| Title | Intro | Date |
| State to get $3.6 million from new tobacco lawsuit deal |
MADISON — Wisconsin will get $3.6 million from a new national settlement worth $160 million that resolves disputes the states had with tobacco companies related to their 1998 landmark agreement, Atty. Gen. Peg Lautenschlager said Wednesday. |
06/19/03 |
| Cigarettes now leading cause of death in developing world: World Bank |
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Cigarettes and tobacco have become a leading cause of illness and death in developing countries, outpacing AIDS and placing a heavy burden on health systems, said a World Bank economist. |
06/18/03 |
| Study: Babies Born To Smokers More Excitable |
A recent study provides another reason for pregnant women not to smoke. |
06/18/03 |
| Philip Morris says it didn't persuade cancer-stricken man to start smoking |
Philip Morris did nothing to persuade a man with lung cancer to begin smoking nearly 50 years ago, an attorney for the tobacco giant told jurors as trial got under way in a case accusing the company of negligence, conspiracy and false advertising. |
06/12/03 |
| Disparities: When Women Quit Smoking |
Women who quit smoking have more improvement in lung function compared with men who quit, a government study appearing in the current American Journal of Epidemiology has found. |
06/11/03 |
| Study finds high rates of binge drinking, smoking for women |
MADISON, Wis. - A study published Wednesday in the Wisconsin Medical Journal found a quarter of the state's women are binge drinking and smoking - way beyond what researchers believe is healthy. |
06/11/03 |
| Study: Smoking in Movies Encourages Teens |
LONDON - Youngsters who watch movies in which actors smoke a lot are three times more likely to take up the habit than those exposed to less smoking on-screen, a new study of American adolescents suggests. |
06/10/03 |
| Teens Using, Misusing Nicotine Replacement Therapy |
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Five percent of high school students in a survey said they have used nicotine patches or gum -- including some smokers and non-smokers who misuse the products, U.S. researchers reported Monday. |
06/10/03 |
| Governor issues order to stop illegal tobacco sales to minors |
SACRAMENTO - An increase in tobacco sales to minors could threaten federal funds to California that are used for drug and alcohol treatment programs, state officials said Tuesday. |
06/10/03 |
| Kick the Habit While Kids Are Young |
Parents trying to give up smoking have another reason to do it sooner rather than later. New research shows that parents who quit while their kids are young reduce the chances that their children will become smokers themselves. |
06/10/03 |
| Nicotine Changes Newborn Behavior Similar To Heroin And Crack |
A new study suggests that even casual smoking during pregnancy harms a fetus, producing behavioral changes similar to those in babies born to mothers who use illegal drugs. |
06/06/03 |
| Senators urge research into possible upside to cigarette smoking |
WEST MONROE, La. Wayne Hendrix is convinced that cigarette smoking is good for his health, and two U.S. senators want federal research into his theory. |
06/03/03 |
