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Intro |
Date |
| Philip Morris denies obstructing WHO |
GENEVA, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Philip Morris Cos Inc on Wednesday denied it had sought to undermine World Health Organisation's anti-smoking campaigns and attacked a hostile WHO report as based on selected old documents. |
08/02/00 |
| Report: U.N. Agency Alleges Tobacco Industry Scheme |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new World Health Organization (WHO) report accuses the tobacco industry of waging a secret campaign to undermine the agency's efforts to combat smoking, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday. |
08/02/00 |
| Researchers seek ex-smokers to test program |
Tobacco companies lost them. Now science beckons them. |
08/02/00 |
| Philip Morris Paid Scientists to Attend WHO |
LONDON (Reuters) - Philip Morris Cos. Inc, the world's largest cigarette company, confirmed Wednesday it had paid scientists to attend World Health Organization meetings but had done nothing improper to influence the U.N. body. |
08/02/00 |
| Tobacco companies tell kids: 'Don't smoke!' |
It sounds like the biggest contradiction but cigarette companies in America are spending millions of dollars on anti-smoking advertising. |
08/02/00 |
| Lawyers Reject Tobacco Biz Proposal |
MIAMI (AP) -- Attorneys for sick Florida smokers scorned the tobacco industry's move to put their lawsuit in federal court, calling it a desperate attempt to find a friendly judge after losing a record 5 billion punitive verdict in state court. |
08/01/00 |
| San Diego County names tobacco bond team |
SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 31 (Reuters) - San Diego County has put together a team to sell its tobacco-backed bond issue, naming Merrill Lynch & Co. as senior underwriter for a deal expected to total in the 0-million range, a county official said on Monda |
08/01/00 |
| China Edges Toward U.S. Tobacco Imports |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China has moved one step closer to importing U.S. tobacco for the first time in 11 years and is also taking steps to open its borders to U.S. potatoes, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Tuesday. |
08/01/00 |
| Hormones, heredity heighten female smokers' risk |
Case 1: Female, 44, pack-a-day smoker for 20 years. Small tumor found early, removed with surgery in August. Prognosis good.
Case 2: Female, 58, heavy smoker since teens. Advanced tumors found in lung and brain. Died in about 18 months.
Case 3: Fe |
08/01/00 |
| Funeral March in Philadelphia Protests Philip Morris Contribution
to Republican National Convention |
Several civic organizations will hold a mock funeral march today in downtown Philadelphia to protest the efforts of the Philip Morris Company to buy respectability through its contributions to help underwrite the Republican National Convention. |
08/01/00 |
| Other makers follow Philip Morris cigarette price rise |
NEW YORK, July 31 (Reuters) - R.J. Reynolds and Liggett Group Inc. raised U.S. cigarette prices to distributors by 6 cents per pack on all of their brands, the companies confirmed on Monday, echoing an earlier move by Philip Morris Cos. Inc. |
07/31/00 |
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