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Video: Specials

ESPN pulls racy ad

ESPN urged affiliates to yank a racy commercial for a website that matches would-be adulterers...
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Video: Business

A surprise offer for troubled Opel

German solar company SolarWorld makes an offer to buy the factories of troubled carmaker Opel from...
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Video: Health

India bans public smoking

India has imposed the world's biggest smoking ban by forbidding its 1.2 billion people from...
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Teens 'chat' With Scientists About Drugs

Students often have ready access to marijuana, alcohol and tobacco but don't feel comfortable...
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China smoking costs mount

China, home to the world's most smokers, faces grim a public health outlook and soaring...
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Health

Autumn Babies Are More Prone To Childhood Asthma

Autumn Babies Are More Prone To Childhood Asthma

Are you afraid of having a child with asthma? A new study suggests that the time of the year in...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 15:20
The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance To Start A Healthy Life

The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance To Start A Healthy Life

November 20 marks the American Cancer Society’s 33rd Great American Smokeout, a day encouraging...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 11:17
U.S. Smoking Rate Drops

U.S. Smoking Rate Drops

For the first time on record, the percentage of U.S. adults who smoke cigarettes has fallen below...
» read full story November 14th, 2008 - 16:17
Childhood Allergies, Asthma Problems Require More Attention

Childhood Allergies, Asthma Problems Require More Attention

A report released last month by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics has revealed that...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 14:20
Parents That Smoke Might Make Their Children “Food Insecure”

Parents That Smoke Might Make Their Children “Food Insecure”

A recent study shows that children who have parents that smoke are likely to be undernourished and...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 15:02
Children Living with Smokers More Likely to Be Underfed

Children Living with Smokers More Likely to Be Underfed

Children and adult members of smoking households are more likely to be underfed, according to a...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 14:42
Today’s Smokers More Hooked on Nicotine

Today’s Smokers More Hooked on Nicotine

People trying to quit smoking these days need much more intensive and individualized treatment, as...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 14:30

British smokers confronted with graphic picture warnings

London  - Graphic images highlighting the dangers of smoking are appearing for the first time this...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 10:17
Children of Smokers May Experience Symptoms of Nicotine Dependence

Children of Smokers May Experience Symptoms of Nicotine Dependence

The findings of a joint study from nine Canadian institutions suggest that exposure to second-hand...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 16:40

Refraining from Smoking a Month before Surgery Cuts Risk of Complications

Smokers refraining from smoking a month before undergoing surgery cut their risks of complications...
» read full story September 29th, 2008 - 09:54
Top Scientists Urge More Research On Cell Phone Use And Brain Cancer

Top Scientists Urge More Research On Cell Phone Use And Brain Cancer

Cell phone use has been a subject of controversy for years with many researchers blaming cell...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 14:31
Inhalers May Increase Risk Of Heart Death

Inhalers May Increase Risk Of Heart Death

Certain lung-disease medications used by millions of people suffering from emphysema and bronchitis...
» read full story September 24th, 2008 - 20:11
New York City Launches Aggressive Anti-Smoking Campaign

New York City Launches Aggressive Anti-Smoking Campaign

Images with throat cancer, mouth cancer, gum disease, or lung cancer, massages like “Cigarettes...
» read full story September 23rd, 2008 - 14:30
Washington Smoking Rates Lower than Ever, Survey Shows

Washington Smoking Rates Lower than Ever, Survey Shows

It appears that people are becoming more aware of the fact the smoking is not healthy according to...
» read full story September 18th, 2008 - 15:45
Walgreen Challenges Tobacco Ban

Walgreen Challenges Tobacco Ban

A recently passed city order that bans sales of tobacco products at pharmacies in San Francisco is...
» read full story September 10th, 2008 - 22:37
Update: Walgreens Takes The Fight Over SF Tobacco Ban To Court

Update: Walgreens Takes The Fight Over SF Tobacco Ban To Court

The largest US drug-store chain by sales, Walgreen Co., is seeking an emergency injunction to...
» read full story September 10th, 2008 - 14:45
Non-Smoker Men More Likely To Die From Lung Cancer Than Women

Non-Smoker Men More Likely To Die From Lung Cancer Than Women

The largest ever done study on nonsmokers in North America, Europe and Asia and their chances...
» read full story September 09th, 2008 - 16:30
How Many Non-Smokers Do You Think Develop Lung Cancer?

How Many Non-Smokers Do You Think Develop Lung Cancer?

More men who have never smoked pass away because of lung cancer than women who have never smoked, a...
» read full story September 09th, 2008 - 15:40
Tobacco Use Caused 2.4 Million Cancer Cases In U.S. Only

Tobacco Use Caused 2.4 Million Cancer Cases In U.S. Only

An estimated 2.4 million cases of tobacco-related cancers were reported in the U.S. from 1999 to...
» read full story September 05th, 2008 - 16:51
People Aged 18 to 25 Are Using Less Cocaine, But More Prescription Drugs

People Aged 18 to 25 Are Using Less Cocaine, But More Prescription Drugs

After the 13th annual survey on attitudes about drug abuse released by the National Center on...
» read full story September 05th, 2008 - 14:54
Lake County Thinks About Broadening Smoking Ban

Lake County Thinks About Broadening Smoking Ban

Currently, smoking is banned in most Illinois public buildings, such as restaurants, taverns, pubs,...
» read full story September 02nd, 2008 - 16:37
A New Attempt To Reduce The Number Of Smokers

A New Attempt To Reduce The Number Of Smokers

All tobacco products were placed under the regulatory powers of the US Food and Drug...
» read full story August 02nd, 2008 - 17:49
Is Your Spouse A Smoker? Then Your Stroke Risk Is Very High

Is Your Spouse A Smoker? Then Your Stroke Risk Is Very High

It is not enough to be cigarette-free in order to keep yourself away from strokes, according to...
» read full story July 30th, 2008 - 14:45
San Francisco Board Voted 8-3 to Ban the Sale of Tobacco in Pharmacies

San Francisco Board Voted 8-3 to Ban the Sale of Tobacco in Pharmacies

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to make the city the first in the nation to...
» read full story July 30th, 2008 - 13:42
Billionaires Start Antismoking Effort To Benefit The World

Billionaires Start Antismoking Effort To Benefit The World

Smoking kills over 5.4 million people each year, more than tuberculosis, malaria and HIV/AIDS...
» read full story July 27th, 2008 - 12:30
Tobacco Plants Can Become An Important Ally In Fight With Cancer

Tobacco Plants Can Become An Important Ally In Fight With Cancer

Who would have thought that plants which produce tobacco can become a real help in the fight...
» read full story July 24th, 2008 - 16:45
Bill Gates And Mayor Bloomberg Join Global Fight Against Smoking

Bill Gates And Mayor Bloomberg Join Global Fight Against Smoking

In an attempt to raise awareness on smoking-related problems and to encourage smoking cessation,...
» read full story July 24th, 2008 - 13:36
Bill Gates And Michael Bloomberg Join Forces Against Smoking

Bill Gates And Michael Bloomberg Join Forces Against Smoking

Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced this morning a $500...
» read full story July 23rd, 2008 - 23:05
The White House Opposes Tobacco Bill

The White House Opposes Tobacco Bill

In a letter addressed to Joe L Barton of Texas, Health and Human Services Sec. Michael Leavitt...
» read full story July 23rd, 2008 - 14:12
Tobacco Plant Could Actually Aid Patients With Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

Tobacco Plant Could Actually Aid Patients With Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

However strange this might sound, the tobacco plant, normally associated with causing cancer...
» read full story July 22nd, 2008 - 13:10
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Science

Study: Autumn Babies Are More Prone To Childhood Asthma

Study: Autumn Babies Are More Prone To Childhood Asthma

Are you afraid of having a child with asthma? A new study suggests that the time of the year in...
» read full story November 22nd, 2008 - 12:42
DNA Damage May Predict Lung Cancer

DNA Damage May Predict Lung Cancer

Canadian scientists have conducted a study in proving that a genetic trait can be a reliable...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 11:30
Tobacco Plant Could Aid Patients With Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

Tobacco Plant Could Aid Patients With Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

The tobacco plant could actually aid patients with follicular B-cell lymphoma, US researchers...
» read full story July 22nd, 2008 - 22:49
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U.S.

UB – Smoke Free

Smoking is severely frowned upon in the United States. Smoking in bars, restaurants, some hotel...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 23:26
The Great American Smokeout Is Here! Time To Quit Smoking!

The Great American Smokeout Is Here! Time To Quit Smoking!

For many people trying to kick the noxious habit of smoking, the Great American Smokeout is a...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 14:38
Obama Expected To Render FDA Imports Monitoring Stricter

Obama Expected To Render FDA Imports Monitoring Stricter

With Barack Obama having been elected the next president of the United States on November 4,...
» read full story November 09th, 2008 - 15:48

Nazi-sympathizers charged with threat to assassinate Obama

Washington - Two Nazi-sympathizers have been charged with making threats against Barack Obama after...
» read full story October 27th, 2008 - 23:18
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Specials

The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance to Start a Healthy Life

The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance to Start a Healthy Life

November 20 marks the American Cancer Society’s 33rd Great American Smokeout, a day encouraging...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 14:30
Take Your Statins To Prevent Heart Attack!

Take Your Statins To Prevent Heart Attack!

Half of heart attacks and strokes happen among apparently healthy men and women with normal or low...
» read full story November 17th, 2008 - 14:10
Today’s Smokers More Addicted than Ever, Alarming Rise in Nicotine Dependence

Today’s Smokers More Addicted than Ever, Alarming Rise in Nicotine Dependence

Nicotine dependence has risen 12 percent from 1989 to 2006, and the percentage of people classed...
» read full story October 30th, 2008 - 16:00
Jonas Brothers Take Over Halftime

Jonas Brothers Take Over Halftime

New Jersey-based American boy band “Jonas Brothers” is once again in the spotlight! Nominated at...
» read full story October 13th, 2008 - 23:26
Supreme Court Ready For Drugs, Cigarettes and Bad Language Review

Supreme Court Ready For Drugs, Cigarettes and Bad Language Review

The U.S. Supreme Court enters its third term on Monday, October 6, and the calendar has a series...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 15:00
Hollywood Golden Era Stars Paid to Smoke in Movies

Hollywood Golden Era Stars Paid to Smoke in Movies

Secret collaborations between major tobacco companies and Hollywood in the late 1920s led to a...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 23:30
New York Tries to Make People Quit Smoking with Horrifying Images

New York Tries to Make People Quit Smoking with Horrifying Images

Smokers in New York will have to face the truth about the harmful effects of smoking on their...
» read full story September 23rd, 2008 - 17:00
Drugs, a Problem for Teens who Say It’s Easier to Get Prescription Drugs

Drugs, a Problem for Teens who Say It’s Easier to Get Prescription Drugs

Many teens try alcohol, tobacco, household chemicals, prescription medicines and illegal drugs....
» read full story August 14th, 2008 - 12:40
Tobacco Regulation – A Step Forward to a Healthier Nation

Tobacco Regulation – A Step Forward to a Healthier Nation

In an attempt to lower the number of people becoming addicted of cigarettes and also that of the...
» read full story August 04th, 2008 - 15:26
Gates, Bloomberg Join Forces For Anti-Smoking Campaign

Gates, Bloomberg Join Forces For Anti-Smoking Campaign

Bill Gates and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced on Wednesday their decision to spend $500...
» read full story July 25th, 2008 - 15:57
Anti-Smoking Announcements on New DVDs

Anti-Smoking Announcements on New DVDs

Six major film studios reached an agreement yesterday to place anti-smoking ads on new movie DVDs,...
» read full story July 12th, 2008 - 10:16
Americans Choose Non-Cigarette Tobacco Products over Cigarettes

Americans Choose Non-Cigarette Tobacco Products over Cigarettes

People appear to choose non-cigarette tobacco products over cigarettes, according to a report...
» read full story June 11th, 2008 - 16:13
Aren’t Menthol Cigarettes Flavored Cigarettes?

Aren’t Menthol Cigarettes Flavored Cigarettes?

A highly debated tobacco bill is currently pending in the United States Congress which might...
» read full story June 05th, 2008 - 16:36
US Watchdog Group Calls for FDA to Ban Food Dyes

US Watchdog Group Calls for FDA to Ban Food Dyes

A U.S. watchdog group is pushing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ban the use of eight...
» read full story June 04th, 2008 - 15:48
‘American Idol’ Ladies’ Night On Stage

‘American Idol’ Ladies’ Night On Stage

It was ladies’ turn to take the stage Wednesday night on "American Idol" and show the...
» read full story February 21st, 2008 - 23:02
Music Abounds in Drug, Alcohol and Tobacco References, Study Says

Music Abounds in Drug, Alcohol and Tobacco References, Study Says

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine studied the lyrics of hundreds of...
» read full story February 06th, 2008 - 14:18
RJ Reynolds Sued Due to Violating Ban

RJ Reynolds Sued Due to Violating Ban

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. has been sued this Tuesday by six states for violating a nine-year-old...
» read full story December 04th, 2007 - 21:22
Popular Music Makes Ample Reference to Substance Use

Popular Music Makes Ample Reference to Substance Use

Researchers took it upon themselves to explore the frequency with which the lyrics of popular music...
» read full story November 08th, 2007 - 17:07
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Movies

Anti-Smoking Announcements On New DVDs

Anti-Smoking Announcements On New DVDs

Six major film studios reached an agreement yesterday to place anti-smoking ads on new movie DVDs,...
» read full story July 12th, 2008 - 15:04
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Business

The US Food and Drug Administration To Take On The Tobacco Industry

The US Food and Drug Administration To Take On The Tobacco Industry

Wednesday was a very important day, or one could even call it a historic day, for the tobacco...
» read full story July 31st, 2008 - 16:46
Bribe Attempt Gone Bad: Richard F. Scruggs Gets Five Years

Bribe Attempt Gone Bad: Richard F. Scruggs Gets Five Years

On Friday, Judge Neal D. Biggers Jr. was harsh with Richard F. Scruggs, giving him the maximum...
» read full story June 28th, 2008 - 21:35
Imperial Tobacco Says Earnings Will Grow in the 1Q

Imperial Tobacco Says Earnings Will Grow in the 1Q

Imperial Tobacco Group Plc, the world's fourth largest international tobacco company and the only...
» read full story January 29th, 2008 - 10:45
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World

Smoking in Public Places Banned in India

New Delhi - India on Thursday banned smoking in public places after a medical study warned...
» read full story October 02nd, 2008 - 16:17

India gears up for ban on smoking in public places

New Delhi - An estimated 120 million smokers in India will have one more reason to try to kick...
» read full story October 01st, 2008 - 16:51

Tough, unpredictable rescue underway in Galveston

Galveston, Texas - Officer Blake Patton puts his right hand on the butt of his gun and shouts,...
» read full story September 15th, 2008 - 05:52

Hurricane Ike finds Cuba ready for the struggle

Havana/Port-au-Prince/Mexico City - Hurricane Ike was by Monday a serious threat to the whole of...
» read full story September 09th, 2008 - 00:06
House Overwhelmingly Votes in Favor of Tobacco Regulation

House Overwhelmingly Votes in Favor of Tobacco Regulation

US House of representative on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted for a bill that would give the Food...
» read full story July 31st, 2008 - 14:04

Survey Shows U.S. Leads World in Drug Use

Surprise, surprise as a survey released this week by the World Health Organization showed that the...
» read full story July 02nd, 2008 - 17:37
Smoking Loses Ground in the U.S.

Smoking Loses Ground in the U.S.

The end of this bad habit seems to be near, as more and more organizations set rules against...
» read full story June 04th, 2008 - 13:49
15 Million Teenage Smokers In China

15 Million Teenage Smokers In China

China said on Monday it faced an increasing problem of underage smokers, with a number of tobacco...
» read full story June 02nd, 2008 - 17:15
WHO Calls on Governments to Ban Tobacco Advertising

WHO Calls on Governments to Ban Tobacco Advertising

The World Health Organization (WHO) called on all governments to forbid all sorts of tobacco...
» read full story June 01st, 2008 - 13:15
Police Found Bombs In an East Bridgewater Home

Police Found Bombs In an East Bridgewater Home

An East Bridgewater man was arrested Thursday after police found a large number of explosive...
» read full story May 16th, 2008 - 17:07
5 Vehicles Hit by Gunfire on I-64

5 Vehicles Hit by Gunfire on I-64

Five vehicles were hit by gun shots along Interstate 64 in Virginia prompting authorities to shut...
» read full story March 27th, 2008 - 19:21
U.S. Supreme Court Declares Maine Online Cigarette Sales Law Null

U.S. Supreme Court Declares Maine Online Cigarette Sales Law Null

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Wednesday a Maine law meant to restrict minors’ access to...
» read full story February 21st, 2008 - 14:46
Three Men Arrested in Tenn. Mosque Fire

Three Men Arrested in Tenn. Mosque Fire

A mosque was destroyed Saturday by a fire which investigators believe to have been caused by arson...
» read full story February 11th, 2008 - 09:52
Man In Jail Threats With Toxins Federal Building

Man In Jail Threats With Toxins Federal Building

A man from Agawam who was detained for a charge of federal firearms has been accused of...
» read full story January 30th, 2008 - 14:51
Bush Agrees To 3 Months Extension For Children Health Program

Bush Agrees To 3 Months Extension For Children Health Program

The federal-funded health insurance program for children has been finally given a green light,...
» read full story December 30th, 2007 - 13:24
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People

High Profile Lawyer Scruggs Sentenced to Five Years

High Profile Lawyer Scruggs Sentenced to Five Years

The prominent class-action Mississippi lawyer, Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, was sentenced to...
» read full story June 27th, 2008 - 23:24
Rapper “Birdman” Arrested for Pot Possession

Rapper “Birdman” Arrested for Pot Possession

Rapper “Birdman” on his real name Bryan “Baby” Williams numbered among 16 people charged with...
» read full story November 28th, 2007 - 13:08
Federal Prosecutors File More Documents Against TI

Federal Prosecutors File More Documents Against TI

Federal prosecutors filed additional documents Monday, Nov. 26, against rapper T. I., currently...
» read full story November 27th, 2007 - 14:22
Milla Jovovich Welcomes Baby Girl

Milla Jovovich Welcomes Baby Girl

Actress and model Milla Jovovich and her fiancé, director Paul Anderson, became the proud parents...
» read full story November 05th, 2007 - 18:10
T. I. Released On Bond After All

T. I. Released On Bond After All

Rapper Clifford “T. I.” Harris, who has been in police custody since mid-October, was...
» read full story October 27th, 2007 - 14:32
Jailed Rapper T. I. Requests Pre-Trial Release

Jailed Rapper T. I. Requests Pre-Trial Release

Clifford T. I. Harris, currently in custody for illegal possession of weapons, requested release on...
» read full story October 20th, 2007 - 19:39
T. I. Remains in Custody until Oct. 19

T. I. Remains in Custody until Oct. 19

Rapper Clifford T. I. Harris will remain in custody until this Friday after being charged over the...
» read full story October 16th, 2007 - 11:01
T. I. Arrested, Wins BET Awards

T. I. Arrested, Wins BET Awards

Rapper Clifford “T. I.” Harris had a contradictory Saturday to say the least, as he was arrested...
» read full story October 15th, 2007 - 15:16
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Music

Alicia Keys Apologizes, Has Tobacco Ads Removed

Alicia Keys Apologizes, Has Tobacco Ads Removed

R&B singer Alicia Keys has apologized to fans in Indonesia after sponsorship of her upcoming...
» read full story July 31st, 2008 - 15:32
Amy Winehouse's Husband Blake Fielder-Civil to Serve 27 Months in Prison

Amy Winehouse's Husband Blake Fielder-Civil to Serve 27 Months in Prison

The troubled husband of troubled British singer Amy Winehouse is to serve 27 months in prison for...
» read full story July 21st, 2008 - 22:11
Rapper T. I. Expected to Enter Guilty Plea, Faces Jail Time

Rapper T. I. Expected to Enter Guilty Plea, Faces Jail Time

Rapper T. I. is expected to plead guilty Thursday to federal weapons charges stemming from an...
» read full story March 27th, 2008 - 17:45
Rapper TI Arrested Hours Before BET Hip-Hop Awards

Rapper TI Arrested Hours Before BET Hip-Hop Awards

The US famous rapper TI was arrested on Saturday by the agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,...
» read full story October 14th, 2007 - 16:29
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Sports

Tyson Checks in Arizona Prison for One-Day Sentence

Tyson Checks in Arizona Prison for One-Day Sentence

Mike Tyson checked into an Arizona jail on Tuesday to serve his 24-hour prison term he got for...
» read full story November 21st, 2007 - 10:57
Tyson Will Serve 1 Day in Jail

Tyson Will Serve 1 Day in Jail

Mike Tyson, former world heavyweight boxing champion and one of the most well-known figures in...
» read full story November 19th, 2007 - 22:27
Tyson Pleads Guilty, Runs Out Of Second Chances?

Tyson Pleads Guilty, Runs Out Of Second Chances?

Mike Tyson, former world heavyweight boxing champion and one of the most well-known figures in...
» read full story September 24th, 2007 - 20:24
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