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| BAT hits at 'flawed' WHO plan to curb smoking |
British American Tobacco, the world's second-biggest cigarette company, will this week attack the World Health Organisation's stringent proposals to limit tobacco use, arguing that the Geneva-based organisation's action plan is "fundamentally flawed" and |
08/27/00 |
| Smoking can stunt fetal development |
Smoking while pregnant is like playing Russian roulette: A mother never knows which cigarette will cut the oxygen supply to her baby enough to harm its development. If oxygen is depleted, the baby may be born premature and underweight, which may result in |
08/27/00 |
| Monroe richer in tobacco cash |
(August 27, 2000) -- Monroe County now has 2.5 million in cash from its sale of bonds backed by payments from the county's share of a national tobacco settlement. |
08/27/00 |
| Smaller tobacco payment likely; Texas agreement tied to national smoking rates |
Texans are quitting smoking at half the rate of their fellow smokers across the country, yet the state stands to lose as much as million in tobacco settlement proceeds because smoking has decreased sharply nationwide. |
08/25/00 |
| US teen smoking rates appear to be falling |
ATLANTA (Reuters Health) - The number of US high school students taking up smoking may have leveled out or even declined during the late 1990's, a new report suggests. |
08/25/00 |
| County weighs windfall: Plan unveiled for using tobacco settlement funds |
Sacramento County officials have unveiled a plan to spend most of a tobacco litigation windfall on health needs small and large -- from defibrillators at capital golf courses to a .5 million primary care clinic. |
08/25/00 |
| State tobacco foes say less cash OK if sales truly drop |
Anti-smoking advocates say they don't mind that Texas could lose up to million in 2000 and 2001 from the 1998 tobacco lawsuit settlement -- so long as those smaller payments truly mean a drop in cigarette sales. |
08/25/00 |
| Ground Zero Wins 5-Million Anti-Smoking Account |
LOS ANGELES-The California Department of Health Services awarded Ground Zero its anti-tobacco account, worth 5 million in billings over five years. It is the Marina del Rey, Calif., shop's first government account. |
08/25/00 |
| Just one cigarette leaves brain wanting more |
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Puffing on a single cigarette can leave a lasting impression on the brain's pleasure center that primes it for nicotine addiction, new research shows. This glimpse at nicotine's early effects could lead to drug therapies to hel |
08/24/00 |
| Cancer Screen Test Seeking Heavy Smokers |
Have you kicked the habit or are just thinking about it? Either way, you can help. |
08/24/00 |
| Smoking in pregnancy ups risk of SIDS threefold |
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Up to 40% of cases of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) could be avoided if all pregnant women quit smoking during pregnancy, Danish researchers report. |
08/24/00 |
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