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| New Laws Give California Children Greater Protection From Tobacco Industry Marketing; Public Supports Tobacco Control |
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- California children will benefit immediately from new statewide tobacco control laws and changes to existing laws that become effective January 1, 2002, according to the American Cancer Society, American H |
12/20/01 |
| Nevada yields to Kentucky as state with the most adult smokers |
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Kentucky has displaced Nevada as the state with the highest percentage of adult smokers in the nation, according to new statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. |
12/18/01 |
| U.S. Groups Seek Regulation of Tobacco Alternatives |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leading U.S. health organizations and anti-tobacco groups took legal action on Tuesday aimed at helping the Food and Drug Administration regulate so-called cigarette alternatives including lozenges and water containing nicotine. |
12/18/01 |
| 22 Groups Get Funding From Tobacco Lawsuit |
Ventura County's Terrorism Working Group is among 22 organizations across the county that will divvy up .2 million in public health funding, officials said Monday. |
12/18/01 |
| Smokeless Tobacco Companies Settle |
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Makers and sellers of chewing tobacco have agreed to pay .75 million and post signs warning of smokeless products' health hazards in stores to settle a suit, San Francisco City Attorney Louise Renne said Tuesday. |
12/18/01 |
| Dead Guinea Pig Stars In Anti-Smoking Ad |
CHICAGO (AdAge.com) -- A dead guinea pig is the star of a new anti-smoking ad in Indiana. |
12/18/01 |
| Smoking Boosts Death Risk in Type 2 Diabetes |
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with type 2 diabetes increase their death risk by smoking, but quitting can slash this risk substantially, researchers report. |
12/17/01 |
| Goals to Lower U.S. Smoking Not Being Met: Report |
ATLANTA (Reuters Health) - The percentage of US adults who smoke ranges from about 13% in Utah to about 30% in Kentucky, and only three states have meet federal goals for reducing the number of residents who smoke, according to researchers at the US Cente |
12/14/01 |
| Film makers glamorise smoking - health experts |
Scientists say films that glamorise smoking such as Pulp Fiction are bad for children's health. |
12/14/01 |
| Students honored for writing letters against smoking |
Like many children who clearly see the logic of never putting a smelly, tar-filled, nicotine-packed, cancer-causing cigarette close to their mouths, Samantha Portagallo -- a sixth-grader at St. Charles School in Oakwood -- wrote the following in a letter |
12/14/01 |
| Study: Utah Boasts Lowest Percentage of Smokers |
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Utah, with its large population of non-smoking Mormons, had the lowest incidence of smoking in the United States in 2000, according to a study released on Thursday by federal health experts. |
12/13/01 |
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