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FDA warns Web companies not to sell flavored cigs
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration is warning several companies it says are still selling banned flavored cigarettes to U.S. consumers online. The agency sent letters to more than a dozen Web-based companies directing them to stop selling the products and asking the companies to describe in writing what action they have taken.

Mo. county OKs smoking ban in most public places
ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis County voters have overwhelmingly approved a measure banning smoking in most public places.

Philip Morris May Have to Pay for Smokers' Cancer Screening Tests
By RAE THEODORE, Andrews Publications Correspondant
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, answering two certified questions from a federal judge, says tobacco giant Philip Morris USA might be required to pay for cancer screenings for former smokers who have not been diagnosed with smoking-related illnesses.

Report: Smoking bans protect nonsmokers' hearts
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A major report confirms what health officials have long believed: Bans on smoking in restaurants, bars and other gathering spots reduce the risk of heart attacks among nonsmokers.

No buts! Syrian president bans smoking in public
By ALBERT AJI Associated Press Writer DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syria's president on Monday issued a decree banning smoking in public places, joining an anti-smoking trend already under way in other Arab countries.

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  • Tobacco Products Liability Project
  • Tobacco BBS Resource for tobacco news.
  • State Tobacco Information Center (STIC) Comprehensive coverage of state lawsuits against the tobacco industry.
  • American Cancer Society
  • FDA's Children & Tobacco Homepage
  • Federal Tobacco Regulations and Related Federal Register Documents From the FDA.
  • 2001 State Tobacco Settlement Spending Initiatives From the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG).
  • Tobacco Control Archives Sponsored by UCSF Library & Center for Knowledge Management, Department of Archives & Special Collections, the Tobacco Control Archives (TCA) is a central, organized source of information. TCA's purpose is to collect, preserve, and provide access to papers, unpublished documents and electronic resources relevant to tobacco control issues primarily in California.