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ASH NEWS ITEMS FOR DEC. 1998

FL Leads In Anti-tobacco Litigation [12/31-1] 

Smoking a Factor in Hot Flashes [12/30-5] 

AG DEAL: MN Activists Hoping for Prevention [12/30-4] 

AMA Resolutions for a Healthier New Year [12/30-3] 

Paper Names Tobacco a 1998 Big Winner [12/30-2] 

AG DEAL: MO Cities and Hospitals Move to Intervene [12/30-1] 

AG DEAL: Missing Billboards And Anti-Smoking Commercials [12/29-4] 

Light Cigarette Hoax Exposed [12/29-3] 

Former NYT Reporter Speaks Out Against AG DEAL [12/29-2] 

Proactive SolutionsTo Curb Teen Smoking [12/29-1] 

New Idea for Restaurant Owners [12/28-3] 

Firesafe Cigarettes Sought [12/28-2] 

Smokers 50% More Likely To Divorce [12/28-1] 

AG DEAL: NY Judge Approves Split [12/26-1] 

AG DEAL: National Law Journal Reports [12/25-4] 

AG DEAL: Intervention Denied in Kansas [12/25-3] 

Big Tobacco Could Be Prosecuted [12/25-2] 

NYT Blasts Smuggling By Industry [12/25-1] 

Best Xmas Gift For You and Loved Ones [12/24-5] 

New House Speaker Supports Tobacco [12/24-4] 

Analyst Says Industry Will Lose Engle I [12/24-3] 

New Tax Could Cut Cigar Smoking [12/24-2] 

Asthmatics Subjected to Secondhand Smoke [12/24-1] 

AG DEAL Judge Delays MO Settlement [12/23-5]

Sen. Kennedy To Sponsor Tobacco Tax [12/23-4] 

New Approach To Teen Anti-Tobacco [12/23-3] 

Teen Smoking Rate Declines Finally [12/23-2] 

Neighborhood Smoking Reduction Program Works [12/23-1] 

AG DEAL: MO Judge Delays Ruling On Disbursement [12/18-6] 

AG DEAL: AZ Counties Sue For Settlement Monies [12/18-5] 

AG DEAL: States Fear Settlement Money To Go To Feds [12/18-4] 

AG DEAL: Hospitals Expected To Sue for Settlement Money [12/18-3] 

AG DEAL: NYC And NY State Wrangle In Court Over Money [12/18-2] 

ENGLE: Tobacco Group Accused Of Hiding Dangers [12/18-1] 

AG DEAL: Judge Dismisses Smokers Suit As "Frivolous" [12/17-4]

Gary Black On The Future Of Tobacco Class Actions [12/17-3] 

AG DEAL: New Twist: Smokers Sue On Due Process [12/17-2] 

L.R. Article Highlights ASH's Role In Bringing Tobacco Under FDA Umbrella [12/17-1] 

AG DEAL: Full Text Of The New York Amicus Curiae Brief [12/16-8] 

AG DEAL: Concerned Cities May Scuttle IT [12/16-7] 

AG DEAL: "Boondoggle Of The Century" [12/16-6] 

ENGLE: Plaintiff's Attorney To Show Jury Tobacco Ads [12/16-5] 

Federal Judge Strikes Down Tobacco Ad Ban [12/16-4] 

International Lung Cancer Conference Statement [12/16-3] 

CDC Head Says ETS IS One Of The Greatest Threats To Public Health [12/16-2] 

US District Ct. Judge Rules On TI Lobbying Jurisdiction [12/16-1] 

Teen Smoking Up - TI Ads To Blame [12/15-2] 

Supreme Court To Show Disfavor For Class-Actions [12/15-1] 

Michigan Bans Tobacco Billboards [12/14-5] 

CA Health Groups Protest AG Deal [12/14-4] 

Pennsylvania Groups Filed Updated Brief [12/14-3] 

Lung Cancer In Women: A Smoking Epidemic [12/14-2] 

AG DEAL: US Senator To Sponsor Federal "Hands Off" Bill [12/14-1] 

Smoking Exacerbates Aneurysm Risks [12/10-2]

Foreign Nations Fight TI In Court [12/10-1]

Don't Give Up Hope of Stopping AG Deal [12/09-5]

Litigation Looms Over Blue Cross Blue Shield Tobacco Money [12/09-4]

New Report On Decreased ETS And Health [12/09-3]

AG DEAL: Utah Judge Identifies Monitoring Problems [12/09-2]

The Numbers: Pregnant & Smoking [12/09-1]

ASH Fights To Prevent Lawsuit Dismal In WI [12/08-5]

AG DEAL: Some Deals Are Better Not Made At All [12/08-4]

Gary Black: TI Up To Tricks [12/08-3]

Anti-Smoking Ads Are Liable To Do More Harm Than Good [12/08-2]

Judge Says "No direct injury..." in Teamster's Tobacco Case [12/08-1]

Landmark International Decision Against U.S. Tobacco Companies [12/07-5]

North Carolina AG Deal Challenged [12/07-4]

AG DEAL: Clinton Adamant Medicaid Be Reimbursed [12/07-3]

AG DEAL: Is the Cigarette Price Increase A TI Ruse? [12/07-2]

Illinois Hospitals File Against TI [ [12/07-1]

AG DEAL: Update on New York [12/06-1]

State Facts On Tobacco And Cancer [12/04-1]

AG DEAL: Court Challenges Growing, Why Not U? [12/03-7]

ETS DOES Cause Cancer - Fed. Govt. [12/03-6]

ENGLE: Doctor Testifies TI Targets Minorities [12/03-5]

AG DEAL: MA Senator Asks For "Fairness Hearings" [12/03-4]

Anti-tobacco Goes Global [12/03-3]

ENGLE: TI  Lawyers Accuse Scientists [12/03-2]

Epilepsy Drug May Help Smokers Quit [12/03-1]

Foreign Tobacco Companies to Join Deal [12/02-2]

Smoking Women at Risk for Deadliest Cancers [12/02-1]

ASH Granted Intervention, but Others Must Act [12/01-5]

Misapprehensions: More On Smoking As Weight Control [12/01-4]

ETS Increases Risk Of Surgery Related Problems [12/01-3]

New RAND Report on Anti-Tobacco Laws [12/01-2]

Pipe Smoking Dangers [12/01-1]
 
 

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