| Title | Intro | Date |
| Carcinogen in cigarettes causes mutation linked to lung cancer |
NYU School of Medicine researchers report that a chemical in cigarette smoke causes mutations in a gene called RAS that are commonly associated with many human cancers, according to a new study. The study provides a direct molecular link between smoking a |
10/15/02 |
| Education, Acupuncture Help Smokers Kick the Habit |
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While acupuncture and education alone can help people to quit smoking, combining the two strategies works even better, according to a report in the October issue of the American Journal of Public Health. |
10/15/02 |
| Studies question revenue estimate for tobacco tax |
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Two independent studies have concluded that a proposed tobacco tax increase won't raise as much money as is projected on the Nov. 5 ballot. |
10/13/02 |
| Winner of $37.5M Tobacco Suit Dies |
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - A real estate lawyer with oral and bladder cancer died less than three months after winning a $37.5 million jury award against three major cigarette makers. He was 77. |
10/11/02 |
| Health Canada Launches Second-Hand Smoke in the Workplace Campaign |
OTTAWA, Oct. 9 /CNW/ - Health Canada today launched a new campaign
designed to raise awareness that second-hand smoke kills. The campaign begins
on October 14, 2002, and focuses on second-hand smoke in the workplace. This
initiative is part of Health C |
10/11/02 |
| Many Stomach Cancer Cases Caused by Tobacco Use |
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cigarette smoking and use of other tobacco products significantly increases the risk of death from stomach cancer in men and women, a large study of US adults indicates. |
10/10/02 |
| Light smoking still a cancer risk |
Smokers who cut down on the number of cigarettes they smoke or switch to low-tar brands have been urged to kick the habit completely. |
10/10/02 |
| Arthritis More Common in Smokers, Divorced |
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Researchers have long known that people with arthritis are more likely than others to be obese, older and less physically active. Now, new research shows that certain other factors may also be associated with the risk of arthri |
10/10/02 |
| Youth Tobacco Limits May Prompt Thefts: U.S. Study |
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Restrictions on the sale of tobacco to minors may be prompting more teen-age smokers to steal cigarettes or get them from parents and older friends, according to a US study of student smoking habits in Texas. |
10/10/02 |
| Anti-Smoke Ads Spark Alarm |
A million-dollar ad blitz, funded by taxpayers and touting the Bloomberg administration's anti-smoking proposal, has even some supporters of the legislation questioning the campaign's appropriateness. |
10/10/02 |
| Two new lawsuits filed in LA against tobacco industry |
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two new lawsuits have been filed against tobacco giant Philip Morris and other defendants just days after a jury ordered the cigarette maker to pay a cancer-stricken Newport Beach woman a record $28 billion in punitive damages. |
10/09/02 |
| Save Face and Stop Smoking |
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The risks of stained teeth and stinky breath seem minor in comparison to the health consequences and the visual aesthetic problems that result from smoking. |
10/08/02 |
