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ASH News Items for February 2004



NC: Trust Fund Increases Teen Smoking Prevention Funds by 75% [02/27-5]

New Study: El Paso Smoking Ban Did Not Cause Bar and Restaurant Revenue Declines [02/27-4]

Big Tobacco Efforts to Push Ventilation as Alternatives to Smoke-free Environments [02/27-3]

NC Day-Care Workers Concerned with Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke [02/27-2]

New Evidence that Maternal Smoking is Tied to Childrens' Lung Disease [02/27-1]
CA Appeals Court Rules RJR Violated MSA, Then Reverses Fine Against the Company [02/26-4]

Scaled-back Version of Tobacco Buyout Bill Moving in the House [02/26-3]

Wisconsin Retirement Complex Will Implement Smoking Ban in July [02/26-2]

WA: Pierce County Smoking Ban Reinstated [02/26-1]
Justices Say Airline Is Liable for a Fatal Reaction to Smoking [02/25-4]

Philadelphia to Remove 900 Illegal Billboards [02/25-3]

Federal Judge Refuses to Dismiss Part of $289 Billion Racketeering Suit [02/25-2]

TN Lawmakers Kill Bill to Allow Local Govts. to Control Public Smoking [02/25-1]
College Campuses Consider Outdoor Smoking Bans [02/24-3]

Editorial: Rated S for Scenes of Smoking [02/24-2]

KY: Local Smoking Bans May Be Left Up To Voters [02/24-1]
New Study: Non-Smoking Areas Offer No Protection from ETS Dangers [02/23-5]

WV: 1,100 Smokers Move Ahead with Lawsuit [02/23-4]

Tasmanian Premier Diagnosed with Lung Cancer [02/23-3]

VA Raises Cigarette Tax 32.5 Cents; Gives Phillip Morris Tax Break [02/23-2]

MD Statewide Smoking Ban Struck Down by Senate Committee [02/23-1]
Israel: Court Agrees to Hear $1.7 Billion Lawsuit Against Big Tobacco [02/19-4]

VA: New Bill Would Ban Smoking Suits [02/19-3]

Scotland: Landmark Smoking Case Underway [02/19-2]

AJPH: America's Choice: Reducing Tobacco Addiction and Disease [02/19-1]
IN Man Proposes Ordinance To Bar Minors from Seating in Smoking Section [02/18-4]

Tobacco Farmers and Health Groups Unite to Discuss Tobacco Buyout and FDA Regulations [02/18-3]

New Drug to Help Lose Weight and Quit Smoking [02/18-2]

Cigarette Ignites Fire in Chinese Shopping Mall Killing 53 People [02/18-1]
Big Tobacco Gave More Than $1. 3 Million in Political Contributions in 2003 [02/17-5]

Indiana: Big Tobacco Pushes Bill that Taxes Smaller Cigarette Makers [02/17-4

Number of Smoking Scenes in Movies Higher Today than in 1950's [02/17-3]

MA Will Sue Internet Cigarette Retailers in Effort to Track Tax Evaders [02/17-2]

Jackson, MS Smoking Ban Sparks Confusion [02/17-1]
Cancer Society Will End Grants to Researchers Supported by Big Tobacco [02/16-3]

140 Million Counterfeit Cigarettes Seized in Slovenia [02/16-2]

Irish Smoking Ban Set to Begin by the End of March [02/16-1]
ASH Testifies in Favor of Maryland Clean Indoor Air Act of 2004 [02/13-4]

New Study: Nicotine Triggers Significant Brain Activity in People with Aggressive Personalities [02/13-3]

KY: Proposed Bill Would Bar Cities and Counties from Passing Smoking Bans [02/13-2]

Canada: Youth Smoking Rates Decline [02/13-1]
Australia Plans to Display Graphic Health Warnings on Cigarette Packs [02/12-6]

Big Tobacco Fights Higher VA Cigarette Tax [02/12-5]

Internet Cigarette Retailer to End Sales in CA [02/12-4]

Nicotine Found in Childrens' Bodies Even if Parents Smoke Outside [02/12-3]

British American Tobacco Admits Fear of Health Effects of Smoking Lawsuits [02/12-2]

New Report: Impact of Tobacco Use on Reproductive and Child Health [02/12-1]
MI to Raise Cigarette Taxes by 75 Cents [02/11-4]

India 8th Country to Ratify FCTC [02/11-3]

New Study: Use of Tobacco Products as Dentifrice in India [02/11-2]

Smokers' Ability to Quit Depends on Motivation and Dependence on Cigarettes [02/11-1]
PA Radio Station Uses M.S.A. $ To Deliver Anti-Smoking Messages [02/10-4]

NYC Mayor "Didn't See" an Estimated 50 People Smoking at Wall Street Party [02/10-3]

New Evidence Smoke-Free Dining Does Not Harm Business [02/10-2]

Malaysian Prime Minister Launches Anti-Smoking Campaign [02/10-1]
VT Students Take on Big Tobacco in Film Documentary [02/09-5]

Actress Zeta Jones Pressured to Stop Accepting Smoking Roles [02/09-4]

Smoking Hurts Real Estate Prices [02/09-3]

House Speaker Promises to Push Tobacco Buyout [02/09-2]

Talbot County, MD Passes Smokefree Workplace Legislation [02/09-1]
New Evidence that ETS Exposure Causes Lung Cancer in Women [02/06-4]

Canada: Judge Throws Out Tobacco Class-Action Suit [02/06-3]

ASH Sends Letter of Support of Proposed MD Tobacco Tax Increase [02/06-2]

States Concerned With Losing Big Tobacco Settlement Funds [02/06-1]
GA Considers Law for Smoking in Cars with Children Present [02/05-4]

Indonesia Becomes Smokers' Paradise as Government Freezes Cigarette Excise Taxes [02/05-3]

Scotland Begins Proposals for Smoking Ban in Pubs, Cafes, and Restaurants [02/05-2]

Chicago County Raises Cigarette Tax by 82 Cents [02/05-1]
U.S. House Speaker Hastert Pledges to Push Tobacco Buyout [02/04-5]

An R-rating for smoking: Why it's Reasonable, Effective, and Inevitable [02/04-4]

Survey: Virginians Would Support Tobacco Tax Increase [02/04-3]

Judge Limits Number of Counts in Tobacco Suit [02/04-2]

Former Surgeon Generals Unveil Plan to Combat Smoking Nationwide [02/04-1]
Big Tobacco Sponsors Seattle Arts Events [02/03-4]

"Truth" Airs Wickedly Clever Parody During Super Bowl Breaks [02/03-3]

Fewer Norwegians Smoking in 2003 [02/03-2]

French President Calls Anti-Smoking Campaign a "Life Saver" [02/03-1]



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