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Date |
| Battling tobacco can turn heads |
For advertising agencies that win high-stakes, anti-tobacco accounts, the business can be not only lucrative but also a catalyst for national visibility. |
12/25/01 |
| Lawmakers push to curb Internet sales of tobacco |
SACRAMENTO -- While some corner stores are making it harder for young people to buy cigarettes, many online retailers are making it far too easy, say a pair of state lawmakers pushing legislation restricting Internet tobacco sales. |
12/24/01 |
| International Study Confirms Passive Smoke's Harm |
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Exposure to passive, or secondhand, tobacco smoke increases a person's risk for experiencing a variety of respiratory ailments, according to the results of a large international study. |
12/22/01 |
| Putnam smoking ban falls |
A federal court judge yesterday struck down Putnam County's year-old public smoking ban, ruling the Board of Health encroached on the powers of the Legislature and considered non-health-related factors outside its purview in enacting the regulations. |
12/21/01 |
| Smoke-free workplaces? OSHA lets states decide |
OSHA has withdrawn an inactive indoor air quality regulation it proposed in 1994 that would have banned smoking in virtually all workplaces. As a result, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), an anti-smoking organization that sued OSHA for delaying in adopt |
12/21/01 |
| Smoking Ups Lupus Risk: Report |
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Smokers are at increased risk of developing the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus, according to the results of a recent study. |
12/20/01 |
| Breathing disease on the rise, linked to smoking |
DANBURY, Conn. -- After a while, Charles Stone couldn't golf anymore. |
12/20/01 |
| Newly Released Data Indicates Pressing Need for Tobacco Control Efforts |
Los Angeles County failed to meet the 2000 national health objective of less than 15 percent prevalence for current smokers at 18.1 percent. "These data demonstrate the need for increased efforts to implement programs and policies to reduce cigarette smo |
12/20/01 |
| Passive Smoking Linked to Respiratory Problems |
LONDON (Reuters) - One of the largest studies of passive smoking found that it increases the risk of asthma and other respiratory problems in non-smokers and is widespread in many countries, particularly in the workplace. |
12/20/01 |
| San Francisco Suit Over Smokeless Tobacco Settles |
San Francisco's long-running battle with the tobacco industry drew to a close Tuesday with the announcement of a .75 million settlement with the makers of chewing tobacco and snuff. |
12/20/01 |
| Study Finds Teenagers Smoking Less; Campaign Is Cited |
HARVEY, Ill., Dec. 19 — Janel Horton, 17, has been smoking since she was 11, but she admits to being the odd bird among her friends, many of whom have kicked the habit or never even started. |
12/20/01 |
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