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ASH NEWS ITEMS FOR NOVEMBER 1999

Healthy Habits Extend Life Many Years [11/30-5] 

PA Dept. of Health Asks Merchants to Do the Right Thing [11/30-4] 

The Truth About Tobacco Adverts - Teens the Target [11/30-3] 

ASH's Banzhaf Points to Irony of FDA Regulations [11/30-2] 

Industry Argues - If FDA Has Purview, Tobacco Must Be Banned [11/30-1] 

FDA v. Industry: Arguments in Supreme Court on Wed. [11/29-7]

Industry Moving into Local Clubs [11/29-6]

Complete Cigarette Ad Ban in Poland [11/29-5]

Orange Co. Health Advocates Ready for Battle [11/29-4]

PM's Kinder, Gentler Campaign Draws Ire & Distrust [11/29-3]

A Look Inside the Beast [11/29-2]

Prediction of a New Cigar Boom Follows Bust [11/29-1]

READ: Most Comprehensive ETS Rpt - 40K-67K Deaths/Yr [11/26-6] 

The Hidden Costs of Smoking [11/26-5] 

Tobacco Sales Decrease Along With States' Payout [11/26-4]

The Myriad of Maladies and Cancers Caused By ETS [11/26-3] 

Breast Cancer Linked to ETS [11/26-2] 

B&W Held Virtual Town Hall this Week [11/26-1] 

Customs Bans Bidi Cigs, ASH Contributed [11/24-6]

Study Reveals Women More Susceptible to Lung Cancer Than Men [11/24-5]

The Worldwide Tobacco Epidemic [11/24-4]

PM Magazine Ads Target Women [11/24-3]

Wawa Raising Activist Ire Again Over Tobacco Billboards [11/24-2]

IL: Lawyers Slap State With Lien Against MSA Funds [11/24-1]

Research of Baseball Batters: Chewing Tobacco Slows Performance [11/23-6]

Push to Sue Canadian Tobacco Picks Up Steam [11/23-5]

Canadian Tobacco Industry Targets Kids Says Documents [11/23-4]

Wigand Says Canada Should Sue Industry [11/23-3]

Another Class Action Against Industry Shot Down In Court [11/23-2]

B&W Making More Noises of a Libel Suit Against Disney [11/23-1]

MSA's "Free Money" Presents Problems for Legislators [11/22-5]

From Norm to Vice - When Smoking Became Socially Unacceptable [11/22-4]

CDC Says Utah Has the Lowest Smoking Rate in US [11/22-3]

US v. Industry: Judge Kessler Promises to Keep Case Moving [11/22-2]

Some Concern Over Tobacco Bonds Despite High Ratings [11/22-1]

Little Settlement Money Used to Discourage Smoking [11/20-2]

New CDC Tables on Smoking in 1998 [11/20-1]

Judge Denies PM's Motion to Consolidate Cases [11/19-6]

Questions Abound About Microsoft and Tobacco Suits Under Bush [11/19-5]

States (Mis)Use Settlement Money [11/19-4]

Advocates Plead with EU to Evaluate "Light" Cigarettes [11/19-3]

Allergists Remind Us That Smoking Causes Nose and Sinus Problems [11/19-2]

MA: A Shining Example of Multipronged Antitobacco Success [11/19-1]

New Retelling of How Banzhaf's Antismoking Crusade Began [11/18-1]

Gore Challenges Bradley, Says Advisor Linked to Joe Camel [11/17-4]

Atlanta: New Campaign to Keep African-Americans Tobacco Free [11/17-3]

Proposed EU Law Would Set Strict Limits on Tobacco [11/17-2]

Engle: Smoker Says She Was Too Addicted to Quit [11/17-1]

Final Nail in the Coffin for Third Party Payor Lawsuits? [11/16-2]

Anti-Nicotine Vaccines - Helps Smokers Stop, Stops Kids from Starting [11/16-1]

Indiana Considers Tobacco Bonds [11/15-5]

NY Slaps PM with Fines for Illegal Lobbying [11/15-4]

ETS Suit Upheld; ASH's Banzhaf Says Ruling Helps for Other Cases [11/15-3]

PM: "Unprecedented Opportunity to Reduce Youth Smoking" [11/15-2]

NAAG Announces MSA Payments to Begin Within Two Weeks [11/15-1]

Imperial Denies Accusations of Designing Cigs to Fool Regulators [11/12-4]

Boston Globe Bans Tobacco Ads [11/11-3]

Lorillard Launches Youth "Antitobacco" Ads [11/12-2]

A House Fire Spurred Wigand On to Become "The Insider" [11/12-1]

Sweeteners Added to Attract Kid Smokers [11/11-9]

Minority Groups Angry About Cig Ads [11/11-8]

ASH Issues Warning For Ireland [11/11-7]

TATU's Dedicated Teen Volunteers Making a Difference in IL [11/11-6]

Experts Say B&W Lawsuit Against Disney Likely to Fail [11/11-5]

Family Experiences Inform Candidates' Health Views [11/11-4]

Four Major Party Candidates are Reformed Smokers [11/11-3]

GA: Public Hearing Shows Multiplicity of Opinion on Settlement Money [11/11-2]

Judge Extends Plaintiff's Response Deadline [11/11-1]

Healthy Habits Slash Risk of Heart Disease [11/10-8]

First Bar Owner Prosecuted Under CA No Smoking Law [11/10-7]

B&W Not Disclosing That They Are Behind the Post Film Surveys [11/10-6]

New NIH Study Shows Link Between Chewing Tobacco and Cavities [11/10-5]

Commentator Calls Wigand Her Kind of Hero [11/10-4]

WHO Meets in CA; Translating Antitobacco Ads into Six Languages [11/10-3]

Canadians Using a "Hands on" Approach to Reach Kids [11/10-2]

70% of Children Who Try Tobacco Become Addicted [11/10-1]

Pro-Tobacco Compares Treatment of Smokers to Apartheid [11/09-4]

FL's SWAT Sits Down With B&W Exec to Push Marketing Guidelines [11/09-3]

PA Health Groups Endorse CDC's Settlement Money Proposals [11/09-2]

B&W Surveys "The Insider;" Considers Lawsuits [11/09-1]

CA - Report: Restaurant/Bar Smoking Ban Has Not Hurt Business [11/08-6]

Media Comes to the Aid of Industry to Save Its Gravy Train [11/08-5]

Report Shows Cigars Increase Early Death Rate from Heart Disease [11/08-4]

Judge Dismisses Third-Party Lawsuit Against Industry [11/08-3]

Doctors Fail to Practice What They (Are Supposed to) Preach [11/08-2]

Canada Raises Cig Taxes, More Efforts to Keep Kids Smoke free [11/08-1]

ASH's Banzhaf - Part of theVanguard Against The New Evil Empire [11/05-7]

FTC Will Not Hinder Seita/Tabacalera Merger [11/05-6]

CDC - "Total Lack of Progress" In Smoking Rate Reduction [11/05-5]

Engle Jurors Forbidden to See "The Insider" Movie [11/05-4]

Investments in Socially Responsible Portfolio's Up [11/05-3]

NGO's Cautiously Optimistic About WHO FCTC [11/05-2]

Suits Against Unpopular Industries; It's Policy Through Litigation? [11/05-1]

Frmr Surgeon General Says Cigs & Plaintiff's Conditions Linked [11/04-4]

Prostate Cancer Treatment & Smoking Linked to Impotence [11/04-3]

Asbestos Suit Against Industry Dismissed for Lack of Jurisdiction [11/04-2]

Fl: High Court Asks Plaintiffs to Respond to Industry Request [11/04-1]

Europe Awaits Tobacco Merger; Stocks Surge [11/03-7]

CA Judge Says Industry Cannot Be Held to Anti-ETS Campaign [11/03-6]

New Study Shows Women More Susceptible to Lung Cancer [11/03-5]

Defense Says Fla. Smokers Knew Dangers [11/03-4]

RJR Announces $125m Common Stock Buyback [11/03-3]

Clinton's Tobacco Tax Is Dead  [11/03-2]

NY Bond Sales to Retail Investors Off to a Slow Start [11/03-1]

ASH's Banzhaf: Industry Faces Bankruptcy; Others Will Fill the Void [11/02-5]

UK Tobacco Advertising Ban Stumbles in High Court [11/02-4]

Int'l Antitobacco Treaty Gets Strong Support; US & Japan Fence Sitting [11/02-3]

Industry Stocks Dip As Engle Penalty Phase Gets Underway [11/02-2]

Smoker Appeals to Fla Supreme Ct. to Restore Verdict Against Industry [11/02-1]

States Fail to Stem Minor Tobacco Sales [11/01-4]

Rebroadcast of "Smoke In the Eye" on Frontline Tuesday [11/01/3]

Today Ends Smoking on All Air Zimbabwe Flights [11/01-2]

California's Prop. 10 Under Fire from Libertarians [11/01-1]

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