Topic: Matthew Myers

Senegal to snub cheaper 'Welcome to Marlboro Country'

Philip Morris International has slashed the price of its best-selling Marlboro brand by 40 percent in Senegal in a move that has left health ...

Brazil bans smoking in public places nationwide

President Dilma Rousseff on Thursday signed a law banning smoking in all enclosed public spaces in Brazil.The new text will make Brazil, which has a population of more than 191 million, the largest country in the world to go smoke-free.It ...

Columbia drug ringleader gets 6 mos.

The ringleader of the five Columbia students busted for dealing drugs on campus was sentenced Monday to six months in jail.. . Harrison David was...

Columbia drug ring kid to plea

One of the five Columbia University students accused of dealing drugs on campus is expected to plead guilty Tuesday - in exchange for less than a...

4 reject probation deals in Columbia U. drug case

0 . Four of five Columbia University students arrested in what authorities described as a major crackdown on drug dealing on the Ivy League campus ...
The accused ringleader of the five Columbia University students charged with selling drugs has yet to stand trial - but he's already under his...
Lawyer: Man who once held stake in Smurfs might try to withdraw plea in $11M NY extortion plotA Florida businessman who once played a part in the Smurfs cartoon empire is having second thoughts after pleading guilty in New York to trying ...
Fire where there's no smoke: Virginia company test case for FDA's review of lower-risk tobaccoTobacco maker Star Scientific Inc. hopes there's fire where there's no smoke.The small Virginia company has made itself the test case for a ...
Although the hazards of smoking are well known, 20 percent of Americans still light up, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.. "The 40-year decline in tobacco in the United States has stalled," CDC director Dr. Thomas R. Frieden said during an early ...

Decline in U.S. Teen Smoking Rate Stalls

The decline in the number of U.S. high school students who smoke has slowed significantly, following dramatic drops starting in the late 1990s, according to a new federal report.. "The rate of change started slowing in 2003, and in some groups ...