WASHINGTON, June 22 (UPI) -- New restrictions on tobacco and its marketing were signed into law Monday by U.S. President Barack Obama, who said they were "decades in the making."
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.
WASHINGTON, June 5 (UPI) -- A Republican U.S. senator who also is a physician is seeking to ban cigarette smoking and other tobacco use.
WASHINGTON, April 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. House approved a bill Thursday that would give the Food and Drug Administration regulatory authority over advertising and sale of tobacco products.
WASHINGTON, April 1 (UPI) -- The largest U.S. tobacco tax hike took effect Wednesday, dramatically raising the price of tobacco products to fund a federal children's health insurance plan.
BOSTON, June 11 (UPI) -- U.S. cigarette smoking has declined during the past decade but sales of non-cigarette tobacco products have been on the rise, U.S. researchers said.
WASHINGTON, May 13 (UPI) -- Public health experts say exempting menthol from a ban on flavored cigarettes shows the power the tobacco industry has over the U.S. Congress.
ATLANTA, March 31 (UPI) -- The 2004 National Youth Tobacco Survey shows no substantial decreases in tobacco use among U.S. middle and high school students.
WINSTON-SALEM,, N.C., Dec. 11 (UPI) -- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, the nation's second-largest cigarette maker, said Tuesday it is buying Santa Fe Natural Tobacco, maker of the American Spirit cigarette b
