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| Farm workers at risk for green tobacco sickness |
NEW YORK, Feb 24 (Reuters Health) -- Green tobacco sickness, an acute poisoning caused by absorbing nicotine from tobacco plants, may strike more than 40% of workers on tobacco farms. |
02/24/00 |
| 3 health groups offer plan for tobacco funds |
PHOENIX - The state's three main public health groups want million a year from the tobacco settlement for health education and screening. |
02/23/00 |
| Lawmakers told anti-smoking may be key to infant health improvement |
Convincing pregnant women to stop smoking would make dramatic improvements in infant health and survival rates, lawmakers exploring how to spend tobacco funds were told Tuesday. |
02/23/00 |
| Lawyer: Lift Tobacco Gag Order |
MIAMI (AP) - A Florida judge should lift a gag order keeping the tobacco industry from talking about a damage verdict expected soon in a landmark lawsuit by smokers, a First Amendment expert argued Wednesday. |
02/23/00 |
| California health groups ready tobacco initiative |
SANTA ANA, Calif., Feb 23 (Reuters) - A coalition of Orange County, Calif., health groups is planning an initiative requiring the county to spend on health care most of the 0 million it expects to receive from the national tobacco settlement. |
02/23/00 |
| Judge Rules Tobacco Index Release |
ST. PAUL, Minn. - A detailed index prepared by tobacco companies to track thousands of documents that Minnesota gathered for its lawsuit against the industry should be made public, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. |
02/22/00 |
| Court strikes down Canada anti-tobacco suit |
VANCOUVER, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Canada's first provincial lawsuit seeking damages for smoking-related illnesses suffered a setback on Monday after a court ruled it was based on an unconstitutional law. |
02/21/00 |
| L.A. Tobacco Funds Plan Under Fire |
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mayor Richard Riordan's plan to sacrifice up to 0 million from the national tobacco-settlement to pay for a barrage of anticipated lawsuits stemming from the city's police corruption scandal has quickly come under fire. |
02/18/00 |
| Anti-Smoking Bill Advances |
Lincoln - Hard-hitting anti-smoking promotions, made by teen-agers for teen-agers, soon may be coming to Nebraska. |
02/18/00 |
| SmokeLess States Urges Tobacco Company to End Doubletalk |
CHICAGO, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The SmokeLess States National Tobacco Prevention and Control Program of the American Medical Association urges the Philip Morris tobacco company to put an end to its doubletalk and stop marketing its products to children a |
02/18/00 |
| Republican Budget Guts Tobacco Prevention Efforts |
OLYMPIA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2000--A budget released today by the State House of Representatives would cut the Tobacco Prevention and Control Account from 0 million to million. |
02/18/00 |
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