The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a bill that would ban the U.S. Postal Service from delivering cigarettes and other tobacco products -- a policy already adopted by private couriers like Federal Express and UPS.
A Florida jury has ordered tobacco company Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million in damages to a former smoker who said that using the company's products caused her to develop emphysema and require a lung transplant.
Adults over age 60 who have alcohol problems tend to drink more than their younger counterparts, probably because they have developed greater tolerance for alcohol, according to researchers at Ohio State University.
