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Cigarette causes Huntington Hotel fire; 2 dead, 1 missing

Jan 19, 2010

Detroit - A drunk playing with fire is being blamed for a fire that killed two men emerged from a wheelchair woman missing and presumed dead and destroyed a five-story building on New Year's Eve,...

Palestinian Authority raises tobacco prices, but Palestians still smoke

Jan 12, 2010

The Palestinian Authority raised officially on Saturday the tobacco prices in the Palestinian territories by 0.5%, in an attempt to reduce the number of Palestinians smokers. A large part of them...

Six shop owners referred to court for violating smoking ban

Dec 28, 2009

AMMAN - The Ministry of Health has referred six shop owners to court this year for violating the Public Health Law, a ministry official said on Wednesday.

Malek Habashneh, director...

Cigarette blamed for fatal fire at Hampton home

Dec 21, 2009

HAMPTON — A man died in a house fire Thursday night that was apparently started by a cigarette.

The 45-year-old man was identified as James Greenhagan.

The fire, on...

Grace period for tobacco sellers

Dec 15, 2009

Sellers of cigarettes and other tobacco products are likely to be given a 10–month grace period to stock up on packaging with required health warnings and display signage, the Ministry of Health...

Smoking Bans in U.S. Bars May Ruin Lots of Them

Dec 11, 2009

It seemed the owners of U.S. coffee-houses and restaurants got used to smoking bans, but it turns out that the healthy lifestyle promotion seriously endangers restaurant business.

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Ukrainian parliament rejects law on increase of excise duty on cigarettes and tobacco

Dec 8, 2009

The Verkhovna Rada has not supported a law foreseeing an increase in excise duties on cigarettes and tobacco.

The parliament on Oct. 22, 2009 adopted a law on amendments to the law...

Chinese 'herbal' cigarettes no healthier than regular cigarettes

Dec 4, 2009

PHILADELPHIA – Despite popular belief and some marketing claims, researchers have found that Chinese "herbal" cigarettes that combine medicinal herbs with tobacco are just as addictive and no...

Ex-Smoker Wins Against Philip Morris USA

Nov 30, 2009

"The sister of former Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle on Thursday won a $300 million jury verdict, the largest individual win in the Big Tobacco lawsuits in Florida," the Sun Sentinel writes....

Robust Cash Flow Continues to Benefit U.S. Tobacco Industry in 2010

Nov 27, 2009

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings expects U.S. tobacco corporate ratings to remain stable in 2010 as the companies continue to generate sizeable free cash flow as a result of high operating...

Vaping' and e-cigarettes: A new nicotine habit

Nov 24, 2009

If you've ever seen someone holding an electronic cigarette, blowing "smoke" in a nonsmoking area, they are not defying the law. Why? Because it's not smoke, it's water vapor that contains the drug...

Florida Students Rally for Tobacco Workers

Nov 17, 2009

Students at the University of Florida (UF) and the University of Central Florida (UCF) spent last Saturday morning raising their voices for justice for tobacco workers. Chanting ”Justice now!”...

Ban on sweet hookah tobacco imminent

Nov 13, 2009

Health minister investigating ban on addictive water pipe tobacco as study shows greater risk to young people

The message from Health Minister Jakob Axel Nielsen is clear: young...

Tobacco smoke linked with respiratory diseases

Nov 10, 2009

Tobacco smoke is involved in uncontrolled asthma, a diminished response to anti-asthma drugs, rhinitis, nasal obstruction, and deregulation of the immune system according to an international expert...

High tobacco prices not deterring smoking among the poor

Nov 5, 2009

On Nov. 19, many people will throw away their cigarettes in honor of the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout. Jason Halford, 29, of Joliet probably will not be one of them.

Oklahoma activists target smoking loopholes

Nov 2, 2009

Anti-smoking proponents say they will push once again for legislation to close loopholes in state law that permit smoking in some bars and restaurants.

The intent is to protect...

Tobacco groups ask Obama to challenge Canadian ban

Oct 30, 2009

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Philip Morris International joined with U.S. tobacco industry groups on Thursday to ask President Barack Obama's administration to challenge Canada's new law banning...

Stubbing it out with cigarette slayer

Oct 26, 2009

PRETENDING to smoke a pencil instead of a cigarette, using a toothpick to keep the hands occupied or replacing your fag fix for fun in the bedroom — smokers have tried almost everything to quit...

Cigarette tax hikes have smokers fuming

Oct 22, 2009

GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) - Frank Williams owns Smokey's Discount Tobacco Store in Gulfport. Ever since the new tobacco taxes went into effect six months ago, his customers are letting him know how they...

Car smoking ban a good decision by gov't

Oct 19, 2009

It's not likely to make smokers very happy, but come 2010 drivers caught smoking with children younger than 16-years-old in the car will be facing fines of $140 up to $750 with fines increasing to...

Mississippi tobacco tax called unconstitutional

Oct 14, 2009

A Mississippi company that sells tobacco products wants the state to stop collecting taxes on cigarettes sold at retail outlets outside the state.

In a lawsuit filed Friday in Hinds...

Smoking bans slow to filter in for some areas

Oct 12, 2009

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — From West Virginia to the West Coast, smokers are trying to fend off further restrictions on their habit, and local officials are starting to listen.

In some...

Springdale bans smoking; 2 others consider it

Oct 8, 2009

Springdale on Tuesday became the second town in Lexington County to snuff out smoking in restaurants, bars, stores and offices, and two neighboring communities may do likewise.

The...

Canadian bill worries Kentucky tobacco growers

Oct 6, 2009

An hour and a half after hearing testimony, a Canadian Senate panel in Ottawa last week approved an anti-smoking bill that Kentucky burley tobacco growers fear may be bad for their business.

Bulgaria raising cigarette tax to curb smoking

Oct 2, 2009

SOFIA (Reuters Life!) - Bulgaria's new government will raise excise duties on cigarettes 43 percent next year in a bid to curb smoking and relieve the health care system, the finance ministry said...

Amid industry uncertainties some tobacco farms grow

Sep 29, 2009

RICHMOND — Farming, David Ferrell says, “is all I ever wanted to do.”

At age 20, the recent Virginia Tech grad sees a good future in farming, even for tobacco, a crop that has...

Amid industry uncertainties some tobacco farms grow

Sep 29, 2009

RICHMOND — Farming, David Ferrell says, “is all I ever wanted to do.”

At age 20, the recent Virginia Tech grad sees a good future in farming, even for tobacco, a crop that has...

Fears for tobacco control strategy

Sep 24, 2009

A LEADING physician has sharply criticised the Government over its work in disease prevention and accused it of abandoning key components of tobacco control.

“Their credibility in...

Tobacco displays

Sep 21, 2009

Further to the comments of Japan Tobacco International's Daniel Torras (Letters, 17 September), the Canadian province of Saskatchewan has had seven years' experience with a retail display ban. A...

Study of cigarette butts from around schools shows Ottawa area teens getting hooked on illegal cigarettes

Sep 18, 2009

OTTAWA, Sept. 16 /CNW/ - A new study commissioned by the National Coalition Against Contraband Tobacco (NCACT) confirms that teen smokers are getting hooked on contraband cigarettes in significant...

Smoke-free legislation: the loopholes

Sep 14, 2009

It's puzzling that smoking will be allowed on patios and decks between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m., a time when many like to socialize.

Changes to the Smoke Free Places Act that go into...

Innovative Community-Based Prevention System Dramatically Reduces Risky Behavior In 10-14 Year Olds

Sep 11, 2009

A randomized trial of Communities That Care (CTC), an evidence-based substance-use community-focused prevention system, showed significant reductions in the initiation of alcohol use, tobacco use,...

Northpoint prison's smoking policy more relaxed

Sep 9, 2009

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The medium-security Kentucky prison that was set on fire in August during an inmate riot had a more relaxed smoking policy than some others in Kentucky, including four public...

Totally Wicked Rename the Electronic Cigarette

Sep 4, 2009

Totally Wicked have responded to the concerns from the FDA and several ‘stop smoking’ groups today by renaming their market leader, the TECC Titan 510, the Titan E-NI (Electronic Nicotine...

Court of Appeals Hears Cigarette Liability Case

Sep 1, 2009

A lawsuit against two tobacco companies went to the Helsinki Court of Appeals on Monday. The plaintiffs are two women who have smoked for a long time, and who are seeking damages from the Amer...

Holdout smokers: Who they are and why they can't quit

Aug 28, 2009

A home-invasion robbery at his South Side residence foiled Keith Shannon's attempt to quit smoking.

"After getting hit across the head with a gun," he said, "I needed a cigarette." ...

New FDA Tobacco Unit Expects First Challenge

Aug 24, 2009

Dr. Lawrence R. Deyton, 57, is the new head of the Center for Tobacco Products.

The former chief of public health and environmental hazards at the Veterans Health Administration will...

“Cash for Cigarettes” Program Announced in Response to Struggling Economy

Aug 18, 2009

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With the economy continuing to stall and Americans’ wallets being impacted by more and more taxes, Crown7.com, a leading electric cigarette manufacturer, announced today...

Prestonsburg council approves smoking ban

Aug 14, 2009

PRESTONSBURG — The city council approved a relatively strong ban on smoking in public places Monday night.

After rejecting an exemption for businesses with patrons 18 and older,...

Smoking critics irked as D.C. diverts tobacco funds

Aug 7, 2009

Anti-smoking activists want the D.C. Council to devote new funding for cessation programs after the body voted to hike the cigarette tax and raid the tobacco settlement fund but dedicate the...

Limbaugh, others short on smoking ban facts

Aug 3, 2009

When I heard that an Eau Claire homeowners association had voted to outlaw smoking in the owner-occupied residential complex, I knew right away the topic had the potential to ignite local...

Intermountain Healthcare or tobacco companies

Jul 31, 2009

Intermountain Healthcare is issuing an ultimatum to its lobbying corps: Kick tobacco or else.

The region's largest health-care provider sent letters this month to its contract...

Smoking Increases Potential For Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

Jul 29, 2009

Smoking has once again been implicated in the development of advanced cancer. Exposure to nicotine by way of cigarette smoking may increase the likelihood that pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma will...

'E-cigarettes,' intended to help smokers quit, have a hazy future

Jul 27, 2009

Irving banker Keith Temple says he wants to quit smoking before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration bans the product helping him beat traditional cigarettes.

After smoking for...

E-cigarettes may face regulatory snuff-out

Jul 24, 2009

Tobacco's younger, shinier cousin – the electronic cigarette – is gearing up for a battle with federal regulators, just as the fledgling industry is getting a foothold in a state built on...

N.B. scores early legal victory against Big Tobacco

Jul 22, 2009

The New Brunswick government has won a preliminary battle in its lawsuit against several big tobacco companies, which were fighting to...

Tobacco lawsuit freezes $258 million in state budget for human-services programs

Jul 20, 2009

COLUMBUS — The new state budget relies in part on $258 million to pay for human-services programs, but the money is frozen because of a Franklin County court case.

The money is...

Tobacco Use—Not Promiscuity or Drug Abuse

Jul 17, 2009

Tobacco Use—Not Promiscuity or Drug Abuse—Will Be Only Vice Legally Punishable by Higher Insurance Premiums Under Senate Health Care Bill

(CNSNews.com) - Under the terms of the...

New Survey Highlights Emotional, Financial Toll Multi-Generational Tobacco Use Takes on Parents Sandwiched In Between

Jul 15, 2009

WASHINGTON, July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Amanda Crawford was just fifteen when she smoked her first cigarette. Now that she is 45, she still smokes despite having tried to quit multiple...

LFUCG, Bluegrass PRIDE announce cigarette litter project

Jul 13, 2009

LEXINGTON, KY - Mayor Jim Newberry, along with Bluegrass PRIDE announced Monday that cigarette butts will be the priority target for elimination from the streets and sidewalks of Lexington as a...

Why Obama and smokers fear quitting

Jul 10, 2009

Most who smoke or chew nicotine have deep fears that quitting will suck the joy from life. New research demolishes this "unhappiness" fiction. A May study published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research...

Yelm businesses fail tobacco compliance checks

Jul 8, 2009

Thurston County Public Health and Social Services recently conducted federally mandated Synar tobacco compliance checks at 26 tobacco retailers around Thurston County, which resulted in a 73...

Smokers fuming over cigarette tax hike

Jul 3, 2009

TALLAHASSEE - Steve Hoffman, of Lighthouse Point, feels a bit bullied these days.

He's a smoker, a shrinking class of Floridians that's feeling overtaxed since a $1 hike on a pack of...

Shisha smoking guidance 'needed'

Jul 1, 2009

The smoking ban needs updating to offer shisha bar owners clearer advice, Harrow Council in west London has said.

The bars, where herbal tobacco can be smoked through a...

Smoking Ban Supporters Will Review Signatures

Jun 29, 2009

South Dakota bars and restaurants were supposed to go smoke free next week. But those plans were snuffed out Thursday after Secretary of State Chris Nelson said opponents of the statewide smoking...

Pub plans to make tobacco history

Jun 26, 2009

A 17th century pub near where Sir Walter Raleigh is rumoured to have first smoked a pipe of tobacco is to run a stop-smoking course.

The Long Arms in South Wraxall near...