| Title | Intro | Date |
| Ban on smoking wins majority support |
A MAJORITY of Scots support a ban on smoking in public places, according to a poll for The Herald. |
01/15/04 |
| Rhode Island Likely to Become Next Smokefree Workplace State |
House likely to join Senate in bid to pass smokefree workplace legislation |
01/15/04 |
| Nicotine Spurs Different Emotions in Smokers, Nonsmokers |
A laboratory dose of nicotine given to smokers generally results in feelings of satisfaction, but the same dose given to a nonsmoker more often triggers negative emotions, new research finds. |
01/13/04 |
| Smoking rates drop in Md. |
Tobacco use declines by 14% for teens, more than 9% for adults over past two years, study finds |
01/13/04 |
| Report says Canadian tobacco deaths on rise |
OTTAWA - The toll from smoking and second-hand fumes is rising significantly in Canada, according to an article in the Canadian Journal of Public Health. |
01/12/04 |
| State Health Department, tobacco foes at odds on smoking rate figures |
ALBANY - Tobacco foes say the smoking rates among adult New Yorkers are far higher than the national goal of reducing smoking to 12 percent of the population or less by 2010. |
01/11/04 |
| Smoke hasn't cleared enough for everybody |
After decades of smoking two packs of cigarettes a day, George Cocking finally quit in 1999. But he's not really breathing any easier. |
01/11/04 |
| Kids smoke more, drink less
Kids smoke more, drink less |
Alcohol use among kids in the Bismarck region is on the decline, while more students are lighting up, according to the 2003 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. |
01/10/04 |
| Exposure to spouse’s smoking increases risk of lung cancer by over 20% |
Long term smokers increase their spouses’ risk of developing lung cancer by more than 20%, according to a new report. |
01/10/04 |
| Low-tar cigarettes fail to cut cancer risk
Low-tar cigarettes fail to cut cancer risk
Low-tar cigarettes fail to cut cancer risk |
PARIS (AFP) - Millions of people around the world who smoke low-tar cigarettes face just the same risk of lung cancer as smokers who puff on medium-tar brands, according to the first major study to compare the health risks of tar ratings. |
01/08/04 |
| Active Smoking Associated With Increased Risk of Breast Cancer |
Active smoking appears to play a larger role in the development of breast cancer than previously thought, according to a study in the January 7 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. |
01/07/04 |
| Lung cancer on increase in Tayside women |
More and more women in Tayside and Fife are being diagnosed with smoking related cancers. |
01/07/04 |
