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| Surgeon Gen. Issues Tobacco Report |
CHICAGO (AP) - The surgeon general is calling upon states to use more money from their multimillion-dollar tobacco settlements on anti-smoking campaigns, citing a ``failure to implement proven strategies.'' |
08/09/00 |
| Bids up, mood down at N. Carolina tobacco auctions |
WILSON, N.C., Aug 9 (Reuters) - Resignation hung in the air as thick as the sweet smell of freshly cured tobacco on Wednesday as the nation's largest leaf auctions opened in eastern North Carolina, many for the last time. |
08/09/00 |
| Smokers who quit with drug may gain less weight |
CHICAGO, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Smokers who use the prescription smoking cessation pill Zyban may gain less weight than those who quit using a placebo, according to data presented at the 11th World Congress on Tobacco or Health. |
08/08/00 |
| McHenry aims tobacco settlement at prevention |
The McHenry County Department of Health will start four smoking prevention programs this year with funds from the tobacco settlement. |
08/08/00 |
| Smoking a Leading Cause of Fire Deaths |
MONDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthSCOUT) -- Where there's fire, there's often smoking. |
08/08/00 |
| WHO Urges Tobacco Tax Hikes |
GENEVA (AP) - Big increases in taxes on tobacco products could save millions of lives, above all in developing countries, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. |
08/08/00 |
| 11th World Conference on Tobacco |
CHICAGO (AP) - Thousands of health and other professionals have gathered this week to tackle a long-standing question: What's the best way to get people to quit smoking? |
08/08/00 |
| Upping Nicotine Levels May Help Smokers Quit |
CHICAGO (Reuters Health) - Boosting nicotine levels in smokers may actually help them reduce their smoking, perhaps even easing the path to smoking cessation, according to research presented Monday at the 11th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health in Chic |
08/08/00 |
| Smokers Suing Around the World |
CHICAGO (Reuters Health) - Recent legal judgments against tobacco companies in the United States are encouraging attorneys in other nations to file suits on behalf of smokers, according to presentations made here at the 11th World Conference on Tobacco OR |
08/08/00 |
| A Mock Debate on Tobacco Policy |
CHICAGO (Reuters Health) - The varied and often conflicting interests that affect the development of national tobacco control policies were illustrated in a mock cabinet debate played out in front of delegates to the 11th World Conference on Tobacco OR He |
08/08/00 |
| Genetic Link Suggested Between Nicotine And Alcohol Dependence |
CHICAGO (Reuters Health) - Not only do smoking and drinking often go together, new research on identical twins indicates nicotine dependence may influence some people's risk of becoming alcohol dependent, according to research presented here Monday at the |
08/08/00 |
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