http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/SmokingFind stories, videos, and photos about Smoking from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:06:38 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/CRIME/07/30/newman.tobacco.ban/tztop.tony.newman.dpalliance.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Smoking14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Smoking from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/30/newman.tobacco.ban/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/30/newman.tobacco.ban/index.html#cnnSTCTextCigarettes kill; 400,000 people die prematurely every year from smoking. When we analyze the harm from drugs, there is no doubt that cigarettes are the worst.Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/15/us.military.smoking/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/15/us.military.smoking/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe defense secretary will not ban smoking by troops in war zones despite a recommendation to do so by a Pentagon-commissioned study.Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/12/military.smoking.ban/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/12/military.smoking.ban/index.html#cnnSTCTextYou've seen the iconic picture of a soldier with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, but that could soon be a thing of the past.Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/01/fda.anti.smoking.drugs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/01/fda.anti.smoking.drugs/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo popular anti-smoking drugs will now carry warnings about the risk of severe mental health problems, the Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday.Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/19/tobacco.decline/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/19/tobacco.decline/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the 1960s and 1970s, Big Tobacco was widely viewed as the model for effective special-interest lobbying.Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/11/senate.tobacco/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/11/senate.tobacco/index.html#cnnSTCTextA bill that increases the power of the Food and Drug Administration to regulate the manufacturing, marketing and sale of tobacco products cleared the Senate on Thursday.Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/03/health.smoking.movies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/03/health.smoking.movies/index.html#cnnSTCTextBlockbuster movies are less likely to portray smokers than they have in the past, according to a new study. What's more, this decline in on-screen smoking may have occurred in tandem with a drop in the number of adolescents who have lit up in real life.Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/20/second.hand.smoke.kids.lungs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/20/second.hand.smoke.kids.lungs/index.html#cnnSTCTextAdults who were exposed to large amounts of secondhand smoke during childhood have lungs that look different on CT scans from those of people who grew up in a smoke-free environment, a new study suggests.Wed, 20 May 2009 13:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/04/01/quit.smoking.cough.brawley/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/04/01/quit.smoking.cough.brawley/index.html#cnnSTCTextI quit smoking two months ago with the help of Chantix. However, I seem to cough more now than than when I was smoking. Is this normal for people who have smoked for 20 years? I feel much better overall, but I am a little concerned that maybe emphysema might be setting in.Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/12/force.you.to.be.healthy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/12/force.you.to.be.healthy/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree years ago, Danilo Reyes, a test engineer for Intel, received a $50 gift card from his employer to take a health-assessment test. Reyes figured that he'd pass the test with flying colors -- he doesn't smoke or drink -- and Intel made it easy by offering the free test at his office in Hillsboro, Oregon.Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/03/04/secondhand.smoke.cancer.brawley/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/03/04/secondhand.smoke.cancer.brawley/index.html#cnnSTCTextI am 44. I don't smoke and never have, but both my parents did (six packs a day between them), and I am exposed to secondhand smoke at friends' homes.Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/11/health.pet.smoker/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/11/health.pet.smoker/index.html#cnnSTCTextPet owners will often go to any length to protect the health of their furry and feathered friends. Now a new survey suggests that one in three smokers would consider kicking the habit after learning that smoking poses a danger to pets.Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/09/who.still.smokes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/09/who.still.smokes/index.html#cnnSTCTextSmoking is bad for you, and by now, most of us know it.Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/01/smoke.free.laws/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/01/smoke.free.laws/index.html#cnnSTCTextImplementing smoke-free policies can lead to fewer hospitalizations resulting from heart attacks, according to a new study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Fri, 02 Jan 2009 02:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/dailydose/12/03/smoking.macular.degeneration/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/dailydose/12/03/smoking.macular.degeneration/index.html#cnnSTCTextAge-related macular degeneration is a baby-boomer disease that, according to the American Medical Association, affects more than 10 million Americans. It is one of the leading causes of blindness for people over age 65. A study published in the July 2007 issue of Archives of Ophthalmology found that current smokers are four times more likely to develop this eye problem than nonsmokers.Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/11/17/teen.smoking.help/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/11/17/teen.smoking.help/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt was just after 7 a.m. and Cassie Graham was lighting up her second cigarette of the morning.Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:44:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1849022,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1849022,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAtlantic City gambling floors will go smoke-free for seven days before allowing visitors to light up again because the city can't legally stop a smoking ban from taking effectFri, 10 Oct 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1846634,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1846634,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIndia banned smoking in public places on Thursday, leaving public health officials with a much tougher task: get the nation's estimated 120 million smokers to stub out their cigarettesThu, 02 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/01/britain.cigarettes.warnings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/01/britain.cigarettes.warnings/index.html#cnnSTCTextGraphic pictures showing the devastating health effects of smoking began appearing on cigarette packs in Britain on Wednesday as part of a government initiative to deter people from picking up the habit.Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:19:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1844634,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1844634,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA Pennsylvania ban on lighting up anywhere on university property is drawing strong oppositionMon, 29 Sep 2008 10:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1828019,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1828019,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA court strikes down a ban on smoking in small bars, making Germany Europe's unlikely champion of a bad habit Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1825996,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1825996,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMicrosoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money to pour $375 million into a global effort to cut smokingWed, 23 Jul 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1823678,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1823678,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTobacco companies deliberately changed the menthol levels in cigarettes depending upon who they were marketing them to, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health foundThu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1821745,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1821745,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNearly half of nonsmoking Americans are still breathing in cigarette fumes, but the percentage has declined dramatically since the early 1990s, according to a government study released ThursdayThu, 10 Jul 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1819144,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1819144,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsQuitting cigarettes can only do a body good, but do former smokers ever fully recover from years of addiction?Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1812426,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1812426,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe price for a pack in New York City is now the highest in the country. Concern for the public health, or a money grab by the government?Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1811307,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1811307,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA blood test may one day be able to predict how a smoker will respond to two popular methods of kicking the habitMon, 02 Jun 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1808446,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1808446,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA new study finds that quitting tobacco is habit-forming. When one person quits, his friends, and friends of his friends, naturally follow suitWed, 21 May 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1737715,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1737715,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA Massachusetts study suggests that restaurant smoking bans may play a big role in persuading teens not to become smokersTue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1727161,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1727161,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWhy do some smokers get cancer and others don't? Scientists have discovered two genetic variants that may be the reasonWed, 02 Apr 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/11/news/companies/antismoking/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/11/news/companies/antismoking/index.htmFor millions of frustrated smokers, drugmakers promise to help them quit with a little pill. But studies from the companies themselves don't show very promising results.Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:09:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1711154,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1711154,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA sweeping new global report, released by the World Health Organization today in New York City, urges governments to get tough on the tobacco epidemic before it's too lateThu, 07 Feb 2008 23:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/01/france.smoking/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/01/france.smoking/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs a look, it is about as quintessentially French as it gets. All the same, from the New Year enjoying a cigarette while you sip on your cafe au lait will become a thing of the past.Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/11/12/hm.smokefree.campus/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/11/12/hm.smokefree.campus/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen 19-year-old Reid Overton wants to smoke a cigarette on his college campus, he has to walk to a distant parking lot and get into his car, but he doesn't seem to mind. "Even as a smoker, I don't like to walk past a cloud of smoke," he says.Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/08/31/healthmag.smoking/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/08/31/healthmag.smoking/index.html#cnnSTCTextEverybody knows that smoking isn't good for you. But if you're a woman? "Hands down, smoking is the absolute worst thing you can do to your body," says Phyllis Greenberger, president and CEO of the Society for Women's Health Research in Washington, D.C. Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/08/31/healthmag.smoking.tips/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/08/31/healthmag.smoking.tips/index.html#cnnSTCTextResearchers are constantly searching for ways to help people quit. What's new? Here are four strategies worth a try:Fri, 31 Aug 2007 03:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/worklife/08/14/cb.smokers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/worklife/08/14/cb.smokers/index.html#cnnSTCTextWe've all worked with them - self-proclaimed "smokers" who mysteriously disappear for longer (and more often) than their designated 15-minute breaks.Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:18:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1638535,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1638535,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA study by researchers in Oregon finds that secondhand smoke increases the levels of a known carcinogen in waitstaff and bartenders at a surprisingly fast rateWed, 11 Jul 2007 22:05:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1641817,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1641817,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA single pill appears to hold promise in curbing the urges to both smoke and drink, according to researchers trying to help people overcome addiction by targeting a pleasure center in the brainTue, 10 Jul 2007 21:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/diet.fitness/06/20/hb.exercise.benefits/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/diet.fitness/06/20/hb.exercise.benefits/index.html#cnnSTCTextEverybody knows exercise is key to a good ticker and a more sleek physique. But did you know working out may improve your sex life, trigger a better night's sleep and help you stop smoking?Mon, 28 May 2007 19:15:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1625645,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1625645,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSmoking is forbidden in nearly three out of four U.S. households, a dramatic increase from the 43 percent of homes that prohibited smoking a decade agoFri, 25 May 2007 22:15:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/17/news/companies/tobacco_ruling/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/17/news/companies/tobacco_ruling/index.htmU.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler ruled Thursday that the tobacco industry engaged in a decades-long racketeering enterprise that conspired to hide the dangers of smoking.Thu, 17 Aug 2006 20:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/07/31/smokers.airline/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/07/31/smokers.airline/index.htmlAs more and more hotels go completely smoke-free, a German entrepreneur is bucking the trend by launching an airline for those determined not to kick the habit.Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/07/06/high.school.smokers/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/07/06/high.school.smokers/index.htmlNearly one in four high school students were smokers last year, a rate that has not budged in several years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.Thu, 06 Jul 2006 19:30:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/06/news/companies/tobacco_decision/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/06/news/companies/tobacco_decision/index.htmThe Florida Supreme Court Thursday upheld a ruling tossing out a $145 billion verdict against Big Tobacco but also agreed with many of the findings criticizing the industry for selling a dangerous product.Thu, 06 Jul 2006 15:59:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/11/news/companies/pfizer/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/11/news/companies/pfizer/index.htmThe Food and Drug Administration approved Chantix, the smoking cessation drug from Pfizer.Thu, 11 May 2006 13:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/03/14/smoking.ads/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/03/14/smoking.ads/index.htmlAn anti-smoking organization is accusing WebMD of betraying its patrons by couching an advertisement bankrolled by Philip Morris as an "information resource" for people who want to quit smoking.Wed, 15 Mar 2006 01:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditions/03/07/reeve.cancer.background/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditions/03/07/reeve.cancer.background/index.htmlAlthough Dana Reeve said that she had never smoked, most lung cancers are associated with smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke.Tue, 07 Mar 2006 14:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/02/14/new.you.brighthaupt/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/02/14/new.you.brighthaupt/index.htmlA lobbyist assistant in Washington, Donna Watts-Brighthaupt says she hopes to give up fatty foods and quit smoking.Tue, 14 Feb 2006 13:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/02/07/new.you.brighthaupt/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/02/07/new.you.brighthaupt/index.htmlA lobbyist assistant in Washington, Donna Watts-Brighthaupt says she hopes to give up fatty foods and quit smoking.Tue, 07 Feb 2006 13:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/01/31/new.you.brighthaupt/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/01/31/new.you.brighthaupt/index.htmlA lobbyist assistant in Washington, Donna Watts-Brighthaupt says she hopes to give up fatty foods and quit smoking.Tue, 31 Jan 2006 12:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/01/17/new.you.brighthaupt/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/01/17/new.you.brighthaupt/index.htmlA lobbyist assistant in Washington, D.C., Donna Watts-Brighthaupt hopes to persuade herself to give up fatty foods and quit smoking.Tue, 17 Jan 2006 13:44:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/15/news/fortune500/pfizer/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/15/news/fortune500/pfizer/index.htmPfizer failed to prove that Lipitor, its top-selling cholesterol reducer, does a significantly better job in reducing fatal heart attacks that Merck's cholesterol-cutting Zocor, the company said at the American Heart Association conference Tuesday.Tue, 15 Nov 2005 16:38:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/09/news/fortune500/heart/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/09/news/fortune500/heart/index.htmPfizer, one of the top players in the $60 billion market for heart-disease drugs, said that next week it will unveil data on an experimental smoking cessation drug that analysts say has blockbuster potential.Wed, 09 Nov 2005 17:34:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/17/news/economy/secondhand_smoke/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/17/news/economy/secondhand_smoke/index.htmSecond-hand tobacco smoke is costing the U.S. economy more than $10 billion a year, according to a study released Wednesday, although those costs are significantly lower than they were before programs initiated to limit smoking in workplaces and other public facilities.Wed, 17 Aug 2005 10:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/07/18/tobacco.trial/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/07/18/tobacco.trial/index.htmlThe Justice Department appealed Monday to the Supreme Court a lower court ruling that prevents the government from seeking up to $280 billion in tobacco industry profits from an alleged conspiracy to hide the dangers of smoking.Mon, 18 Jul 2005 23:22:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/12/pf/taxes/cigarette_excise/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/12/pf/taxes/cigarette_excise/index.htmNEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Many states have been hiking cigarette taxes for years, claiming that they discourage smoking and contribute much-needed tax revenues to state coffers.Tue, 12 Jul 2005 16:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/27/bollywood.smoking/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/27/bollywood.smoking/index.htmlIndia's recent decision to ban smoking in movies and on television has ignited controversy in the popular Bollywood film industry, despite government officials' claims that such scenes glamorize tobacco use.Mon, 27 Jun 2005 12:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/21/hk.smoking/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/21/hk.smoking/index.htmlHong Kong smokers beware -- your legislators haven't finished with you just yet.Fri, 22 Apr 2005 03:14:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/03/11/pf/companiescrackdown/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/03/11/pf/companiescrackdown/index.htmAre companies getting more intrusive in dictating private behaviors?Fri, 11 Mar 2005 21:09:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/12/06/pf/yir04_resolution_healthy/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/12/06/pf/yir04_resolution_healthy/index.htmAs the time for New Year's resolutions approaches, many people will put healthier habits at the top of their list, only to abandon those lofty goals by Jan. 2.Mon, 06 Dec 2004 19:43:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/12/01/8192171/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/12/01/8192171/index.htmAs the time for New Year's resolutions approaches, many people will put healthier habits at the top of their list, only to abandon those lofty goals by Jan. 2. But most folks agree that money talks...Wed, 01 Dec 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/11/29/8192704/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/11/29/8192704/index.htmALTRIA associate general counsel William Ohlemeyer sounded confident at a late-October press conference. He was belting out the many "compelling" reasons to anticipate that the Florida supreme cour...Mon, 29 Nov 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/11/16/britain.smoking/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/11/16/britain.smoking/index.htmlEngland could become the latest country to ban smoking in public places, including restaurants and most pubs and bars, under a government proposal.Tue, 16 Nov 2004 14:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/10/22/eu.smoking/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/10/22/eu.smoking/index.htmlThe European Union has launched an aggressive anti-smoking drive with grisly photos of rotten lungs, throat tumors and decayed teeth that it hopes will be used on cigarette packets.Fri, 22 Oct 2004 15:45:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/09/23/news/fortune500/tobacco/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/09/23/news/fortune500/tobacco/index.htmA lawyer for the tobacco industry Thursday attempted to paint the former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration as a man who seized upon a political environment that was hostile to the tobacco industry in order to advance his own anti-tobacco agenda.Thu, 23 Sep 2004 23:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/09/23/tobacco.trial/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/09/23/tobacco.trial/index.htmlThe tobacco industry has defended itself against charges in the United States that it engaged in a 50-year conspiracy to defraud the American public about the health risks of tobacco.Thu, 23 Sep 2004 04:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/09/21/tobacco.lawsuit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/09/21/tobacco.lawsuit/index.htmlThe Department of Justice laid out its $280 billion racketeering case against Big Tobacco on Tuesday, claiming the industry orchestrated a half-century scheme to defraud the American public.Tue, 21 Sep 2004 12:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/09/britain.smoking/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/09/britain.smoking/index.htmlBritain's health minister has come under fire for saying that smoking is one of the last pleasures left for the poor.Wed, 09 Jun 2004 11:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/29/ireland.smoking/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/29/ireland.smoking/index.htmlIreland's controversial new anti-smoking law has kicked in, delighting health campaigners while promising hefty fines to those who defy the ban.Mon, 29 Mar 2004 10:56:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/09/17/310301/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/09/17/310301/index.htmIf you're like most people, you probably didn't know that May 31 was World No Smoking Day. But that Thursday, as you sat at your desk and stared at your computer, anti-smoking activists all over th...Mon, 17 Sep 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1999/01/01/253686/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1999/01/01/253686/index.htmIf you're among the millions of smokers who resolve to quit each New Year's Day, only to find yourself a few days later dejectedly puffing away, take heart. A revolution in medical understanding of...Fri, 01 Jan 1999 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/04/27/241522/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/04/27/241522/index.htmApril 1 was the day the Senate Commerce Committee voted, 19 to 1, in favor of tough new tobacco legislation, and for the tobacco industry it must have felt like a really bad April Fools' joke. Havi...Mon, 27 Apr 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/11/24/234359/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/11/24/234359/index.htmSo you've decided to quit smoking. But you've tried to go cold turkey before and this time you want help. Maybe lots of help. We found six U.S. spas and health centers with programs aimed at folks ...Mon, 24 Nov 1997 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/07/21/229204/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/07/21/229204/index.htmLast month's sweeping tobacco settlement appears to herald a new era in which heavily regulated cigarette makers must disclose the true health hazards of their products and make do without popular ...Mon, 21 Jul 1997 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/07/11/79494/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/07/11/79494/index.htmOur Nexis search was ''SMOK! W/25 30 PERCENT AND DATE AFT 6/1/94,'' and it instantly hit pay dirt. We were asking for all news stories since June 1 wherein any references to smokers or smoking appe...Mon, 11 Jul 1994 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/06/28/78033/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/06/28/78033/index.htmTalk about a smoke screen. By flying charter and running their airline as a private club, Mickey Richardson, 45, and William Walts, 58, pack-a-day men both, hope to effectively duck the Federal Avi...Mon, 28 Jun 1993 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/03/22/77675/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/03/22/77675/index.htmCompanies are getting even tougher on cigarette fiends now that the Environmental Protection Agency has declared that secondhand smoke causes cancer. Employers such as PepsiCo, Federal Express, Du ...Mon, 22 Mar 1993 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1992/12/21/87731/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1992/12/21/87731/index.htmAre you healthy? If so, you may qualify for unusually low universal life or term rates. More and more life insurance companies are tinkering with the three main rate classes that partly determine t...Mon, 21 Dec 1992 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/07/13/76656/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/07/13/76656/index.htmThe smoking world lost a friend in June when Philip Morris Magazine took its last gasp. It was seven. At its circulation peak, when the glossy giveaway came out six times a year, it claimed some 13...Mon, 13 Jul 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/07/30/73822/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/07/30/73822/index.htmFunny thing about smoking. It really does seem to be getting quite unpopular, especially among the intellectual classes, who just go on getting more and more agitated about the need to stop the wee...Mon, 30 Jul 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/05/08/71955/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/05/08/71955/index.htmThe law does not apply to companies that make their living off tobacco. We're talking about New York City's Local Law No. 2, Title 17, Chapter 5, which bans smoking in hallways, open work areas, an...Mon, 08 May 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/02/13/71593/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/02/13/71593/index.htmMore than any of its predecessors, the Surgeon General's latest report on smoking is a treasure trove of nicotinic esoterica. Flipping randomly through the pages, one learns, for example, that the ...Mon, 13 Feb 1989 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/04/25/70438/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/04/25/70438/index.htmThe war against smoking is turning into a jihad against people who smoke. Smokers are being exiled from public and private places and are facing discrimination in employment. The reason, we are tol...Mon, 25 Apr 1988 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/08/31/69466/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/08/31/69466/index.htmFor many a moon your correspondent has been talking back to high-minded folks who insist on quantifying the unquantifiable, and especially when it enables them to portentously state the cost to soc...Mon, 31 Aug 1987 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/08/17/69425/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/08/17/69425/index.htmDOES THE U.S. cigarette industry have a future? Could any industry with so many enemies have a future? How bullish can you get about a business whose customers are starting to look like pariahs? Th...Mon, 17 Aug 1987 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/09/15/68050/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1986/09/15/68050/index.htmDRIVE PAST Greyhound's Phoenix headquarters on a sweltering late-summer afternoon and you will see a crowd of people standing on the sidewalk. They are all smoking, and they look a little sheepish....Mon, 15 Sep 1986 04:01:00 EDT