Monthly Archives: January 2011

Kentucky and Tobacco: It’s Complicated

Today, the 64-year-old Union resident raises about 4 acres of tobacco a year, one of a dwindling number of small tobacco farmers in Northern Kentucky and TobaccoKentucky. Concerns about cancer and other health problems related to tobacco have caused demand for the crop to wither in the last decade.

Bulgaria to place Bulgartabac for sale in February

Bulgaria’s state cigarette producer Bulgartabac Holding will be declared for privatization in February 2011, according to the Economy Bulgartabac HoldingMinistry.

Tobacco industry adapts to world of fewer smokers

By any name or variety you choose — call it snuff, dip, chew or plug — smokeless tobacco is making a comeback, and Tennessee tobacco producersfarmers, factory workers and consumers are playing a major role in the renewed buzz.

Why Americans aren’t living longer

With plenty of food, more money spent on health care and modern medical innovations, it seems as if we should be living longer.american life

Is chewing tobacco a safe alternative to cigarettes?

Chewing tobacco is a common type of smokeless tobacco. Smokeless tobacco products consist of tobacco or a tobacco blend that’s chewed, sucked on or sniffed, rather than smoked.

New York bill would ban e-cigarettes until FDA action

A key New York Assembly committee has advanced a bill that could make the state the first to ban electronic cigarettes.e-cigarette

Scottish Tobacco Display Ban Delayed by Legal Appeal

A ban on tobacco displays in shops across Scotland is on hold because of an appeal by one of the world’s biggest cigarette cigarettes displaymanufacturers.

Ritz-Carlton gets first ticket for violating Clayton’s smoking ordinance

Louis has received the first citation for violating Clayton’s 7-month-old smoking ban — for allowing guests at the annual Cigar Club cigarsformal party Saturday night to light up.

Growing interest in tobacco farming in Bangladesh

DHAKA, 26 January 2011 (IRIN) – Large groups of farmers in Bangladesh are switching from rice cultivation to tobacco farming, tobacco farmerscreating concerns about possible food shortages, according to the government and anti-tobacco lobbyists.

E-cigarette faces ban as safety debate rages over unregulated quit-smoking device

Advocates believe e-cigarettes provide a stepping-stone to quitting, but opponents say their health impact is unknown. Now New York is considering a state-wide ban…

Major Reason For Shorter Life Spans in U.S.

WASHINGTON — The nation’s history of heavy smoking is a major reason why lifespans in the U.S. fall short of those in many other Shorter Life Spanshigh-income nations, and evidence suggests that current obesity levels also play a substantial part, says a new report from the National Research Council.

University of Michigan ready to go smoke-free

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Smokers will not be able to light up on the University of Michigan campus beginning July 1st. michigan-uni

Are e-cigarettes too good to be true?

Some of us smokers received, over the holidays, the well-intended gift of e-cigarettes to save us from the deadly carcinogens of realelectronic cigarettes cigarettes. But not so fast; this supposedly ingenious solution to the most addictive substance ever known to man may actually give us more problems than its promised cure.

40 states fail in tobacco prevention

cigarettes smokeA new report card gives the U.S. government relatively high marks for advances in treating people with tobacco-related illnesses, but gives low or failing grades to most states as their anti-smoking programs falter.

India may ban Foreign Cigarette Companies in the Wholesale Marketing

Foreign cigarette companies could soon find it harder to sell their products in India. The government is looking into a proposal to ban Wholesale cigarettes Marketingforeign direct investment (FDI) in the wholesale marketing arms of these companies. It is also exploring the possibility of shifting the import of tobacco products from the open general licence (OGL) to the restricted list.