 |  |  |  Tobacco Cessation Headlines | | | WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal appeals court Tuesday weighed the constitutionality of requiring large graphic photos on cigarette packs to show that smoking can disfigure and even kill people, with two of the three judges questioning how far the government could go. MANILA (dpa) -- Millions of people chewing betel nut and tobacco in Asia and the Pacific are increasing their risk of a wide variety of illnesses, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday. NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is committing $220 million to reducing tobacco use in countries that are home to millions of smokers. RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- A Food and Drug Administration scientific advisory panel says dissolvable tobacco products could reduce health risks compared with smoking cigarettes but also have the potential to increase the overall number of tobacco users. | News brought to you by: | | | | | | |
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