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| Disease, Drought Beset Ga. Growers |
TY TY, Ga. (AP) - After enduring a drought and an unusual disease outbreak that devastated some fields, Georgia's flue-cured tobacco growers face many uncertainties as they prepare for Tuesday's market opening. |
07/31/00 |
| Bush vs. Gore: Effect on Big Tobacco |
The outcome of the November presidential election could mean big things to the tobacco industry. |
07/31/00 |
| New York's Top Labor Leaders Call for 100% Smoke-Free Workplace Legslation |
In a full page as appearing today in The New York Times, the city's top labor and health groups call on the City Council to make all workplaces, including small restaurants and the bar area of all restaurants, bars, and nightclubs 100% smoke-free. The Ci |
07/31/00 |
| Psoriasis Medication Might Help Smokers Quit |
TORONTO (Reuters) - Psoriasis and smoking don't have a lot in common - except a drug that might treat both the skin condition and people who want to quit the tobacco habit. |
07/31/00 |
| Road of tobacco led to recent raids |
The case reads like a spy novel, complete with undercover agents, monitored conversations and confidential government informants in fear for their lives. |
07/29/00 |
| Italy Said to Back Plan to Sue U.S. Tobacco Firms |
ROME (Reuters) - Italian Finance Minister Ottaviano Del Turco threw his weight behind a European Commission plan to sue a number of U.S. tobacco companies over alleged cigarette smuggling into the EU, the daily la Repubblica reported on Saturday. |
07/29/00 |
| Philip Morris to raise cigarette prices |
NEW YORK, July 29 (Reuters) - Philip Morris Cos. Inc., the world's largest tobacco company, will raise U.S. cigarette prices to distributors by about 3 percent on Monday to boost profits and help pay for legal settlement costs, Bloomberg News said. |
07/29/00 |
| Study: Smoking, lack of exercise contribute to restless legs syndrome |
LEXINGTON, KY, July 27 - Researchers say restless legs syndrome is not a fad disease but a legitimate medical condition worthy of further examination. Nearly 2,000 Kentuckians responded recently to the largest known study into the peculiar medical conditi |
07/28/00 |
| Body bags enliven anti-smoking ad for teens |
WASHINGTON - An anti-smoking campaign aimed at America's teens went to a busy downtown corner in the nation's capital Thursday with a message and a stack of 1,200 body bags. |
07/28/00 |
| Smoking edict of Health Board may tread lightly |
The state Board of Health debated limitations on smoking in restaurants Thursday -- but backed off before taking an approach that some members viewed as too drastic. |
07/28/00 |
| Canada appeals U.S. verdict on tobacco smuggling |
OTTAWA, July 28 (Reuters) - The Canadian government said on Friday it will appeal a U.S. court decision that quashed its billion lawsuit against RJ Reynolds Tobacco Holdings and affiliates over charges of smuggling tobacco into Canada. |
07/28/00 |
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