ASH PRESS RELEASES


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Release Summary / Release Date

Court Orders OSHA to Explain "Unreasonable Delay" in Prohibiting Workplace Smoking Nationwide February 26, 1996
Appellate Court Rules Plaintiffs Can "Pile On" Tobacco Industry January 31, 1996
Testimony in Sealed Deposition Might Imprison Former Cigarette Exec January 26, 1996
Clinton's "State of Union" To Stress Smoking and his FDA ProposalJanuary 23, 1996
Secret Documents Seem to Show Philip Morris Ran Nicotine "Factory" January 15, 1996
Tobacco Industry Creates 47,000-Page Smokescreen at FDA January 3, 1996
Employer Held Liable For Worker's Tobacco Smoke DeathDecember 13, 1995
What "60 Minutes" Blocked May Yet Be Heard December 11, 1995
The Newest Secret Tobacco-Industry MemoDecember 8, 1995
Tobacco Smoke Causes Lung Cancer in NonsmokerNovember 15, 1995
CRS Says Tobacco Smoke Kills NonsmokersNovember 15, 1995
Tobacco Smoke Causes High Levels of Cancer in NonsmokersNovember 14, 1995
R.J. Reynolds Lied About Not Targeting Young November 2, 1995
Weight Gain Not a Major ProblemNovember 1, 1995
New Kid Smoking StudiesOctober 17, 1995
ASH Essay ContestOctober 9, 1995
Cigarettes Are Only Cause of Lung Cancer, Kill 1/2 SmokersSeptember 11, 1995
Gingrich's Call for Death Penalty is InconsistentAugust 28, 1995
Even Poland Adopts FDA-Like Restrictions on TobaccoAugust 26, 1995
Antismoking Group Targeted by Tobacco IndustryAugust 24, 1995
ABC Apology Will Not Affect FDA's DecisionAugust 22, 1995
Tobacco Industry Blames ASH for FDA ActionAugust 14, 1995
Tobacco Industry Sues FDAAugust 10, 1995
Clinton to OK Regulation of Nicotine as a "Drug"August 9, 1995
Clinton Will Discuss FDA Regs to Stop Kids' SmokingAugust 9, 1995
Smokers More Deadly Than Robbers in WorkplaceAugust 4, 1995
ASH Decision Gives FDA Jurisdiction over Cigarettes August 3, 1995
President Approves FDA Tobacco RegulationAugust 3, 1995
More Secret Tobacco DocumentsJuly 31, 1995
No Deal to Stop FDA Regulating CigarettesJuly 30, 1995
Criminal Investigations of Tobacco IndustryJuly 26, 1995
Tobacco Industry Targeted ChildrenJuly 24, 1995
Death Toll in Chicago, Heat vs. Smoking July 19 1995
Drugs Are Major Problem For Kids July 18, 1995
FDA Concludes It Has Jurisdiction Over Cigarettes July 13, 1995
FDA Pressed to Regulate Nicotine June 15, 1995
Secret Philip Morris DocumentsJune 8, 1995
Philip Morris Removes Stadium AdsJune 6, 1995
Cigarette Recall Worse Than SuspectedJune 6, 1995
Smokers Ignoring Massive RecallJune 1, 1995
Hidden Cigarette CommercialsMay 31, 1995
Recall of Philip Morris CigarettesMay 27, 1995
Smoking Banned on Beaches May 15, 1995
Nonsmokers Can Sue for Smoking BanApril 6, 1995
Smoking Bans Don't Hurt RestaurantsMarch 13, 1995
March of the Cigar SmokersFebruary 28, 1995
Heavy Smokers Unable to QuitFebruary 27, 1995
Maryland Court Upholds Total Smoking BanFebruary 20, 1995
Smoker's Bones Mend SlowerFebruary 20, 1995
Mississippi Judge Upholds Suit Against IndustryFebruary 20, 1995
Smokers Can Sue For Over $100 BillionFebruary 17, 1995

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