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Date |
| Angelos wins 0 million tobacco settlement |
Baltimore lawyer and Orioles owner Peter G. Angelos will receive 0 million -- million over the next five years -- as part of his compensation for representing Maryland in a suit against the tobacco industry. |
04/11/02 |
| Edgy, statewide ad campaign aims to reduce teen smoking |
MORGANTOWN - Across the state, young West Virginians are seeing the first in a series of edgy, anti-smoking ads with a look and a feel that public health officials say is "more MTV, less Betty Crocker." |
04/11/02 |
| South Florida City Targets Smoking In Parks |
Smokers may not be able to puff away in parks if some Cooper City residents have their way. |
04/10/02 |
| FDA declares nicotine lollipops illegal, orders 3 pharmacies to stop sales |
WASHINGTON (AP) Three pharmacies, including one in Massachusetts, have been ordered to stop selling nicotine-laced lollipops and lip balm via the Internet in a crack down by the Food and Drug Administration Wednesday. |
04/10/02 |
| Gov. Schweiker Joins 300 PA Teens To Launch Youth Anti-Tobacco Movement, `BUSTED!' |
HARRISBURG, Pa., April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Surrounded by 300 Pennsylvania teens on the front steps of the state Capitol, Gov. Mark Schweiker today launched a statewide youth anti-tobacco movement, ``BUSTED!'' -- a grassroots advocacy campaign encouraging P |
04/10/02 |
| Campaign Launched to Raise Awareness About the Dangers of Tobacco Use |
CONCORD, N.H., April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- A campaign aimed at raising
awareness about the dangers of tobacco use hits New Hampshire airwaves and
newspapers the week of April 15th in support of the New Hampshire Tobacco
Prevention and Control's (TPCP) con |
04/10/02 |
| Ohio Supreme Court to hear arguments over smoking ban |
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Opponents of a comprehensive smoking ban in Lucas County say an Ohio Supreme Court ruling in favor of the ban would lead to a rush of similar laws around Ohio. Health officials disagree, saying most communities are still reluctant t |
04/09/02 |
| Study: Smoking inflates Medicaid |
South Dakota's Medicaid spending on smoking-related health problems has more than doubled in recent years as medical expenses soar and tobacco use remains prevalent, a new study finds. |
04/09/02 |
| Scientists Find Possible New Smoking-Cancer Link |
LONDON (Reuters) - British researchers said on Tuesday they had identified a possible new mechanism that might explain how smoking can cause breast and bowel cancer as well as lung cancer. |
04/09/02 |
| There's never been a better time to quit smoking |
About 40 percent of America's 50 million smokers will try to kick the habit at least once this year. On average, fewer than one in 10 will succeed. |
04/09/02 |
| Vegetables reduce tobacco toxins |
SAN FRANCISCO, Apr 07, 2002 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Smokers who eat at least two servings of cruciferous vegetables a week have lower levels of tobacco-related toxins in their urine, cancer researchers told a conference Sunday. |
04/08/02 |
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