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ASH NEWS ITEMS FOR MARCH 1999

Reports of Oregon Verdict Cite ASH [03/31-9]

NBER Abstract of "The Economics of Smoking" [03/31-8]

New Restaurant ETS Campaign Launched in Chicago [03/31-7]

Former US Surgeon General Supports FLA Youth Tobacco Program [03/31-6]

US Dist. Ct. Judge Dismisses Part of Smoker's Lawsuit [03/31-5]

New Drug May Stop Addictions [03/31-4]

Smokeless Tobacco Linked to a Drop in Strength [03/31-3]

VA DMV Takes New Approach to Identifying Minors [03/31-2]

Method for Quitting May Be Gene Based [03/31-1]

ASH Reacts to $81M Oregon Tobacco Verdict [03/30-11]

Broadcasters Are Refusing Airtime for Some Antitobacco PSA's [03/30-10]

Cigar Warnings: ASH Acts, YOU Can Help [03/30-9]

Disturbing Trends in Women's Magazines [03/30-8]

Jury in Deliberations in Oregon Man's Lawsuit Against PM [03/30-7]

Confidential Reports: Industry Targets Women [03/30-6]

PA Court Upholds Dismissal of Health & Welfare Fund Lawsuit [03/30-5]

As Predicted, PM Files Motion for JNOV in Henley $51M Verdict [03/30-4]

DC Court May Be the Gatekeeper for Int'l Lawsuits Against Industry [03/30-3]

ENGLE: Judge Excludes Claims to 37 Illnesses [03/30-2]

Scathing Article on Industry and PR Lauds ASH's Banzhaf [03/30-1]

Maine on the Verge of a Major Antitobacco Victory [03/29-8]

Tobacco Tax to Fund Medicare Prescriptions Falters in Senate [03/29-7]

PM Suspected of Self-Serving Duplicity in Anti-Smoking Ads [03/29-6]

Antitobacco Activists Focus on the Effects Smoking on Women [03/29-5]

FL. Continues to Fund Embattle Anti-Smoking Campaign [03/29-4]

Awaiting Class Certification in Rev. Brown's Suit Against Menthol [03/29-3]

WOMEN: Smoking Identified as Major Risk Factor in Heart Disease [03/29-2]

New Study in JAMA on ETS [03/29-1]

Opinion Upholding Nonsmoking Flight Attendant Settlement [03/26-7]

WV: Another State Makes the Billboard Change-Over [03/26-6]

An Australian View on Smoking [03/26-5]

Momentum Picking Up for Rating Toons with "Bad" Behavior [03/26-4]

More of ASH's Banzhaf on Broin Class-Action [03/26-3]

Oregon Jury Deliberates Smoker's Product Liability Case [03/26-2]

Smoker's Lawyer Criticizes Industry in Closing Arguments [03/26-1] 

Flight Attendants' ETS Win Withstands Appeal [03/25-10]

Court Erred: Alabama University Allowed to Sue Industry [03/25-9]

Students Want A Smokefree Statehouse: Like The Sign Outside Says [03/25-8]

Legislation Would Make Purchasing and Possession by Minors Illegal [03/25-7]

ME Senate Follows House on Restaurant Smoking Ban [03/25-6]

Teens Fight "Absurd" Tobacco Laws in IL [03/25-5]

Smokeless Tobacco Use on the Rise [03/25-4]

Bill Offered Requiring States to Spend 25% on Tobacco Control [03/25-3]

New Study: ETS Ups Heart Risks [03/25-2]

Controversial New PSA Won't Be Shown on Some Networks [03/25-1]

Persuade Your Parks to Ban Smoking [03/24-8]

Flight Attendant Settlement Approved - ASH Helped [03/24-7]

Days May Be Numbered for the Tobacco Auction System [03/24-6]

Maine House Passes Restaurant Smoking Ban [03/24-5]

Future of Florida's Successful "Truth" Campaign in Question [03/24-4]

Kids Defiant of No Smoking Laws [03/24-3]

Arizona May Ban All Smoking at Schools [03/24-2]

Debate Continues on Where Settlement Money Should Go [03/24-1]

ALERT: Help Stop Multi-Billion $ Federal Giveaway [03/23-8]

Nevada Debates Strict New Antitobacco Laws [03/23-7]

Replacing Bad Habits with Good [03/23-6]

Antitobacco Billboards Going Up Industry Gets the Bill [03/23-5]

ASH Cited in Marijuana-Cigarette Link Expose [03/23-4]

Smoking in the Toons: What Kids Are Seeing [03/23-3]

Police Commend Retailers That Don't Sell to Minors [03/23-2]

Debate in Texas Over Penalties for Underage Smokers [03/23-1]

Antitobacco Answers the Pro-Tobacco Camp in MD [03/22-9]

Federal Judge Says Smoker's Suit Is Time-Barred [03/22-8]

What Does the Ohio Union Verdict Mean? [03/22-7]

The Settlement and Communities of Color [03/22-6]

Quit and Keep Your Tooth [03/22-5]

Fuming Mad About Smokers' Litter [03/22-4]

Butts May Be Toxic to Pets and Children [03/22-3]

Nicotine Exposure May Be Higher in Women Menthol Smokers [03/22-2]

Smoking Mothers Risk Criminal Children [03/22-1]

Ohio Unions Lose Against Industry [03/19-10]

21% Rise in Tobacco Litigation for PM [03/19-9]

ENGLE: Industry Exec Says Cancer Research "Unnecessary" [03/19-8]

Senate Kills Effort to Direct States' Spending of Settlement Money [03/19-7]

Link Between ETS Ear Infections, Asthma and Now Gum Disease [03/19-6]

Study Links Genes to Nicotine Addiction [03/19-5]

Smoking Causes Heartburn, Heartburn Causes Deadly Form of Cancer [03/19-4]

New Study: Pollutants, Including Tobacco Smoke Harm Children [03/19-3]

Reinventing the Zippo - Target Market, Kids [03/19-2]

Analysts Caution Tobacco Settlement Bond Buyers [03/19-1]

Senate Defeats Settlement Proposal (voting record) [03/18-6]

Jury Deliberates Ohio Union Tobacco Suit [03/18-5]

Engle: Federal Effort to Make Cigs Safer, a Flop Says Industry Exec [03/18-4]

Experts Testify $54M Needed for Inroads in Antitobacco [03/18-3]

White House Threatens Veto [03/18-2]

Surgeon General's Clear on Where Settlement $$'s Must Go [03/18-1]

More on JAMA Study: Self-Deception by Smokers [03/17-8]

MDs Question a Duke Researcher's Industry Grants [03/17-7]

Federal/State Compromise Taking Shape [03/17-6]

Shalala Letter to Appropriations Chair Stops Short of Veto Threat [03/17-5]

Fed/State Battle Heats Up in Congress [03/17-4]

Fire-Safe Cigs Would Have Prevented 3,710 Deaths & Injuries [03/17-3]

Two Sioux Tribes File Lawsuit Against Industry [03/17-2]

Judge Refuses to Reconsider Dismissal of Suit for More VA $$'s [03/17-1]

New Smokers-Knowledge Study Has Major Implications [03/16-6]

ASH Supports Fire-safe Cigarette Bill [03/16-5]

Smoking Combined with Oral Contraceptives- Stress & Heart Disease [03/16-4]

New Merger May See PM Acquire Rothman's Canadian Interests [03/16-3]

Sen. Spector to Offer a Measure on States' Settlement Spending [03/16-2]

A Look at the Feds' Lead Attorney Against the Industry [03/16-1]

Fire Safe Cigs Press Conf. [03/15-8]

New Study: Smoking Moms, Criminal Sons [03/15-7]

ENGLE: Judge to Decide Industry's Motion for Directed Verdict [03/15-6]

DOJ Tobacco Suit Gearing UP, not down [03/15-5]

VA Tobacco Growers Get $4M from Settlement [03/15-4]

Senate Anti-Tobacco Forces Prepare for Battle in Congress [03/15-3]

Teacher Sues Over Smoking in the Boys Room [03/15-2]

Shootout in the Lifeboat: RJR Sues PM [03/15-1]

Antismoking Websites Profiled [03/13-4]

ASH Reward Program Cited [03/13-3]

Federal Investigation Winding Down [03/13-2]

RJR Spinoof May Not Affect Liability [03/12-1]

Analysis on the Future of Tobacco Settlement Bonds [03/12-4]

Tobacco 'Truth' Campaign Unexpectedly Disintegrates [03/12-3]

DOJ Seems to Be Dismantling Tobacco Probe [03/12-2]

Congress Maneuvers On Appropriations & Federal Recoupment [03/12-1]

Women's History Month: Attempts to Addict Women [03/11-5]

Risk Factors for Prostate Cancer: High Fat Diet & Smoking [03/11-4]

PM Sues Over Trademark and Loss of Goodwill [03/11-3]

Cigar Smoke Immediately & Adversely Effects Blood [03/11-2]

Judge Approves Blues $469m Settlement Spending Plan [03/11-1]

LA's 17 Foot Marlboro Man is No More [03/10-5]

ENGLE: Industry Atty Asks Judge to Make Smokers File Individually [03/10-4]

RJR Nabisco Not Free and Clear from Smokers' Lawsuits [03/10-3]

Judge Allows Critics of Liggett Settlement More Time [03/10-2]

Liggett Tries to Wrap Up Settlement Offer to  Individuals [03/10-1]

RJR to Spin Off Tobacco and Food [03/09-7]

Can You Believe It: Fashion Faux Pas [03/09-6]

House Attempts to Find Middle Ground Between Fed/State [03/09-5]

PA Antitobacco Groups Drop Settlement Challenge [03/09-4]

Teens and Missed Chances [03/09-3]

New Evidence: Prenatal Smoking and Anti-Social Children [03/09-2]

Responding to Tobacco Restrictions: The Gender Differential [03/09-1]

Changes May Be Afoot at RJR, Whispers of a Federal Settlement [03/08-5]

U. of S. Alabama Wins Jurisdiction Battle in Appeals [03/08-4]

Union Health Funds Rest [03/08-3]

MO District Ct. Approves Settlement, Appeals to Follow [03/08-2]

New Report: The Smoking Gender Gap [03/08-1]

The "First Great Anti-Smoking Campaign" - ASH's [03/07-1]

Why the AMA Backs Pro-Tobacco Legislators [03/07-1]

Judge Upholds ADA Law Suit Seeking Smoking Ban [03/05-7]

Smoke-Free Zones on Colleges Spreading [03/05-6]

Senate Bill Amendment Would Prevent Federal Recoupment [03/05-5]

More Indian Tribes May Join Pending Action [03/05-4]

ENGLE: Industry Chemist Testifies, Jurors Roll Eyes [03/05-3]

High-Blood Pressure and Smoking Linked to Senility [03/05-2]

Zyban and Patch Together Show Cessation Success [03/05-1

AUSTRALIA: Class-Action Against 3 Tobacco Firms in Preparation [03/04-6]

International Policy Conference on Children and Tobacco [03/04-5]

US Wants to Block Bail for RJR Executive Smuggler [03/04-4]

Industry Refuses to Make Cigarettes "Safer" [03/04-3]

FTC Prohibits "No Bull" Advertising [03/04-2]

Collapse of Class Action" May Discourage Litigation in Europe [03/04-1]

FTC Settles Additive Case Using Banzhaf Remedy [03/03-9]

ASH Documents Failure to Make Cigs Safer [03/03-8]

UK Sees Rise in Smoking: Smuggling or Promotions the Cause? [03/03-7]

Brown Lawsuit: Menthols, Targeting and Civil Rights [03/03-6]

NY Promises to Sue If Fed Attempts to Recoup Settlement $$'s [03/03-5]

Genes Linked to Nicotine Addiction Susceptibility [03/03-4]

Smoking Derived Cancer-Causing Agent Found in Newborns [03/03-3]

Scientist Fired for Cessation Research [03/03-2]

Toughest Smoking Ban in the Mid-Atlantic Passed [03/03-1]

FTC May Act Wednesday on Health Warnings [03/02-14]

THANKS U ALL: Montgomery Cty [MD] Bans Smoking [03/02-13]

More Latin American States to Sue Industry [03/02-12]

Conference Confirms Low-Tar Threat [03/02-11]

Alaska's High Cig. Tax Credited with 17% Decline [03/02-10]

What Quitting Can Do: 20 minutes to 15 years [03/02-9]

Closing of Cigarette Plant May Decrease Pollution [03/02-8]

ENGLE: Industry Denies Manipulating Nicotine Levels [03/02-7]

Iowa House Committee Reports Out a Ban on Cig Samples [03/02-6]

AZ Counties Petition Court to Reopen State's Settlement [03/02-5]

ENGLE: Defense Witnesses on the Stand [03/02-4]

New Approach in Smoking Cessation Therapy [03/02-3]

HHS Disturbed By Cigar Focus Group Findings [03/02-2]

LA Class Action and NY Sets Blue Cross/Shield Trial Date [03/02-1]

ASH Helps Spur Cigar Warnings, Now in Calif. [03/01-6]

"Canaries Declaration" Calls  For Tobacco-Free 21st Century [03/01-5]

LA Smokers Class Action Approved [03/01-4]

Industry Begins Defense in 1st Tobacco Class Action [03/01-3]

PA Anti-tobacco Groups Disappointed by Judges Opinion [03/01-2]

Fed Proposes Fitting Cigars With Warning Labels [03/01-1]
 
 

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