| Title | Intro | Date |
| Kicking the Habit Extends Life Even Late in Life |
WEDNESDAY, May 29 (HealthScoutNews) -- Even if you've smoked for half a century, a new study suggests you can still add a few years to your life by kicking the habit. |
05/29/02 |
| War on tobacco rages on multiple fronts |
It was a breath of fresh air, and appropriately so, in the middle of a news conference loaded with understandably dense scientific topics. |
05/29/02 |
| Austria to Fund Health System with Tobacco Tax Hike |
VIENNA (Reuters Health) - Austria's health service is to get an extra 85 million euros a year, funded by an increase in the tax on tobacco that will come into force in July. |
05/29/02 |
| New Study In The American Journal Of Public Health Shows Philip Morris's Anti-Smoking Ads Make Kids More Likely To Smoke |
Washington, D.C. (May 29, 2002) – Presenting groundbreaking research that Philip Morris’s youth anti-smoking ads make it more likely that kids will smoke in the future, the American Legacy Foundationâ (Legacy) today urged Philip Morris to pull its ad |
05/29/02 |
| Report Details Tobacco Industry Efforts Against Smoke-Free Places |
WEDNESDAY, May 29 (HealthScoutNews) -- The tobacco industry has conspired to prevent bars and restaurants from becoming smoke-free, says new research. |
05/29/02 |
| Hospital to go totally smoke-free |
OWENSBORO - Owensboro Mercy Health System plans to become a completely smoke-free hospital next year, its top executive says. |
05/28/02 |
| Genes can triple smoking's damage to unborn baby |
Variations in two genes can triple the damage done to your unborn baby if you smoke during your pregnancy, Boston University researchers report. These variations can cause both premature delivery and low birth weight. |
05/28/02 |
| Tobacco, Alcohol Use Up After 9/11 |
NEW YORK –– Manhattan residents drank more alcohol and smoked more cigarettes and marijuana after the Sept. 11 attacks, according to a study. |
05/28/02 |
| The FTC's Annual Report on Cigarette Sales and Advertising for 2000 |
The Federal Trade Commission's annual report on cigarette sales and advertising for 2000 shows that cigarette sales increased slightly (0.5 percent) from 1999 levels, while advertising and promotional expenditures increased significantly. According to the |
05/28/02 |
| Feds Use TV Ads to Send Anti-Smoking Message to Hispanics |
MONDAY, May 27 (HealthScoutNews) -- It's estimated that one-in-five members of the adult American Hispanic community smokes, and the government would like to send them a message to quit. |
05/27/02 |
| Second-hand smoke study expanded to northern Nevada |
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Researchers are expanding a four-year, $2.3 million study on the effects of second-hand smoke in the workplace to northern Nevada. |
05/26/02 |
| Drinking up instead of lighting up |
(CNN) --If the executives at QuickTest5 have their way, smokers will soon be reaching for nictoine-spiked bottled water when they find themselves in smoke-free environments like airports, restaurants -- even their offices. |
05/24/02 |
