Monthly Archives: March 2011

History of menthol cigarettes

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Smokeless-tobacco ban for MLB teams

Televisions on Thursday will broadcast the usual iconic images of baseball’s opening day: fans cheering from the stands, umpires Major League Baseballmaking close calls at the plate, and players in the thick of the game, spitting tobacco juice.

What is holding Up Passage of the Tobacco Control Bill?

The number of tobacco users in Ghana increases by the day, despite the health implications associated with it. Compared to the tobacco plantwestern countries, where most people smoke tobacco due to the excessive cold weather, smokers in Ghana have other reasons for smoking – either for pleasure or to get rid of an excessive nasty smell – which they later get addicted to.

Australian Government is Investing its Money in Tobacco Companies

Australia that is known for its plan to implement one of the severe anti-smoking law in the world, invested $147.7 million in shares of australian dollartobacco manufacturers, as for instance British American Tobacco (BAT) in order to pay for the politicians’ retirement.

Babies Who Sleep With Smoker Parents Exhibit High Nicotine Levels

“Passive smoking is the leading preventable cause of childhood death in developed countries”, Guadalupe Ortega, lead author of the research study and coordinator of the Atencio Primaria Sense Fum programme at the Department of Health of the Generalitat de Cataluna (Catalonia regional government) tells SINC.

Illinois House votes to lift casino smoking ban

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House voted Tuesday to lift a smoking ban in all of the state’s casinos during a debate that pitted the tobacco in Casinohealth of bettors and casino workers against hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenues.

KT&G rules slim cigarette market with best-selling Esse

What is the best-selling cigarette brand in the world? Most smokers would name one from multinational juggernauts Philip Morris, esse brandBritish-American Tobacco (BAT) or Japan Tobacco.

Menthol Cigarette Ban May Aid Public Health

Removing menthol cigarettes from sale in the U.S. would benefit public health, members of an advisory panel said in a report that urged more studies.

British American Tobacco Cut From U.S. Racketeering Case

British American Tobacco Plc, Europe’s largest cigarette maker, was dropped from the U.S. government’s racketeering lawsuit after aBAT judge in Washington ruled the U.S. no longer has the authority to hold the U.K. company liable for hiding the health hazards of smoking.