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- All tobacco dangerous: Imperial Tobacco CEO testifies in Quebec class-action lawsuit - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2012 from Liss BrownThe president of Canada’s largest tobacco manufacturer admitted Tuesday that all tobacco products are dangerous and none is comparatively safer than other brands. Marie Polet, president and CEO of Imperial Tobacco Canada, testified in Superior Court that even low-tar cigarettes are as risky ...
Views: 1084 - Zimbabwe: Storm Brews Between Tobacco Auction Floors - by Submitted on May 24, 2012 from Liss Brownstorm is brewing between the Tobacco Industry Marketing Board and four auction floors operating in Zimbabwe over a local company buying the crop from non-contracted farmers in Karoi and Rusape. The auction floors believe the Mashonaland Tobacco Company's moves have caused a drastic decline in ...
Views: 1424 - Nigeria: BATN, Others Seek End of Product Faking - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2012 from Liss BrownThe British America Tobacco Nigeria (BATN) and other members of Anti-Counterfeiting Collaboration Body (ACC) have underscored the need to raise Nigerians' awareness on the dangers posed by fake and counterfeited products. In its first awareness rally themed 'Walk the Talk' organised in Lagos, ...
Views: 794 - 16th World Conference on Tobacco or Health - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2012 from Liss BrownThe UAE capital has been selected to host, in 2015, the 16th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) – a triennial gathering of international advocacy, public policy and health research experts working together to achieve the goals of the world’s first public health treaty, the World ...
Views: 749 - Smokers unwelcome at parks while young lungs are at play - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2012 from Liss BrownLike many parents in Centre County, I love to take my child to the park to play. In Centre County, we are blessed with an amazing park system where kids and families have many wonderful places to spend time. As a member of the Centre County Tobacco Coalition, I recently learned about a new ...
Views: 608 - Old Havana restaurants quietly going smoke-free - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2012 from Liss BrownIt's a quintessentially Cuban experience: Capping off a meal with a snifter of rum and an aromatic cigar. This Caribbean nation is renowned around the world for its pungent Cohibas, Montecristos and Romeo y Julietas, but on the island, stogie-lovers are increasingly being told to take it ...
Views: 699 - Tobacco Stocks: They’re Still Smoking’ - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2012 from Liss BrownAfter getting off to a slow start in January, tobacco stocks are making up lost ground in a hurry. Click to EnlargeOf the major American tobacco stocks, all but Reynolds American (NYSE:RAI) are beating the S&P 500 after dividends are taken into account. And even Reynolds beat the S&P 500 for ...
Views: 746 - Does the "War on Drugs" Limit Supply? - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2012 from Liss BrownPAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR, TRNN: Is there any evidence that the war on drugs now or previously has actually had any positive effect? What I mean by that, in terms of availability, it seems to me there's not a high school in the country that a kid can't get drugs if they want to. So it doesn't seem ...
Views: 876 - Addiction Incorporated - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2012 from Liss BrownHow, over the past two decades, did the image of the tobacco industry change - in the words of one of the interviewees in “Addiction Incorporated’’ - from Kellogg’s to the Gambino crime family? This eminently watchable documentary traces the work of scientists, whistle-blowers, news reporters, ...
Views: 920(1 vote) - Health labels may stem tobacco co rights - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2012 from Liss BrownA federal rule requiring large graphic health warnings on cigarette packaging and advertising may violate the free speech rights of tobacco companies, a U.S. district court judge said at a hearing on Wednesday. In a case that could wind up before the Supreme Court, five cigarette makers are ...
Views: 822 - New York's roll-your-own cigarette trade under fire for tax loophole - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2012 from Liss BrownLoral Wilcox used to buy her cigarettes at the Onondaga Nation smokeshop until she stumbled upon the new Tobacco House outlet in DeWitt. For $28.99 plus sales tax, Wilcox can make 200 cigarettes in eight minutes with the help of a jukebox-sized rolling machine. That many name brand cigarettes ...
Views: 826 - Nicotine Up Sharply In Many Cigarettes - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2012 from Liss BrownThe amount of nicotine in most cigarettes rose an average of almost 10 percent from 1998 to 2004, with brands most popular with young people and minorities registering the biggest increases and highest nicotine content, according to a new study. Nicotine is highly addictive, and while no one ...
Views: 689 - Quit smoking and boost your odds - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2012 from Liss BrownMore U.S. job-seekers are facing an added requirement before they can land a job: no smoking at work or anytime. But, so far in Tennessee, only one hospital company, in Chattanooga, has gone so far as to block smokers from being hired. And some say a 22-year-old state law pushed through by ...
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