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| Gorier warnings are proposed for cigarettes packs |
ALBANY, N.Y. -- On the last day before New York increased cigarette taxes by 55 cents a pack, an anti-smoking group Tuesday proposed that cigarettes sold in the state carry bolder, often gory, warning labels. |
03/01/00 |
| Virginia panel oks bill to shield Philip Morris assets |
RICHMOND, Va., March 1 (Reuters) - A Virginia legislative committee unanimously approved a bill on Wednesday that would protect the assets of tobacco giant Philip Morris Cos. Inc. (NYSE:MO - news) against a potentially financially crippling judgment that |
03/01/00 |
| Teens smokers influenced by free bags, lighters |
NEW YORK, Mar 01 (Reuters Health) -- Adolescents who are attracted to tobacco ads or who own free lighters, sports bags or other promotional items are nearly three times as likely to become regular smokers than those who do neither, study findings suggest |
03/01/00 |
| Paper: Philip Morris Accepts FDA Role |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Philip Morris Cos. Inc., the nation's largest tobacco producer, dropped on Monday its steadfast rejection of any move by the Food and Drug Administration to regulate the marketing of cigarettes, The Washington Post reported. |
02/29/00 |
| Anti-Smoking Ads Affect Youth Behavior-US Study |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Younger adolescents who are regularly exposed to anti-smoking messages on television are half as likely to start smoking as those not exposed, a study released on Tuesday found. |
02/29/00 |
| Cigarettes still have featured role in most films |
NEW YORK, Feb 29 (Reuters Health) -- It's every actor's dream to light up the silver screen. But a study of five recent movies suggests that many film characters are lighting up on screen as well. Researchers have found that in the 1990s, 38% of male film |
02/29/00 |
| Clinton Welcomes Philip Morris Stance on FDA Role |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Clinton on Tuesday welcomed the acceptance by the nation's largest tobacco company, Philip Morris Cos. Inc., that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration could regulate tobacco in the future. |
02/29/00 |
| Lung association chides states on tobacco laws |
NEW YORK, Feb 29 (Reuters Health) -- Despite extracting money from the pockets of Big Tobacco, states enacted few new laws last year to curb tobacco use, and some states actually watered down existing laws, the American Lung Association charges in a new r |
02/29/00 |
| Cell Genesys Advances GVAX(R) Lung Cancer Vaccine To Multicenter Phase I/II Trial |
FOSTER CITY, Calif., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Cell Genesys, Inc. today announced that it has initiated a multicenter Phase I/II clinical trial of GVAX® lung cancer vaccine. This clinical trial follows an initial pilot study which demonstrated preliminary |
02/28/00 |
| Nabi(R) NicVAX(TM)-induced Antibodies Attenuate the Induction of Nicotine Dependence in Animal Model |
BOCA RATON, Fla., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Nabi (Nasdaq: NABI - news) announced the presentation of results from pre-clinical studies on Nabi® NicVAX(TM), nicotine conjugate vaccine, at the Sixth Annual Meeting Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco |
02/28/00 |
| Feds are in Montana checking shops that sell tobacco |
MISSOULA - Tobacco-checking federal agents are visiting Montana for the first time this winter, and retailers who are caught selling cigarettes and chew to minors could soon find themselves 0 poorer. |
02/28/00 |
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