| Title |
Intro |
Date |
| Asians warned to quit smoking |
An advertising campaign to warn Asian communities in the UK of the dangers of smoking and chewing tobacco is being launched by the government. |
11/16/01 |
| Ex-Smoker's Trial Begins in Florida |
TAMPA, Fla. (AP)- An ex-smoker suffers from lung cancer and emphysema because of his 50-year addiction to nicotine, the man's attorney claimed in opening statements Thursday in a lawsuit against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. |
11/15/01 |
| Philip Morris Proposes Name Change |
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Trying to improve its image and reflect its ``peak'' performance, consumer products giant Philip Morris Cos Inc. (NYSE:MO - news) on Thursday said it is proposing a name change to Altria Group Inc. |
11/15/01 |
| Girls: Lighting Up to Calm Down? |
May 14, 2001 -- Growing up has never been easy. For girls, pressures and expectations lurk everywhere. Be thin. Fit in. Find a boyfriend. |
11/14/01 |
| The American Cancer Society Celebrates 25th Anniversary of the Great American Smokeout(R) |
ATLANTA, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Cancer Society, the nation's leading voluntary health agency, announces the 25th anniversary of the Great American Smokeout. On this Thursday, Nov. 15, the Society will mark 25 years of dramatic changes in the |
11/14/01 |
| State to launch tobacco Quit Line on Nov. 14 |
Atlanta Falcons linebacker Jessie Tuggle, Department of Human Resources Commissioner Jim Martin, members of the State Tobacco Use Prevention Program and the American Cancer Society will launch UNITE Georgia's statewide toll-free Quit Line, 1-877-270-STOP, |
11/14/01 |
| Firefighters Extinguish Their Cigarettes for the American Cancer Society's 25th Annual Great American Smokeout |
INDIANAPOLIS (BUSINESS WIRE) - As America looks to firefighters for help, support and leadership like never before, one fire department is initiating a new campaign that it hopes will catch on in cities across the nation. |
11/14/01 |
| Youth Anti-Smoking Campaign Heats Up |
Tobacco-use prevention programs aimed at local youth will shift into high gear this month when officials with the Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation select the Northern Virginia community organizations and agencies that will share .2 million set asi |
11/14/01 |
| Smokers who seek lung screening are likely to be receptive to smoking cessation |
NEW YORK, November 12, 2001 - Smokers who undergo low-dose helical computed tomographic (CT) scanning for lung cancer were motivated to quit smoking, according to a study conducted by researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and colleagues a |
11/13/01 |
| Demographics of Tobacco Use |
Smokers and education
Adults with 16 or more years of education had the lowest smoking prevalence (11.3 percent). Adults with 9 to 11 years of education had higher smoking prevalence (36.8 percent) compared to adults with fewer or more years of educati |
11/13/01 |
| Anti-smoking campaign funds cut |
MADISON -- The Tobacco Control Board allocated .2 million Monday for next year's anti-smoking efforts, almost half of what it gave out for 2001. |
11/13/01 |
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