| Title | Intro | Date |
| Smoking linked to sudden infant deaths |
REDFORD TOWNSHIP -- A study showing infants inhaling secondhand smoke are at heightened risk of sudden infant death syndrome stops just short of implicating cigarette smoke for causing the syndrome known as SIDS. But it raises provocative questions about |
03/22/02 |
| Tobacco Money Goes to Multiple Projects |
WASHINGTON — States experiencing growing holes in their yearly budgets are turning to money they received from the largest legal settlement in history to pay for the shortfalls. |
03/22/02 |
| Hospital opposes tobacco lawsuit |
Palmerton Hospital's president wants the Carbon County commissioners to drop a plan to sue tobacco companies because it would cost the hospital a $500,000 grant from the state's $11.3 billion settlement with the industry. |
03/22/02 |
| Philip Morris Wins Rhode Island Verdict |
Philip Morris Cos. said a federal jury in Rhode Island ruled in favor of its U.S. tobacco unit in a lawsuit brought by the wife of a smoker who sought damages for his death. |
03/22/02 |
| A Call to Action to Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs |
Recently, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the American Heart Association issued a joint "call to action" for health professionals to help reduce heart attack deaths through patient and public education. |
03/21/02 |
| Movies May Sway Kids' Views on Smoking: Study |
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Seeing their movie idols light up on-screen may help convince children and teens that smoking is just fine, a study of US middle-school students suggests. |
03/21/02 |
| Anti-Smoking Groups Cry Foul Against Tobacco Firms |
GENEVA (Reuters) - Anti-smoking groups on Wednesday warned the World Health Organisation and its member states to be alert to tobacco industry tactics to stall efforts to wean the world off smoking. |
03/21/02 |
| USM wants a smoke-free campus, inside and out |
First it was airplanes. Then smoking bans eventually followed for restaurants, schools, hospitals and other public venues. |
03/21/02 |
| FIFA declares war on tobacco |
Zurich (Sports Network) - FIFA director of communications Keith Cooper has declared a war against smoking as well as any other means of tobacco. |
03/20/02 |
| No smoking within 50 feet of Suffolk County buildings |
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (AP) -- Smoking is no longer allowed near Suffolk County office buildings, legislators said. |
03/20/02 |
| The Cancer In the Air We Breathe |
Washington area health experts and regional transportation specialists seeking changes in environmental quality are seizing on a recently published study that shows local residents face an above-average risk of contracting lung cancer from fine particles |
03/19/02 |
| Study: Smoking costs us millions |
Smoking, a habit that contributes to a number of illnesses and often results in early death, costs Nebraskans an estimated $844 million in lost productivity and health care, according to Gov. Mike Johanns. |
03/19/02 |
