WASHINGTON, June 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate voted 79-17 Thursday to pass a bill that would toughen tobacco laws, including authorizing the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco.
WASHINGTON, June 9 (UPI) -- A bill that would toughen tobacco laws cleared a procedural hurdle in the U.S. Senate, clearing the way for its passage.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., April 16 (UPI) -- Missouri is not using its share of tobacco settlement money for anti-smoking programs, state Attorney General Jay Nixon said Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, July 11 (UPI) -- Tobacco use appears to be on the increase in the United States, with teenagers leading the way, reports USA Today.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The lead attorney in the U.S. government's landmark tobacco industry racketeering case says her bosses offered little support.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said new government initiatives, including a national quitline, will help Americans stop smoking.
TOKYO, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- The Japanese government will impose a ban on tobacco ads in public places such as train and bus stations, the Mainichi newspaper said Monday.
MIAMI, June 12 (UPI) -- A World War II Navy pilot who lost his tongue to cancer is unlikely to collect any of the $37.5 million from the tobacco industry before his death. The case is likely to dissolve into the appeal of the class-action suit big tobacco lost two years ago.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 7 (UPI) --
