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| A Victory for Smokers' Rights |
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Aeroflot Airlines has declared a victory for smokers' rights, overturning a U.S. ban on smoking aboard aircraft. |
02/07/01 |
| Black Teens Need Tailored Smoking Programs |
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - African-American youths who want to quit smoking may benefit from culturally specific smoking cessation programs, researchers suggest. Such programs may take into consideration the disproportionate harm that smoking causes to t |
02/07/01 |
| Brown & Williamson Wins Smoking Suit |
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. extended the cigarette industry's victory streak on Tuesday by winning a lawsuit brought by a smoker's family who claimed the company's low-tar cigarettes caused his death. |
02/06/01 |
| Bush May Block Anti-Smoking Efforts |
WASHINGTON (AP) - Tobacco industry supporters are breathing easier now that President Bush is in office, while cigarette foes fear the new administration will move to block anti-smoking efforts. |
02/06/01 |
| India Plans Ban on Public Smoking |
NEW DELHI, India (AP) - India's government drew up a bill Tuesday to ban smoking in public places and forbid tobacco advertising in a push to reduce smoking in a country that sees a million tobacco-related deaths a year. |
02/06/01 |
| Tobacco-Free Kids Statement on Introduction of Bipartisan Legislation in the Senate to Grant the FDA Authority Over Tobacco |
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a statement by Matthew L. Myers, president, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, on the introduction of bipartisan legislation in the Senate to grant the FDA authority over tobacco: |
02/06/01 |
| US Lawmakers to Launch New Bid to Regulate Tobacco |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leading anti-smoking lawmakers will renew their offensive against the tobacco industry on Tuesday, introducing legislation to give the Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) the authority to regulate tobacco products and cu |
02/05/01 |
| Saudi Hospital Files Anti-Tobacco Suit in US |
RIYADH (Reuters) - A leading Saudi hospital said on Monday its lawsuit against international tobacco firms had been filed in US courts. The hospital seeks at least billion in compensation for treating lung disease in smokers. |
02/05/01 |
| Md. programs to educate about cancer |
Armed with nearly million from the national tobacco settlement, health officials are launching a statewide blitz to fight a silent, often overlooked killer: colorectal cancer. |
02/05/01 |
| Africa becoming the biggest global ashtray |
There are 933 million smokers in low-and middle-income countries, comprising 82 % of smokers worldwide. Researchers say there is an increase in smoking among the poor, illiterate and less educated in these regions. |
02/05/01 |
| Tobacco monies reduced, but officials say that's good |
Minnesota's winnings from the estimated .1 billion tobacco settlement in 1998 haven't quite come up to snuff, according to state figures. |
02/02/01 |
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