| Title | Intro | Date |
| Smoking-related lung disease rising in women |
Aug. 1 — The rate of emphysema is growing rapidly in the United States, especially among women, report federal health officials. And for the first time, women have edged past men in deaths from the debilitating lung condition. |
08/01/02 |
| Health department focuses on smoking habits in Hispanic youth |
Smoking among Hispanic teens has been increasing as quickly as tobacco companies hammer out new advertising. |
08/01/02 |
| Tobacco whistle-blower critical of how some states spend settlement money |
There are many sides to Jeffrey Wigand. |
07/31/02 |
| Nations Join Forces on Tobacco Trade |
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Negotiators from nearly 150 countries and the tobacco industry met at the United Nations ( news - web sites) Tuesday to work out a treaty halting the illicit tobacco trade linked to organized crime and terrorism. |
07/31/02 |
| $1.4 million earmarked to prevent smoking |
Washington County Health Partners will receive more than $1.4 million over the next three years to implement a state tobacco use prevention and cessation program. |
07/31/02 |
| Sports Plus Cigarettes May Signal Eating Problems |
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although adolescent girls who participate in sports like ballet or gymnastics are more likely than their peers to develop eating disorders, the vast majority remain healthy. |
07/30/02 |
| Secondhand smoke the culprit in common cat cancer |
A link between a common cancer in household cats and the smoking habits of their owners has researchers concerned and urging further study into a possible connection between non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in humans and second-hand tobacco smoke. |
07/30/02 |
| Washington County, Va., Gets Grant to Help Curb Teen Smoking |
ABINGDON -- Most local kids who smoke picked up the habit before they became teenagers, according to a survey by the Washington County Office on Youth. |
07/29/02 |
| Teaching Blue-Collar Workers to Kick Butts |
MONDAY, July 29 (HealthScout News) -- Blue-collar workers have traditionally had the hardest time trying to kick the smoking habit. But researchers have found a new method that doubles the success rate for those who want to quit. |
07/29/02 |
| New Surgeon General Should Condemn Smokeless Tobacco Use, Say Health Advocates |
WASHINGTON, July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading health advocates today asked Dr. Richard Carmona, the new U.S. Surgeon General, to help stop smokeless tobacco use. The letter comes in response to a recent request by the U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company (UST) to |
07/29/02 |
| Vaccine Could Prevent Nicotine Addiction In Teens |
Should teenagers be given a vaccine that blocks the effects of nicotine so they could never become addicted to cigarettes? |
07/29/02 |
| Students push to limit smoking |
If a student coalition gets its way, smoking cigarettes at a California State University campus could become almost impossible. |
07/28/02 |
