Tag: smoking
A Judge Snuffs Out New York City’s Gruesome Antismoking Ads
by Abigail Field on Dec.30, 2010, under Towing
A New York City health code regulation set to go into effect on Jan. 1 would have added some disturbing images to the Big Apple’s glittering background of advertising: Hideously accurate ads depicting the results of smoking. But a federal judge this week killed the city’s anti-smoking campaign before it could begin.
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A Judge Snuffs Out New York City’s Gruesome Antismoking Ads originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:25:00.
Filed Under: People, Health Care
Big Tobacco’s Courtroom Winning Streak Ends in Florida
by Abigail Field on Nov.17, 2010, under Towing
The industry just lost an $80 million verdict to a smoker’s daughter. After losing about a dozen earlier cases, tobacco had won the eight decisions right before this one, suggesting that it had figured out how to win. But the latest plaintiff victory dispels that notion.
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Big Tobacco’s Courtroom Winning Streak Ends in Florida originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:50:00.
Filed Under: Company News, Columns
Why Americans Lag in Life Expectancy — Even as Health Care Spending Soars
by Melly Alazraki on Oct.07, 2010, under Towing
A new study from Columbia University finds that the reasons America is lagging other countries aren’t the commonly cited obesity, smoking, traffic fatalities and homicide. Rather, the problem has been poor health care, or rather, a poor health care system.
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Why Americans Lag in Life Expectancy — Even as Health Care Spending Soars originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:50:00.
Filed Under: Economy, Health Care
Life Insurance Ownership Is at a 50-Year Low, But Now’s the Time to Buy
by Jean Chatzky on Sep.21, 2010, under Towing
True, not everyone needs life insurance, but if anyone else depends on you to bring home a paycheck, you need it. Luckily, now’s a great time to buy. Finance expert Jean Chatzky tells you what you need to know.
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Life Insurance Ownership Is at a 50-Year Low, But Now’s the Time to Buy originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:50:00.
Filed Under: Columns, Investing, Investing Basics, Insurance
Novartis’s New Lung Disease Drug Trumps GSK’s Advair in Study
by Melly Alazraki on Sep.20, 2010, under Towing
Shares of Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis were up about 1.5% in morning trading Monday following its announcement over the weekend that its Onbrez Breezhaler was found to be more effective at treating lung disease than a standard medicine from GlaxoSmithKline.
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Novartis’s New Lung Disease Drug Trumps GSK’s Advair in Study originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 20 Sep 2010 12:36:00.
Filed Under: Company News, Health Care, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Stocks in the News
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