US Cigarettes Have 10% More Nicotine Today Than Six Years AgoAll
tobacco brands have been increasing the nicotine dosage in each cigarette steadily during the last six years, says a report from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
read more ...09/01/06
Students lead anti-tobacco campaign, Ban of magazines that run ads soughtIf McLean Crichton and Scott Davidson get their way, the next time a patient visits the doctor they might not be able to peruse Time, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, or other popular magazines while sitting in the waiting room.
read more ...04/13/06
State to get .6 million from new tobacco lawsuit dealMADISON — Wisconsin will get .6 million from a new national settlement worth 0 million that resolves disputes the states had with
tobacco companies related to their 1998 landmark agreement, Atty. Gen. Peg Lautenschlager said Wednesday.
read more ...06/19/03
Fla. Court Tosses 5B Tobacco VerdictMIAMI - A Florida appellate court on Wednesday tossed out a record-setting 5 billion verdict for thousands of Florida
smokers against the
tobacco industry, saying the case should not have been tried as a class-action lawsuit.
read more ...05/21/03
RJR Retools Its Salem Brand In 'Stir the Senses' CampaignIn 2001, Andrew J. Schindler, chairman of R.J. Reynolds
Tobacco Holdings, took a radical step. He pulled the plug on advertising for the company's flagship menthol cigarette, Salem.
read more ...12/16/02