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Program urges smokers switch to smokeless tobacco

Submitted by WWAY on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 2:27pm.READ MORE:
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A Kentucky cancer center is offering some unconventional advice to get smokers to kick the habit: Switch to smoke-free tobacco. Full story...
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Judgment in Mass. tobacco suit could double

Submitted by WWAY on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 9:15am.READ MORE:
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A Massachusetts judge has ruled that a Boston man who won a $152 million judgment against a tobacco company for causing the death of his mother can collect the money with interest retroactive to 2004, a decision that could double the amount. Full story...
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Judge upholds Conn. woman's $28M tobacco award

Submitted by WWAY on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 9:41am.READ MORE:
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A federal judge has upheld a $28 million judgment against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. in the case of a Connecticut smoker who developed larynx cancer. Full story...
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Charlotte is test market for tobacco lozenges

Submitted by WWAY on Wed, 08/03/2011 - 12:56pm.READ MORE:
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Charlotte smokers are in one of two test markets for a new tobacco product that may please etiquette mavens: dissolvable, smokeless tobacco lozenges. Full story...
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FDA to independently review of menthol cig studies

Submitted by WWAY on Mon, 06/27/2011 - 10:06am.READ MORE:
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video The Food and Drug Administration is conducting an independent review of research on the public health impact of menthol cigarettes. Full story...
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FDA issues graphic cigarette labels

Submitted by WWAY on Tue, 06/21/2011 - 1:39pm.READ MORE:
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In the most significant change to US cigarette packs in 25 years, the Food and Drug Administration released nine new warning labels that depict in graphic detail the negative health effects of tobacco use. Full story...
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Philip Morris Int'l CEO: Tobacco not hard to quit

Submitted by WWAY on Wed, 05/11/2011 - 11:56am.READ MORE:
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The head of cigarette maker Philip Morris International says tobacco is not that hard to quit. Full story...
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Report gives NC failing grades on tobacco control

Submitted by WWAY on Thu, 01/20/2011 - 12:34pm.READ MORE:
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The American Lung Association is giving the nation's top tobacco-producing state failing grades for efforts to curb the death and diseases caused by tobacco use. Full story...
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Deliberations continue in suit against NC cigarette maker

Submitted by WWAY on Mon, 12/13/2010 - 11:13am.READ MORE:
Jurors in a lawsuit by the family of a Massachusetts woman who accused a North Carolina-based tobacco company of enticing black children to smoke have resumed deliberations. Full story...
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Columbus County considers tobacco ban

Submitted by Kevin Wuzzardo on Mon, 10/04/2010 - 9:54am.READ MORE:
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Tobacco has long been king in Columbus County, but tonight commissioners will consider a tobacco ban. Full story...
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New tobacco regulations may be ticket to quit

Submitted by WWAY on Tue, 06/23/2009 - 10:11am.READ MORE:
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videoSo how are the new regulations on tobacco being received here? Smokers NewsChannel 3 spoke with said they understand looking out for people's health. And while some do not necessarily agree with how the president is going about these new regulations, they said the law may be the ticket to help them quit. Full story...
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FDA to take control over tobacco industry

Submitted by WWAY on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 3:46pm.READ MORE:
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Major changes were made Monday for the tobacco industry. President Obama signed new legislation giving the Food and Drug Administration sweeping powers over the industry. The bill gives the F.D.A. the authority to regulate the marketing, advertising and manufacturing of tobacco products. Full story...
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Governor signs smoking ban into law

Submitted by Jolene Reilly on Tue, 05/19/2009 - 1:42pm.READ MORE:

The country's largest tobacco-producing state is going smoke free.

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SC cigarette tax to go up

Submitted by WWAY on Mon, 02/18/2008 - 9:37am.READ MORE:
South Carolina's cigarette tax could soon be going up. And it could have an impact on Brunswick County smokers who now drive across the border to buy their cigarettes. Full story...
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Another Wilmington restaurant goes smoke-free

Submitted by WWAY on Mon, 11/12/2007 - 4:49am.READ MORE:
videoIt may not be required by law, but some local restaurants are choosing to go smoke free. Yesterday Salt Works II in Wilmington banned smoking after allowing it for 18 years. Full story...
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