| Title |
Intro |
Date |
| U.S. may promote tobacco overseas |
WASHINGTON -- Despite its war on smoking in the United States, the federal government may soon be paying to promote U.S. tobacco overseas, a move that alarms some health advocates. |
07/31/01 |
| State Hospitals in Texas Banning Smoking, Stirring Controversy |
AUSTIN — State hospitals are starting to ban smoking on their property, drawing complaints from advocates who contend the rights of the mentally ill are being infringed upon. |
07/31/01 |
| Hopkins scientist is probed in India cancer drug study |
The Johns Hopkins University is investigating a researcher who tested an experimental anti-cancer drug on patients in India without seeking the permission of an internal review board that considers the safety of human studies, a spokesman said yesterday. |
07/31/01 |
| Tobacco Buyout Snuffs Out Md. Crop |
CROOM, Md. (AP) - During the last few years that he farmed tobacco, John S. Ellis grew the broad-leafed crop on only 55 of the 700 acres he worked in southern Maryland. |
07/31/01 |
| Youth Speakers Inspire Peers to Make a Difference on Tobacco Use |
WASHINGTON, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Young people from around the country are spreading the word about tobacco use and inspiring teens to get involved in the fight against the deadly addiction of nicotine through a new speakers bureau program launched by t |
07/31/01 |
| Philip Morris Wants Judgment Reversed |
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Philip Morris Co. is arguing that the billion judgment awarded to a longtime smoker with lung cancer should be reversed because the judge refused to allow evidence of the smoker's criminal history. |
07/30/01 |
| State Trails In Tobacco Settlement Spending |
LANSING, Mich. , 5:59 p.m. EDT July 29, 2001-- Michigan ranks low in its spending on smoking control programs, despite having a high number of smokers, according to a national group. |
07/30/01 |
| State reinvests in tobacco companies after restriction lifted |
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- The state has invested 2.4 million in tobacco and tobacco related companies over the past month now that state officials lifted a ban on such holdings. |
07/30/01 |
| Science Group Finds that Popular Women's Magazines Continue to Ignore the Risks of Smoking |
New York, NY- July 2001. Although popular women's magazines state that they have a commitment to general health coverage, they fail to cover the number one cause of cancer death in women-lung cancer-according to a new study by the American Council on Scie |
07/30/01 |
| Tobacco Advertising Sparks Fair Controversy |
An anti-tobacco group fears that the Washington County Fair may accept advertising from a tobacco company to make up for lost revenue. |
07/29/01 |
| Turning Teens Off Tobacco |
SATURDAY, July 28 (HealthScoutNews) -- It's a baffling situation for doctors, parents, teachers and scientists: While increasing numbers of adults have stopped smoking, an even-greater percentage of teen-agers have started. |
07/29/01 |
Cigarettes
