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Daily Edition September 9, 2008 TOP STORY CSPI Sues MillerCoors Over Energy Drinks Following through on an earlier threat, the Center for Science in the Public Interest is asking the courts to prohibit MillerCoors Brewing Co. from selling its Sparks energy drink. HEADLINES Philip Morris Parent Acquires Top Smokeless Tobacco Firm Underlining its determination to move into the smokeless-tobacco business, Philip Morris parent company Altria will acquire UST Inc., maker of leading smokeless-tobacco products like Skoal and Copenhagen. More Headlines RESEARCH NEWS Hookahs More Popular than Cigarettes Among College Students A poll conducted by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that more Pitt students have smoked tobacco from a hookah, or water pipe, than had smoked cigarettes. Tobacco Companies Knew of Polonium in Cigarettes for Decades Tobacco companies have known for 40 years that tobacco contains radioactive polonium-210 but never disclosed their research to the public after failing to find a way to remove the substance from cigarettes. Binge Drinking Women Engage in Unsafe Sex, Face Increased STD Risk Women who binge drink are more likely to have unsafe sex and to contract sexually transmitted diseases like gonorrhea, according to a new study from Johns Hopkins University. 2.4 Million Cancer Cases Caused by Tobacco Use, CDC Says Over a recent five-year period smoking and other tobacco use caused 2.4 million cases of cancer in the U.S., government researchers said. More Research YOUR TURN CSPI Sues MillerCoors Over Sparks The nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest filed suit against MillerCoors Brewing Company, formerly Miller, over its alcoholic energy drink, Sparks. More in Your Turn Take Action Help CSPI Make the Case Against Sparks Resources College Tobacco Prevention Resource: Literature Review Alcohol, Energy Drinks, and Youth: A Dangerous Mix Spread the word Send this message to a friend or colleague