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| Attorneys General Call for Crackdown on Bidi Cigarettes Minors Able to Purchase Harmful Tobacco Products on the Internet |
PHOENIX, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorneys General from all 50 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands are urging federal officials and Congressional representatives to take action to stop the importation of hand-rolled flavored cigarettes produced primarily in |
12/03/99 |
| Restriction on Tobacco Ads Upheld |
BOSTON (AP) -- Federal tobacco laws do not prevent Massachusetts from prohibiting tobacco advertising near schools and playgrounds, a federal judge has ruled. |
12/03/99 |
| Smoking linked to depression in some teens |
NEW YORK, Dec 01 (Reuters Health) -- Teens who smoke have an increased risk of depression, but being depressed does not increase the likelihood that an adolescent will begin to smoke, US researchers report. |
12/02/99 |
| Smoker Blames Tobacco Ads at Trial |
MIAMI. A cancer victim suing the nation's tobacco companies testified Thursday that ads featuring celebrities like Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams strongly influenced him to begin smoking in the 1950s. |
12/02/99 |
| Reynolds Tobacco Will Use Flue-Cured Tobacco Low in Nitrosamines |
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company will begin using U.S. flue-cured tobacco with significantly reduced tobacco- specific nitrosamines (TSNAs) in its cigarette blends as soon as practical. |
12/02/99 |
| New Poll Says FDA Should Regulate Tobacco Companies: Those Polled Support Stronger Regulation of Transnational Corporations Amid WTO Protest |
BOSTON, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The national corporate accountability organization INFACT today released new data showing that the US public supports independent regulation of the tobacco industry in the US and around the world. A poll conducted for INFACT |
12/01/99 |
| Tobacco Control Coalition Response to PA Senate Democrats Settlement Proposal: Smoking Prevention and Cessation Programs Applauded, But Funding Inadequate |
HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Coalition for a Tobacco Free Pennsylvania praised the tobacco control programs included in the PA Senate Democratic Caucus settlement proposal unveiled today in Harrisburg, but criticized the amount of funding a |
12/01/99 |
| Gov't, Tobacco Industry in Court |
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Clinton administration's groundbreaking effort to curb smoking ran into trouble Wednesday as most Supreme Court justices expressed doubts the government has the authority to regulate tobacco as an addictive drug. |
12/01/99 |
| Smokers urge court to let Florida verdict stand |
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Dec 1 (Reuters) - Tobacco industry efforts to reduce the scope of a sweeping class-action suit victory in July are an attempt to undo the jury verdict and nullify a potentially crippling judgment, a lawyer for thousands of Florida smoke |
12/01/99 |
| Supreme Court addresses FDA regulation of tobacco |
NEW YORK, Dec 01 (Reuters Health) -- The US Supreme Court on Wednesday began hearing arguments to decide whether or not the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has the authority to regulate tobacco products. |
12/01/99 |
| Star Scientific Inc. Becomes First Company in the Tobacco Business to Support FDA Authority Over All Tobacco Products |
PETERSBURG, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 1999-- Star Scientific Inc. (OTC BB:STSI) reaffirmed its position of support for full FDA regulatory authority over tobacco as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments today on whether FDA has jurisdiction over ciga |
12/01/99 |
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