| Title | Intro | Date |
| Bill would force tobacco attorneys to give $9 billion to states |
Lawyers in a landmark tobacco lawsuit could be forced to give $9 billion in fees to the states they represented, according to legislation introduced Thursday by two Republican senators. |
04/10/03 |
| Genes “affect smokers’ lung cancer risk” |
The ongoing research by the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center suggests that aggregation of cancer in families can be due to shared exposures, shared genes or a combination of both factors. |
04/09/03 |
| Smoking 'can make babies badly behaved' |
Pregnant women who smoke heavily risk having children who are badly behaved, a study into the effects of tobacco on the development of babies suggests. |
04/02/03 |
| Mont. Smoking Ban Cuts Heart Attacks |
Heart attacks in Helena, Mont., fell by more than half last summer after voters passed a broad indoor smoking ban, suggesting that cleaning up the air in bars and restaurants quickly improves health for everyone, a study found. |
04/01/03 |
| Smoking may speed up cancer |
Smoking could speed up the growth of lung cancers as well as causing them in the first place, researchers have claimed. |
03/27/03 |
| UW researches smoking cessation sans weight gain |
University of Wisconsin researchers are testing a medication that could keep those trying to quit smoking from worrying about gaining weight, as world health leaders decry the tobacco epidemic spreading across the planet. |
03/26/03 |
| Student project yields real data on smoking |
Students in Kathy Feinstein's 10th-grade biology classes at Cheltenham High School aren't studying science, they are doing science. |
03/25/03 |
| Altria Shares Fall After Tobacco Unit Loses Verdict |
New York, March 24 (Bloomberg) -- Shares of Altria Group Inc., parent of tobacco maker Philip Morris USA, fell as much as 8.1 percent after the company was ordered to pay $10.1 billion for deceiving customers by advertising ``light'' cigarettes as less ha |
03/24/03 |
| Light Cigarettes are More Dangerous Than Regular Cigarettes, According to Landmark 'Light Lie' Ruling Against Philip Morris |
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill., March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Friday's landmark $10 billion Illinois Circuit Court verdict against Philip Morris in the nation's first class action consumer fraud lawsuit on light cigarettes has medical and legal implications that will foll |
03/24/03 |
| France Seeks to Stub Out Smoking in Cancer Fight |
PARIS (Reuters) - President Jacques Chirac, himself a former chain-smoker, launched a high-profile anti-smoking campaign on Monday that will mean French smokers end up paying more for their pungent Gauloises. |
03/24/03 |
| Smoking while pregnant damages placenta |
Smoking during pregnancy damages the placenta and reduces levels of growth hormone, resulting in smaller infants with smaller brains, a conferemce heard today. |
03/24/03 |
| Finally, She Can Breathe Easy |
Gwen Leifer remembers the experience of that first fit years ago, the way it made her feel intensely uncomfortable all over. |
03/17/03 |
