| Title | Intro | Date |
| EU court to rule on tobacco smuggling case Jan 15 |
BRUSSELS, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Philip Morris, R.J. Reynolds and Japan Tobacco will learn next week if their court bid to stop the European Commission suing them for cigarette smuggling has succeeded, officials said on Monday. |
01/06/03 |
| Tobacco Stocks Down On Speculation Of Pricing Changes |
NEW YORK -- Philip Morris Cos. (MO) may announce a change to its current pricing and promotional structure to its sales force Monday, industry sources told Salomon Smith Barney analyst Bonnie Herzog. |
01/06/03 |
| Philip Morris May Cut Prices |
Philip Morris may be on the verge of cutting prices for one or more of its core cigarette brands, according to a research report. |
01/06/03 |
| City's Smoking Ban May Apply To Jails |
Correction officials and city lawyers are looking into whether the new ban on smoking at virtually all bars, restaurants and offices also applies to city jails. |
01/05/03 |
| Pharmacia Response Statement to NRT Safety and Lung Cancer Risk |
PEAPACK, N.J., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A recent laboratory study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation suggests that nicotine used to help smokers quit may promote lung cancer. However, there is no clinical evidence that nicotine rep |
01/03/03 |
| Smokers Mistakenly Deem 'Light' Cigarettes Safer |
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The word "light" on cigarette labels should not be interpreted as "safer," but a sizable number of smokers seem to read it that way, according to a Swiss survey. |
01/03/03 |
| Smoking ban at psychiatric hospital fires up critics |
LAKEWOOD, Wash. – A smoking ban at the state psychiatric hospital here is being criticized by some researchers who say nicotine can help people with some forms of mental illness. |
01/02/03 |
| Smoking-related cancers higher in Nevada than rest of country |
The likelihood of dying from several types of smoking-related cancers was greater in Nevada than the national average in 2000. |
01/02/03 |
| Spitzer says first tobacco payment for 2003 will be $273 million |
ALBANY, N.Y. -- The state, New York City and the 57 counties outside the Big Apple will get $273 million in the coming days from the tobacco industry, state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer announced Saturday. |
12/28/02 |
| Millions Of U.S. Smokers Ignore Warnings |
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Despite suffering from chronic lung and other ailments, millions of Americans ignore warnings from their physicians and continue smoking. |
12/27/02 |
| Tobacco case headed to U.S. Supreme Court |
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 27 (UPI) -- An $80-million jury award against Philip Morris may soon be the first major West Coast tobacco verdict to go before the U.S. Supreme Court. |
12/27/02 |
| In New York, a Black Market For Illegal Cigarettes Thrives |
NEW YORK -- As evening descends on Harlem, crowds of men and women coming home from work spill from subway stations onto 125th Street. |
12/27/02 |
