Apr
05
2012
In a blow to the Obama administration’s efforts to prevent youth from smoking, the World Trade Organization appeals panel Wednesday upheld the earlier decision that the prohibition in the United States discriminates against Indonesian clove cigarettes.
Tags: anti-smoking efforts
Apr
04
2012
Casper City Council heard nearly two hours reading the opponents of the smoking ban last week, capping months of entry, when it begins to finalize the wording of the proposed controversial decision to smoke.
Tags: smoking issue
Apr
03
2012
The Henry Tax review recommended that the duty-free sales of tobacco should be abolished.
Tags: duty-free tobacco
Apr
02
2012
The Herald-Leader revision for the inclusion of tobacco in the free trade agreements does not account for a significant contribution to the economy of tobacco growers of our state. In addition, the editors have a fundamental misunderstanding of how tobacco and other commodities are generally considered free trade agreements.
Tags: excluding tobacco plan
Mar
30
2012
Todd Ridge stopped smoking Camel Light last year, after taxes have pushed the price to $ 4.60 pack. Now he makes his own cigarettes in a store in Liberty tobacco Archdale, reducing the cost of his habit in half.
Tags: fight against smokers
Mar
29
2012
Using detailed patient data and mathematical modeling programs, the U.S. and an international team of researchers concluded that in the United States, public health, since 1950, and highlighted in the report of U.S. Surgeon General on Smoking and Health in 1964, prevented nearly 800,000 deaths from lung cancer between 1975 and 2000. The results are presented in the April 4, 2012 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI).
Tags: lung cancer, tobacco prevention
Mar
28
2012
You can not help feeling sympathy for the attacks. Do you smoke for 20 years?. Were you familiar with cigarettes – the taste of toasted first thing in the morning, their comforting strength between your fingers, they almost magical potential to suppress the desire to constantly that overcomes you when you go too long without nicotine.
Tags: tobacco Industry
Mar
27
2012
The Davidson County Board of Health heard from concerned residents on Monday night performance of a public forum, the council is struggling with the proposed ban on tobacco use on the property in the district and county vehicles.
Tags: tobacco ban