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Number of Fires Caused by Cigarettes Down in New Jersey

Jan 12, 2010

A recent report on fire safety in the Garden State revealed the number of fires caused by cigarettes has been reduced and lawmakers attribute this to a 2007 law that requires all cigarettes sold in...

Crop losing ground in historically tobacco-rich North Carolina

Jan 5, 2010

Restrictions such as those in a North Carolina law prohibiting smoking in bars and restaurants are changing the landscape of tobacco cultivation in Pitt County.

The Restaurant Smoke...

Restaurant, bar owners expect no downside

Dec 28, 2009

John Goci received some ‘help’ from an unanticipated source recently in his quest to stop smoking: the Michigan Legislature.

After years of putting off a smoking ban in the...

Smoking ban helps reduce number of smokers by 300,000

Dec 21, 2009

Taipei, (CNA) There are 300,000 fewer people in Taiwan who smoke since the implementation of a smoking ban early this year, which helped create an anti-smoking mood in society, according to a...

Tobacco companies claim Ottawa played equal role developing cigarettes

Dec 15, 2009

VANCOUVER, B.C. — In the waning days of the cigarette's cool cache in the late 1960s, as the dangers of lighting up were becoming more and more apparent, the federal government invested its...

State ranks 28th in smoking prevention

Dec 11, 2009

Connecticut ranks 28th in the nation when it comes to funding programs that prevent youths from smoking and help smokers quit the habit, according to a national report released Wednesday.

Cigarette smuggling rises in Canada

Dec 8, 2009

TORONTO, Canada — Some years ago, in the heyday of cigarette smuggling, I found myself in a speedboat bouncing on the St. Lawrence River at 65 mph, heading to the Akwesasne Indian reserve that...

Increased nicotine levels detected in those who light-up earlier

Dec 4, 2009

People who smoke their first cigarette within minutes after waking up have much higher levels of cotinine, a by-product of nicotine when processed by the body, than those who wait to smoke,...

Removal of government controls impact peanut and tobacco markets

Nov 30, 2009

An article in the December 2009 Amber Waves e-magazine produced by the USDA Economic Research Service got my attention. This article is entitled, ?Removal of Government Controls Opens Peanut and...

Smokeout sparks debate on no smoking legislation

Nov 27, 2009

Almost 1,000 people in Kentucky will die this year as the result of smoking. Not because they smoke themselves, but because they live or work with people who do.

That was the message...

Why you should avoid the smoke

Nov 24, 2009

The facts are there -- smoking will cause several health risks and problems to the human body.

Smoking causes heart disease, the No. 1 cause of death in both men and women in the...

Stop-smoking efforts among nation's best

Nov 17, 2009

BUCYRUS -- Randy Myers can offer a testimonial to the smoking cessation program at Bucyrus Community Hospital.

So, he agrees with The Joint Commission, which chose the program as one...

US adult smoking rate rises slightly

Nov 13, 2009

ATLANTA — Cigarette smoking rose slightly for the first time in almost 15 years, dashing health officials' hopes that the U.S. smoking rate had moved permanently below 20 percent.

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Cigarette Butts Toxic to Marine Life

Nov 10, 2009

Everyone knows smoking cigarettes is hazardous to their health, but a new study shows that cigarette butts can be just as dangerous for the environment. SDSU public health researcher Richard...

Entering a New Era in Tobacco Control Research

Nov 5, 2009

With the enactment of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act on June 22, the United States entered a new era in tobacco control and prevention. The act, which gives the FDA the...

Federer fires up anti-smoking emotions

Nov 2, 2009

As Roger Federer sets out to win his fourth consecutive Swiss Indoors title in Basel, a debate has reignited over tobacco sponsorship in sport.

The tournament, which has been...

New smoking ban a bit hazy on Flathead Reservation

Oct 30, 2009

RONAN - Rick and Vicki Wheeler recently got their first letter from the Lake County Health Department saying someone had complained that people were still lighting up in their Ronan bar, The Club,...

Smoking rate soars up to one third despite ban

Oct 26, 2009

A THIRD of the Irish population now smokes, a new survey reveals.

A survey of 4,082 people this summer revealed that 33pc of the Irish population had taken up or continued to smoke....

Cancer survivors may not be getting the help they need to stop smoking

Oct 22, 2009

More than a quarter of cancer survivors who still smoke have not been advised to quit smoking by their health care providers in the last year, according to a study published by researchers at Fox...

Continued smoking in reservation bars, casinos boosts business, raises questions

Oct 19, 2009

ROCKY BOY — Smoking and gambling have gone hand in hand for Deanna Standing Rock for years.

But when the statewide smoking ban went into full effect earlier this month, adding bars...

Teen smoking curbed by phone counseling

Oct 14, 2009

A Seattle-based study has found an improved way to trim teen smoking.

That improvement is small, but significant.

A type of phone counseling posted a 4 percentage...

Officials to strengthen penalties for smoking ban

Oct 12, 2009

The Nevada Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act has the Nevada State Division of Health preparing to strengthen penalties for the ban on smoking in bars.

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Smoking killing Aborigines, says Calma

Oct 8, 2009

Smoking is a "scourge" that is killing thousands of indigenous Australians every year, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Tom Calma says.

He's called...

Schools taking steps to curb young student smokers

Oct 6, 2009

When Laura Buchta started to smoke cigarettes this past March, she didn't think she would get addicted. She said she was only dabbling.

"Then I was really frustrated with life, after...

Nicotine Nation

Oct 2, 2009

Many group benefits brokers looking for ways to help their clients lower healthcare costs are overlooking low-hanging fruit: programs that help employees quit smoking.

If you’re...

Patricia Henley: Won Landmark Judgments Against Tobacco Companies

Sep 29, 2009

Using her voice and personality, Patricia Henley was entertaining people from a piano top in North Beach, San Francisco when she was just a child. Decades later Patricia’s gumption, and her...

Lewes bans smoking in parks, playground

Sep 24, 2009

Following a 3-to-1 vote, the City Council has banned smoking in the city's nine parks and playgrounds. Smoking has not yet been banned on the beach, but officials said they believe that could be...

The Oneida Indian Nation is making its own tax-free smokes.

Sep 21, 2009

By manufacturing cigarettes, the tribe is taking another step to avoid placing taxes on cigarettes it sells at its Turning Stone casino and chain of 12 SavOn convenience stores.

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Shops 'flout cigarette sales law'

Sep 18, 2009

A fifth of corner shops in England flout the law and sell cigarettes to teenagers and young children, trading standards officers have said.

Fines for shopkeepers are so low - less...

Coalition seeking support for smoke-free city

Sep 14, 2009

As more cities move toward smoking bans in all buildings, the Richland County Tobacco Free Coalition is following suit. While Wilkin County went smoke free with the statewide Minnesota Freedom to...

Group to request smoking ban

Sep 11, 2009

PITTSBURG — The saying goes that nothing in the world is free. But if a Pittsburg group has its way, bars and restaurants would be free, of smoke that is. Cathy Newby, chairwoman of the...

BUTTLEGGERS LOSE ONE

Sep 9, 2009

CITY lawyers have come up with a novel way around Al bany's refusal to enforce state cigarette-tax law on New York's Indian reservations: Ask a federal judge to do the job.

It might...

Switch to fire-safe cigarettes delayed until 2011

Sep 1, 2009

JEFFERSON CITY — Although dozens of laws passed by Missouri lawmakers took effect at midnight Thursday, there's one law that will be delayed for a couple of years — fire-safe cigarettes.

E-cigarettes not recommended for quitting smoking

Aug 28, 2009

Though many smokers believe electronic cigarettes are designed to help them quit, such an assumption may be untrue, federal officials said.

Art senior Adam Pezen said he learned...

Users still ‘lighting up’ e-cigs despite warnings

Aug 24, 2009

It takes one fluid motion for James Sykes Jr. to display the main reasons users swear by electronic cigarettes.

Sykes, the manager of a Smoking Everywhere kiosk in the Westfield...

Chewing Tobacco No Safer Than Smoking

Aug 18, 2009

MONDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Tobacco users who think it's safer to dip snuff or chew tobacco than smoke are dead wrong, researchers say.

A study has found that taking one...

CONSTRUX SITES STILL SMOKIN'

Aug 14, 2009

New York construction sites are smokin' hot -- and that's bad.

A nearly yearlong crackdown on smoking at construction sites around the city by the Buildings Department has resulted...

Brazil enforces smoking ban in São Paulo

Aug 7, 2009

A smoking ban comes into force in the Brazilian state of São Paulo on Friday, adding to what has become one of the world’s toughest anti-smoking campaigns.

Brazil was among the...

Tough Anti-Smoking Law Puts Consumers' Health First

Jul 31, 2009

Pick up a pack of cigarettes in Brazil, and you'll see a photograph of a tiny fetus, a gangrene-infected foot, a cadaver with a hole in the throat, or one of several other images warning of...

Fewer 'planning to quit smoking'

Jul 30, 2009

The proportion of smokers who say they would like to give up smoking has fallen in recent years, figures from the Office of National Statistics show.

In addition just over half of...

State illegally took funds from anti-tobacco program

Jul 27, 2009

PHOENIX — State legislators and the governor acted illegally in taking $7 million from a 2006 tobacco-tax initiative to balance the state budget, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday.

FDA and Public Health Experts Warn About Electronic Cigarettes

Jul 24, 2009

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that a laboratory analysis of electronic cigarette samples has found that they contain carcinogens and toxic chemicals such as diethylene...

College students' exposure to secondhand smoke

Jul 22, 2009

Introduction: Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) is associated with morbidity and mortality from coronary heart disease, lung cancer, respiratory infections, asthma, sudden infant death syndrome,...

Tobacco ban starts Thursday

Jul 20, 2009

The ban on using tobacco products in city parks begins Thursday. We're in favor of a healthy environment but don't think the ban is enforceable. It's like the relatively new state law on giving...

Is a society with smokers profitable?

Jul 17, 2009

The latest rise in the indirect taxation on tobacco and alcohol took place in June. The most popular brand of cigarettes went up in price from 3.10 euros to 3.30 euros per packet. Are these taxes a...

Tri-State asks Nitro to help overcome smoking ban

Jul 15, 2009

NITRO, W.Va. -- Owners of Tri-State Racetrack & Gaming Center are planning an end run around Kanawha County's indoor smoking ban.

Dan Adkins, vice president of track owners Hartman &...

$5-a-pack cigarettes helping push smokers to quit

Jul 13, 2009

Jacksonville resident Sheris Fogarty enjoyed one of her last Marlboro Lights on the Fourth of July. Between the $1.34 per pack state tax increase that went into effect July 1 and rising health...

PCC campuses go smoke-free

Jul 10, 2009

Effective July 1, Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas (PCCUA) has become a tobacco-free institution. Last September, the PCCUA Board of Visitors unanimously approved a...

Tobacco Stocks May Thrive Despite FDA Regulation

Jul 8, 2009

Cars, alcohol and fatty foods also kill a lot of people every year, but Washington reserves its real wrath for cigarette makers.

President Barack Obama, who smokes the occasional...

Public Backs New Plans To Protect Children From Tobacco

Jul 6, 2009

New research shows that 70 per cent of adults in the UK back proposals to protect children from tobacco by putting it out of sight in shops and 76 per cent support abolishing cigarette vending...

Panel suggests eliminating tobacco from military within 20 years

Jul 3, 2009

A complete ban on tobacco in the military is needed but would likely take about 20 years, according to a new Institute of Medicine study commissioned by the departments of Defense and Veterans...

Ukraine’s ‘Lost’ Cigarettes Flood Europe

Jul 1, 2009

Big Tobacco’s Overproduction Fuels $2 Billion Black Market

The hang glider pilot insisted it was a routine flight, and that strong winds had blown him over the border from...

Hookah lounges serve up culture, controversy

Jun 29, 2009

Walking through the door of Sky Hookah Lounge is like entering another world.

One passes from the bustling pavement of commercial Kings Highway in Fairfield into a dim, curtained...

Public Opinion Sought For Graphic Anti-Smoking Measure

Jun 26, 2009

The new Health Code amendment would require tobacco retailers to put graphic warnings in their stores

NEW YORK (WPIX) - The Board of Health wants to introduce a new...

Impact of Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Active Tobacco Smoking on the Development and Outcomes of Asthma and Rhinitis

Jun 24, 2009

Abstract

Purpose of Review: We aim to discuss current insights on the influence of active smoking and environmental tobacco smoke in lower and upper respiratory inflammatory...

Smoking-ban foes play game of delay

Jun 22, 2009

Opponents of a statewide ban on smoking in bars and restaurants say they have collected enough signatures to put the law on hold for at least 17 months and send the issue to voters in November...

FDA wrinkles its nose at electric cigs

Jun 19, 2009

As the government tightens regulations on tobacco and smoking, some people have found a new way to get their nicotine fix without smoke and ash: electronic cigarettes.

E-cigarettes,...

Not enough done to prevent smoking, RCSI report finds

Jun 17, 2009

IRELAND HAS become complacent about its smoking cessation achievements, with evidence that advice on giving up smoking was offered to just half of smokers who were seen by a primary care health...

H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act

Jun 15, 2009

CBO released a cost estimate yesterday for H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act. This bill would authorize the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate tobacco products and...

Smoking disease costs NHS £5bn

Jun 12, 2009

Smoking costs the NHS five times as much as previously thought, researchers have calculated.

Treating disease directly caused by smoking produces medical bills of more than £5bn a year...

FDA on the verge of getting congressional approval to regulate tobacco

Jun 10, 2009

WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Lois Capps and other public health advocates have a hard time understanding why it has taken so long to convince the federal government that tobacco should be regulated...

Scandal Overseas: Sex, Lies and Cigarette Smuggling

Jun 8, 2009

Italian Mafia and Balkan State Leader Accused of Playing Role in Billion-Dollar Operation

Sex, lies, the Italian mafia, millions of packs of Marlboro cigarettes, and billion-dollar...

FDA crackdown on e-cigarettes draws local criticism

Jun 5, 2009

While trying to quit smoking, Betty Ainsworth tried nicotine gum, patches and lollipops. Nothing worked until she discovered a little-known product: The electronic cigarette.

The...

Pensacola widow gets $30M in tobacco suit

Jun 3, 2009

A jury awarded $30 million to a Pensacola widow who won a lawsuit against tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds.

A six-person jury on Friday ruled in favor of Hilda Martin, the widow of Benny...

Smoking Ban May Not Be All That Ails Illinois Casinos

Jun 1, 2009

Tom Swoik, executive director of the Illinois Casino Gaming Association, points to the public smoking ban that went into effect on January 1, 2008 as the primary reason for the dramatic drop in...

Which Movie Studios Will Cause the Most Youth to Start Smoking This Summer?

May 29, 2009

Youth, Health Groups to Take Studios to Task -- Online and on the Streets -- for Smoking in This Summer's Youth-Rated Films

LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - May 27, 2009) - How many...

Mich. House OKs smoking ban, but not in casinos

May 27, 2009

LANSING – The Michigan House voted today to ban smoking in workplaces including bars and restaurants, but allow it on gambling floors at Detroit’s three casinos, cigar bars and specialty smoke...

Omaha pool hall sues state over smoking ban

May 25, 2009

An Omaha pool hall filed a lawsuit against the state of Nebraska this week over the statewide smoking ban that is soon to go into effect.

Big John’s Billiards asked a Lancaster...

Nicotine Patches Reduce Agitation in Smokers With Schizophrenia

May 19, 2009

Nicotine replacement therapy — specifically 21-mg/day transdermal patches — can decrease agitation and aggressive behavior in hospitalized patients with schizophrenia, according to a randomized...

Smokes: First you'll feel green, and then you'll die

May 15, 2009

Cigarette company touts environmental package

Moira Welsh ENVIRONMENT REPORTER

Cigarette companies are promoting health – for the environment.

In a...

CIG WAR BURNS OUT CITY, STATE EASE OFF BOOTLEGGED SMOKES

May 13, 2009

Despite its having been touted as a way to close budget gaps, city and state officials have backed off plans to crack down on the $1.6 billion black market for cigarettes.

The sole...

Smoking debate leaves a few burning questions

May 11, 2009

Arguments aside, the way leading lawmakers handled the issue of a potential statewide smoking ban in taverns and restaurants this week was not in the spirit of a more transparent government. ...

Class action suit filed over menthol cigarettes

May 8, 2009

What is being described as the world's first class action lawsuit on behalf of people who developed lung cancer from smoking menthol cigarettes has been initiated by Israel's leading anti-tobacco...

Comedian may be charged for smoking at Bismarck show

May 6, 2009

By JENNY MICHAEL Bismarck Tribune

A popular comedian could face charges in Bismarck for a regular part of his routine.

Ron White, the Scotch-swilling, cigar-smoking Blue...

Women More Vulnerable To Tobacco Carcinogens, New Results Show

May 4, 2009

ScienceDaily (May 3, 2009) — Women may be more vulnerable than men to the cancer-causing effects of smoking tobacco, according to new results reported this week at the European Multidisciplinary...

Tobacco tax rejected by House panel

Apr 30, 2009

BATON ROUGE -- A proposal for a $1-per-pack cigarette tax increase was snuffed out by the House Ways & Means Committee in an 11-7 vote Tuesday, signaling probable doom for any proposals to generate...

Panel Sees Role for Smoking in Breast Cancer

Apr 28, 2009

Smoking causes lung cancer and is implicated in a dozen other cancers, but scientists have generally dismissed its importance in breast cancer, saying it plays little role, if any.

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Cancer risk of nicotine gum and lozenges higher than thought

Apr 23, 2009

Nicotine chewing gum, lozenges and inhalers designed to help people to give up smoking may have the potential to cause cancer, research has suggested.

Scientists have discovered a link...

Watch out for smokescreen in cigarette tax arguments

Apr 21, 2009

Florida is considering a $1 increase in the cigarette tax, fueled by a heated debate. As a board member for the American Heart Association, I strongly support this increase because of its proven...

Foundation slams firms that sell ‘cute’ cigarettes

Apr 14, 2009

Tobacco companies that sell cigarettes in cute or fashionable packaging in an attempt to attract young ladies may be violating new tobacco rules, a foundation said yesterday.

Under the...

Swedes accuse European Union of snuffing out smokeless tobacco

Apr 13, 2009

STOCKHOLM — Few things get Swedish snus users more riled up than the European Union's ban on oral snuff, and Trade Minister Ewa Bjorling is no exception.

As Stockholm prepares to...

Minister talks tough, but he's blowing smoke

Apr 10, 2009

F ederal Revenue Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn closed the barn door Tuesday, but the horse was already out of the barn - and no doubt hard at work somewhere toting illicit cigarettes. From now...

Florida cigar makers could be spared state tobacco tax

Apr 9, 2009

TALLAHASSEE -- As legislators signed off on rival spending plans Tuesday, the Senate showed its determination to force Gov. Charlie Crist to accept a tax on smokers -- or risk a budget flameout. ...

Worker injured in chemical explosion at Carroll plant

Apr 8, 2009

A 27-year-old male employee of a Carroll County firm that produces tobacco flavoring was injured Monday when the lid of a tank containing boiling methylene chloride under high pressure blew off,...

Online cigarette sales target of New York City politicians

Apr 7, 2009

The city is losing $150 million a year in taxes because of illegal Internet cigarette sales, officials said Sunday.

Renegade Web sites allow smokers to buy cartons of cigarettes...

Youth easy targets for illegal smokes

Apr 6, 2009

SYDNEY — Emilie Howell is 16 but looks about two years younger. No one could ever legally sell cigarettes to this girl, but somehow she’s got one between her lips, puffing away with two teens...

Tobacco tax hike puts damper on Florida cigars

Apr 3, 2009

MIAMI — Inside the rolling room of El Credito Cigar Company, the air is earthy and fragrant, a mix of coffee and nuts tinged with caramel and leather.

Amid those sweet smells,...

Former UST Inc.—now U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co—operating its business from the Richmond area

Apr 2, 2009

The nation's largest maker of smokeless tobacco products is now operating its business from Altria Group Inc.'s Henrico County headquarters campus.

About 80 employees of U.S. Smokeless...

Rally aimed at RI gas, cigarette tax proposals

Apr 1, 2009

Dozens of Rhode Island convenience store owners and workers rallied Tuesday against proposals to raise the state's cigarette and gasoline taxes, saying any increase would cripple their businesses...

Up in smoke: Taxes on rolling tobacco increasing by 2,200 percent

Mar 31, 2009

Chris Thomas has been rolling her way around steep cigarette taxes for years -- until now.

Smokers like Thomas, who save big bucks by rolling their own cigarettes, will take a huge hit...

Physician: Evidence clear on secondhand smoke's consequences

Mar 30, 2009

MANITOWOC — When state Rep. Ted Zigmunt, D-Francis Creek, campaigned last fall, he wasn't in favor of a smoking ban in all Wisconsin workplaces, unless bars and taverns were exempted.

...

No Needless Tribal Fight

Mar 27, 2009

Secondhand smoke is a problem and the goal should be toward smoke-free casinos in Connecticut. But the General Assembly's attempt to legislate clean air on the reservations is a mistake. ...

REFILE-UPDATE 1-Imperial Tobacco says 2009 trading as expected

Mar 26, 2009

(Refiles to correct day to Wednesday)

* Performance for FY to end Sept. in line with expectations
* Weaker trading in Europe offset by rest of world
* Says Alison...

Japan Tobacco Declines After NHK Reports Smoking Ban

Mar 25, 2009

Japan Tobacco Inc., the world’s third-largest publicly traded cigarette maker, fell the most in three weeks in Tokyo trading after NHK reported the nation may ban smoking in hospitals, schools...

BAT Malaysia to aid tobacco leaf farmers

Mar 24, 2009

KOTA BHARU: British American Tobacco Malaysia (BAT Malaysia) has pledged to help tobacco leaf farmers in Kelantan and Terengganu to replant their crops, which were devastated by flash floods...

Smokers forgo cartons as cigarette taxes soar

Mar 23, 2009

ROGERS - Smokers have all but stopped purchasing cigarettes by the carton in this city, retailers say. Instead, they buy packs of cigarettes in Rogers with which to get by until they can drive...

Associated Students Votes For Smoke-Free Campus

Mar 20, 2009

The Associated Students approved a resolution Monday to make PCC a "smoke-free campus with designated smoking areas."
AS Vice President of Student Affairs Mazen Ali was the only member to...

Revised Seneca law requires ‘fire-safe’ cigarettes

Mar 19, 2009

The Seneca Nation of Indians Tuesday announced a change in law to make sure all cigarettes sold on Nation territories are "fire-safe" and that all are tested, certified and marked as such before...

Du Plessis must sell Rio China deal to sceptics

Mar 18, 2009

His predecessor is leaving under a cloud. His predecessor-designate lasted only three weeks in the job. If Paul Skinner and Jim Leng – both managers with years of experience in mining and...

Americas Watchdog Warns The World About Chinese Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals & Cigarettes

Mar 17, 2009

Americas Watchdog's Global Piracy & Counterfeiting Consultants is the most quoted source in the world on pharmaceutical and cigarette counterfeiting. The group is warning all US and global...

 

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