| Title | Intro | Date |
| Price Hike Unlikely to Deter Japan's Smokers |
TOKYO (Reuters) - A rise in Japan's tobacco tax from Tuesday will fill state coffers but smokers say the higher cost is not enough for them to kick the habit in a country where prices are still among the lowest in the industrialized world. |
07/01/03 |
| Tobacco control efforts get mixed reviews |
Washington -- States seem to be following a two-steps-forward, one-step- back pattern when it comes to smoking cessation efforts. |
06/30/03 |
| Secondhand Smoke Lowers Folic Acid Level |
June 30, 2003 -- Smoking may not only rob your own body of a vital nutrient, but it could also deprive those around you. A new study shows firsthand and secondhand smoke exposure can lower folic acid levels in the body and may explain some of smoking's ba |
06/30/03 |
| Smokers enjoying cigarettes inside restaurants for last time |
WEST PALM BEACH -- A few times a week, Gerd Hambsch strolls into O'Shea's Irish Pub around noontime and enjoys a smoke and a Guinness along with his lunch. |
06/30/03 |
| Cigarette Smoke Linked to Low Folate Levels |
Exposure to cigarette smoke may rob people of folate, an important vitamin that helps protect against a variety of diseases, including a number of birth defects, a large nationwide study concludes. |
06/25/03 |
| Addiction: Nicotine Without the Smoke |
A recent study suggests an eyebrow-raising approach to fighting smoking. The government, the study says, should consider allowing smokers to buy inhalers that will give them pure shots of nicotine. |
06/24/03 |
| Survey: Employers discourage smoking at work |
Arkansas may rank near the top of states in the rate of adult smoking, but companies in Baxter County are taking the lead in tobacco prevention by limiting or prohibiting smoking in the workplace. |
06/24/03 |
| Smoking May Exacerbate Lupus: Study |
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study suggests that smoking may exacerbate systemic lupus erythematosus, an autoimmune disease that disproportionately affects women, particularly those of child-bearing age and of African or Asian descent. |
06/24/03 |
| Maine Gov. Signs Ban on Smoking in Bars |
AUGUSTA, Maine - The governor approved a law Tuesday that will ban people from lighting up in bars, making Maine the latest in a growing line of states to restrict smoking. |
06/24/03 |
| Judge Won't Block Internet Cigarette Ban |
BUFFALO, N.Y. - A judge refused Monday to temporarily block the state's ban on Internet cigarette sales while several online retailers challenge the law in court. |
06/23/03 |
| Gov. Bush Signs Smoking Ban Bill in Fla. |
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Smokers in Florida will be barred from lighting up at work under a bill signed into law Monday by Gov. Jeb Bush. |
06/23/03 |
| Teenage brain development “causes addiction vulnerability |
In an analysis of more than 140 studies, the team from Yale School of Medicine has found that substance use disorders are related to neurodevelopmental conditions. |
06/19/03 |
