |
A San Diego judge has tentatively dismissed a class-action suit against major tobacco companies, ruling the legal action violates the free speech rights of the companies. |
09/14/02 |
| Custody judge bans smoking near child |
A judge in Lake County has barred the estranged parents of an 8-year-old girl from smoking in her presence or allowing anyone else to puff around her. |
09/13/02 |
| O.C. wants butt-free Boardwalk |
OCEAN CITY - Smokers in this resort can have their cigarettes or their breathtaking view of the surf, but not both. |
09/13/02 |
| Why some teens smoke |
Teenage girls who think they are overweight are twice as likely to smoke than those who are comfortable with their bodies, a new study shows. |
09/13/02 |
| Lorillard Sues Attorney General Group Over Anti-Tobacco Ads |
Greensboro, North Carolina, Sept. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Lorillard Tobacco Co. said it filed a lawsuit accusing the National Association of Attorneys General of failing to stop ``vilifying'' advertisements that criticize the cigarette maker. |
09/13/02 |
| EU Court Upholds Ban on 'Light' and 'Mild' Cigarette Labels |
BRUSSELS -- The European Court of Justice, in a preliminary ruling, upheld a European Union ban on the use of "light" and "mild" labels on cigarette packets. |
09/10/02 |
| Tobacco War Lessons for McDonald's |
Commentary. Andrew Ferguson is a columnist for Bloomberg News. The opinions expressed are his own.
Washington, Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) -- When McDonald's Corp. announced last week that it would switch cooking oils to reduce the amount of unhealthy fat in |
09/10/02 |
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