| Title | Intro | Date |
| National Report Card gives N.H. 'F' for protecting women against tobacco |
The Smoke-Free NH Alliance, the American Lung Association of NH, American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association recently highlighted the national release of Women and Smoking: A National and State-by-State Report Card. This report, conducted b |
10/17/03 |
| Anti-smoking group gaining steam |
Coalition targets restaurants in 'tobacco free living' offensive |
10/17/03 |
| Smoking Receives More Attention |
MORE Batswana are becoming aware of the harmful affects of smoking because of the government's anti-smoking campaign. |
10/17/03 |
| Most college smokers never quit |
(U-WIRE) BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- A new study found that each year only 3 percent of female smokers from age 16 to 24, succeed in quitting for more than a year. The American Legacy Foundation, parent company for the Truth anti-smoking campaign, also found t |
10/16/03 |
| 'Tobacco-Related Illnesses on the Rise' |
An Owerri- based medical consultant, Dr. Noel U. Onyewuotu, says tobacco-related diseases are on the increase in Nigeria, despite attempts to reduce its usage. Dr. Onyewuotu's alarm was the focal point of a paper titled "the health consequences of cigaret |
10/14/03 |
| Women increasingly victims of lung cancer in Ireland, report finds |
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) -- The rate of lung cancer among women is rising in Ireland faster than anywhere else in Europe because smoking is becoming increasingly a female habit here, the government's cancer statistics authority reported Tuesday. |
10/14/03 |
| Smoking May Account For Link Between Serum Total Carotenoid Levels And Bladder Cancer Risk |
Bladder cancer risk appears to be inversely related to serum total carotenoids, although cigarette smoking, a strong risk factor for bladder cancer, may account for this inverse association, new research suggests |
10/13/03 |
| Novelty-seeking teens more receptive to tobacco advertising, new study shows |
(Philadelphia, PA)-- Adolescents who demonstrate impulsive and risk-taking behavior and an increased need for stimulation, a personality trait known as "novelty-seeking," are more receptive to tobacco advertising and are at high risk for smoking initiatio |
10/13/03 |
| Women and Smoking
Women and smoking |
Smoking kills 178,000 women each year. To save lives, the federal government set goals to reduce smoking by 2010. But in a new report card by the National Women's Law Center, a non-profit organization, most states get a failing grade for their lack of pro |
10/12/03 |
| Why smokers are a dying breed |
Cigarette packs will soon carry graphic horror stories but, asks CATHERINE MASTERS, will smokers take any notice? |
10/12/03 |
| Smokes still city's
public enemy No. 1 |
New Yorkers are not lighting up the way they used to, but smoking is still the No. 1 cause of death and sickness in the city, according to a new Department of Health report. |
10/07/03 |
| Levels of Carcinogen Higher in Marlboro Cigarettes |
Marlboro, the world's No. 1 selling brand of cigarettes, contains significantly higher levels of a cancer-causing agent than its rivals when purchased in many of the largest markets overseas, U.S. scientists say. |
10/07/03 |
