| Title | Intro | Date |
| Little of $246b deal fights tobacco |
AUSTIN, Texas - It was the richest payday in US legal history, and it came with a promise as bright and broad as a cloudless prairie sky. |
08/09/01 |
| Community college gets a share of tobacco money |
LOCKPORT - The County Legislature handed Niagara County Community College $300,000 in tobacco revenue Tuesday to avoid increasing the amount of property-tax money devoted to the college. |
08/09/01 |
| New state law bans smoking on playgrounds, sets $100 fine |
Sacramento -- California imposed more restrictions on smokers yesterday with a new law that bans smoking or dumping butts in playgrounds or tot lots. |
08/09/01 |
| Tobacco Co. to Build Cigarette Plant |
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - British American Tobacco, the world's No. 2 cigarette maker, said Wednesday it will build a cigarette manufacturing plant in South Korea. |
08/08/01 |
| Therapy for Weight Concerns Helps Female Smokers |
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A smoking cessation program aimed at helping women get over their fear of weight gain may boost their odds of quitting smoking while keeping extra pounds to a minimum, researchers suggest. |
08/08/01 |
| Smokers drop state from suit |
A group of patients suffering from smoking-related diseases is dropping its attempt to get a share of Tennessee's multibillion-dollar tobacco settlement. |
08/08/01 |
| Ad Campaign Links Habits, Fertility |
WASHINGTON –– Adults who want to have children should pay closer attention to their habits, weight and advancing age, says a new ad campaign. |
08/07/01 |
| FirstBreath: A collaborative effort to help Wisconsin's pregnant women stop smoking |
Smoking is a deadly threat to women's health. It is the most preventable cause of many chronic diseases and contributes to a gamut of other medical conditions. In addition to causing death and disease in women, smoking also impacts a mother and her develo |
08/07/01 |
| L.A. judge to rule Thursday on $3 bln tobacco suit |
LOS ANGELES, Aug 6 (Reuters) - A California state judge on Monday said he would rule later this week on whether tobacco maker Philip Morris Cos. Inc. must pay a record $3 billion judgment issued against it in June. |
08/07/01 |
| Physicians key in reaching teen smokers |
Each day, 3000 teens and preteens across the country smoke their first cigarette. By the time they reach middle school, some are already regular smokers—even as young as ages 10 and 11. |
08/07/01 |
| EU Renews Suit Against Two Tobacco Firms |
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union renewed its legal attack on two U.S. tobacco companies on Monday, just a month after a U.S. judge threw out a previous EU lawsuit over alleged cigarette smuggling to evade taxes on technical grounds |
08/06/01 |
| Teens Light Up as Stress Takes its Toll |
SUNDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthScoutNews) -- Today's teens have heard from day one that smoking is bad for them. |
08/06/01 |
