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Light Cigarettes
In Smokes, 'Light' Is A Misnomer
Dec 6, 2002 | The Salina Journal
If you can bear to look, you'll soon see the smoke cleared around another of the tobacco industry's dirty little secrets. Philip Morris plans to use...
Study: 'Safer' Cigarettes May Be All Smoke
Nov 27, 2002 | Healthsouth
They're sold by big tobacco companies and go by names like Advance, Eclipse and Accord. They're marketed as safer cigarettes that can lessen the...
The Low Tar Myth
Nov 27, 2002 | www.abcnews.com
Smokers who have switched to light or low-tar cigarettes with the belief that they are safer than regular cigarettes have been mistaken, says a new...
Study: Light Cigarettes Not Safer
Nov 27, 2002 | AP
People who switch from regular cigarettes to brands marketed as "low tar" or "light" tend to smoke more and inhale more deeply to get the same...
New Warning For Smokers
Nov 21, 2002 | TIMES-DISPATCH
Philip Morris USA is sending a message to smokers: Don't assume that light and low-tar cigarettes are better for you than regular smokes.Starting...
Philip Morris Warns Smokers 'Light' Cigarettes Aren't Safer
Nov 20, 2002 | The Wall Street Journal
Coming soon to a convenience store near you: the first of about 130 million packs of Philip Morris cigarettes with a special message for smokers...
Cigarette Maker Tried Biogenetics
Nov 20, 2002 | AP
Two college researchers on Wednesday presented evidence that the tobacco industry, particularly Philip Morris, experimented with genetically...
Portland Class-Action Suit Targets 'Light' Cigarettes
Nov 20, 2002 | AP
A class-action lawsuit was filed Wednesday against Philip Morris. Marilyn Pearson contends that claims of "light" and "low-tar" made for Marlboro...
Tobacco-Ad Controls OK
Nov 14, 2002 | The Gazette
The rotting teeth and other graphic warnings on cigarette packages are here to stay and a court's ruling that the government may restrict tobacco...
States Sue Over 'Light' Cigarettes
Mar 26, 2002 | AP
Class-action lawsuits seeking billions of dollars from tobacco companies have been filed in 11 states, including Florida, contending that cigarette...
Light Cigarettes
