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| Former tobacco model sues Reynolds over 'reputation' |
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas man who said he worked as a model in cigarette ads in the late 1970s sued R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. yesterday, saying he experienced years of emotional distress from enticing people to smoke. |
04/30/02 |
| Tobacco Industry Gave More Than .3 Million in Political Contributions To Date in 2001-2002 Election Cycle |
Washington, DC - The tobacco industry contributed more than .3 million in soft money and political action committee (PAC) contributions to federal candidates, political parties and political committees so far this election cycle - from January 1, 2001, |
04/30/02 |
| California's Anti-Smoking Campaign Is a Success |
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than ever before, Californians are breathing cleaner air at work and in their homes thanks to the tough anti-smoking laws and educational campaigns in that state, researchers say. |
04/29/02 |
| Report: Smoking costs Wyoming 2 million a year |
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Smoking claims 720 lives and costs 2 million in health care expenditures and lost productivity in Wyoming each year, a report said. |
04/29/02 |
| Effects of Smoke-Free Workplaces Waft into Homes |
MONDAY, April 29 (HealthScoutNews) -- California's strict anti-smoking laws have taken hold in the state's workplaces and are inspiring citizens to snuff out cigarettes in their own homes. |
04/29/02 |
| Fire Standard Sought for Cigarettes |
WASHINGTON –– The nation's largest tobacco company now says all cigarettes should be manufactured so they extinguish themselves if smokers don't stamp them out. |
04/25/02 |
| Proposed ban on smoking seen as attack on growers |
A ban on smoking in public places in Fayette County would hurt local growers and the local economy, tobacco supporters warned yesterday. |
04/25/02 |
| Smoking's Weight-Control Offset by Heart Attacks |
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The weight-control benefits of smoking cigarettes do not offset the elevated risk of heart disease associated with smoking, researchers reported Thursday at the American Heart Association (news - web sites)'s Asia Pacific Scien |
04/25/02 |
| GOP Senate plan triples Ohio cigarette tax to 74 cents a pack |
COLUMBUS - Ohio’s cigarette tax would more than triple, to 74 cents a pack, to help balance the state budget under a tentative agreement reached by a majority of Senate Republicans yesterday. |
04/25/02 |
| State board OKs settlement for Angelos |
The state Board of Public Works unanimously approved a negotiated settlement yesterday that will pay attorney Peter G. Angelos 0 million over five years for his work on Maryland's lawsuit against the tobacco industry. |
04/25/02 |
| Gov't to make youth smoking illegal |
The provincial government won’t totally ban smoking in public places, and if you can’t drink in Nova Scotia, you won’t be able to smoke either. |
04/25/02 |
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