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  • October 2008

    • High Court Appears Cool to Smokers' Suit

      McClatchy Newspapers  |  Oct 6, 08 6:15 PM CDT

      High Court Appears Cool to Smokers' Suit

      (Newser) - Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical over a lawsuit against Philip Morris cigarette ads today, McClatchy reports. A group of Maine smokers claim that ads for Marlboro Lights are deceptive, saying the company knew smokers would inhale more deeply on them and draw in more chemicals. At stake is the power of a state law to hobble the company's national ad campaign. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • advertising  • cigarettes  • tobacco  • Maine  • tobacco companies  • false advertising

  • August 2008

    • Cancer-Stricken Swayze Busted With Butt

      Sun (UK)  |  Aug 18, 08 11:11 AM CDT

      Cancer-Stricken Swayze Busted With Butt

      (Newser) - Despite fighting pancreatic cancer, actor Patrick Swayze is still smoking, the Sun reports. The Dirty Dancing star, who turns 56 today, was spotted lighting up between scenes of his upcoming A&E crime drama The Beast , the tabloid reports. The self-described “miracle man” was reportedly given weeks to live when first diagnosed in January. More »

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      celebrity  • smoking  • cigarettes  • pancreatic cancer  • Patrick Swayze

    • Some Runners Leave a Cloud of More Than Dust

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 4, 08 11:25 AM CDT

      Some Runners Leave a Cloud of More Than Dust

      (Newser) - Though many athletes prefer to keep it hush-hush, a number of devout runners are also devout smokers. The LA Times takes a look at the unlikely phenomenon, moved to investigate by a recent Runner’s World poll which found that 2% of responders smoked without their running friends’ knowledge, while 4% openly lit up. More »

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      smoking  • athlete  • cigarettes  • runner

  • July 2008

    • House Votes to Let FDA Regulate Tobacco

      New York Times  |  Jul 31, 08 3:49 AM CDT

      House Votes to Let FDA Regulate Tobacco

      (Newser) - The House passed landmark legislation yesterday to bring the tobacco industry under the regulatory control of the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA wouldn't have the power to ban cigarettes under the bill, but it could order nicotine levels in cigarettes reduced and restrict other harmful ingredients, reports the New York Times. The bill comes before the Senate in the fall. More »

    • Smokers' Spouses Face Higher Stroke Risk

      Reuters  |  Jul 29, 08 8:26 AM CDT

      Smokers' Spouses Face Higher Stroke Risk

      (Newser) - Having a spouse who smokes significantly increases a nonsmoker’s risk of stroke—especially if the nonsmoker used to light up, a US study shows. The stroke risk for those whose spouse smokes but who never have themselves is raised 42%, while the risk for those who are former smokers jumps 72%—about equivalent to a smoker’s stroke risk, Reuters reports. More »

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      smoking  • cigarettes  • secondhand smoke  • spouse

    • Bloomberg, Gates Take On Smoking

      Associated Press  |  Jul 23, 08 1:20 PM CDT

      Bloomberg, Gates Take On Smoking

      (AP) - Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money and pouring $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking. The two philanthropists—who have a combined worth of more than $70 billion—say the new effort will target developing countries where tobacco use is highest. More »

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      Michael Bloomberg  • smoking  • Bill Gates  • philanthropy  • cigarettes  • billionaires  • anti-smoking

    • Menthol Used to 'Hook' Young Smokers: Study

      Reuters  |  Jul 17, 08 2:41 AM CDT

      Menthol Used to 'Hook' Young Smokers: Study

      (Newser) - Tobacco companies use menthol to make the taste of cigarettes more acceptable to young first-time smokers until they become addicted, a new study charges. Researchers found that 44% of child smokers used menthol cigarettes, reports Reuters. "Menthol stimulates the cooling receptors in the lungs," said an expert from the Harvard School of Public Health who studied the marketing of menthol cigarettes. "Menthol helps the nicotine go down. It makes smoking easier." More »

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      smoking  • cigarettes  • tobacco  • tobacco companies  • Food and Drug Administration  • Philip Morris  • teen smoking  • menthol  • Lorillard

  • June 2008

    • Percentage of Teen Smokers Holds Steady at 20%

      Washington Post  |  Jun 28, 08 10:04 PM CDT

      Percentage of Teen Smokers Holds Steady at 20%

      (Newser) - The number of teens who smoke has stopped declining, and anti-smoking activists worry that complacency is setting in, the Washington Post reports. The latest survey shows that 20% of kids between the ages of 13 and 17 light up, a figure that has generally held steady since 2003. It remains a marked improvement from the figure of 36.4% n 1997, but the leveling off has health officials worried. More »

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      public health  • teenagers  • cigarettes  • tobacco  • tobacco companies  • teen smoking

    • Altria's 'Safer' Smokes Latest in Line of Flops

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 23, 08 2:47 PM CDT

      Altria's 'Safer' Smokes Latest in Line of Flops

      (Newser) - Altria is dropping its Marlboro Ultra Smooth cigarettes, the Wall Street Journal reports—the latest in a growing list of failures to sell Americans on so-called "safer" tobacco products. The cigarettes, which used special filters to block carcinogens, failed to attract consumer interest in a 3-year test, "presumably because they didn't think the taste and flavor was acceptable," says a spokesman for the Philip Morris parent company. More »

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      cigarettes  • tobacco  • Philip Morris  • Altria  • Marlboro

  • May 2008

    • Machines Join Japanese Anti-Smoking Effort

      Reuters  |  May 12, 08 4:25 PM CDT

      Machines Join Japanese Anti-Smoking Effort

      (Newser) - New face-scanning software may help Japanese vending machines decide who can buy cigarettes and who can't, Reuters reports. The system would look for wrinkles and saggy skin to identify customers over the legal smoking age of 20. As of July, vendors are on the hook for checking ID, and the new technology  may stop teen smokers from using friends' proof of age. More »

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      Japan  • cigarettes  • aging  • vending machine  • facial recognition technology  • teen smoking  • wrinkles

    • Bans Keep Teens From Lighting Up

      Associated Press  |  May 6, 08 11:27 AM CDT

      Bans Keep Teens From Lighting Up

      (Newser) - Restaurant smoking bans are effective at discouraging teen smoking, the AP reports. Studying Massachusetts because of its patchwork of local smoking restrictions, researchers found that teens living in places with strict bans were 40% less likely to become smokers. Local laws didn’t change how many experimented with cigarettes, but had an effect on how many moved on to habitual smoking. More »

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      smoking  • restaurant  • Massachusetts  • cigarettes  • smoking ban  • cigarette  • teen smoking

  • April 2008

    • Dear Michelle: Let Him Light Up

      The Root  |  Apr 29, 08 3:08 PM CDT

      Dear Michelle: Let Him Light Up

      (Newser) - Please, Michelle Obama, can’t Barack have just one cigarette? Your husband “looks tired, and he’s been awful on TV,” declares Paul Devlin at The Root. The “future of the free world depends on” a puff or two, as the Democratic front-runner needs to regain his cool—and quick. Devlin even notes a few side benefits in his open letter to the candidate’s better half. More »