Separate studies on two continents have concluded smoking is associated with decreased productivity on the job, both in the civilian and military sectors. The studies were published in the April 2007 issue of the journal Tobacco Control.

It’s difficult to imagine that cigarettes and lies have any connection with pet food — but when you look closely at the advertising tactics of some pet foods, look closely at the ingredients in those pet foods — you’ll find cigarettes, lies, and pet food fits perfectly together.

London: Cigarette smoking may be completely disappeared by 2050, experts believe.A combination of rising prices and the ban on lighting up in public places could finally kill off the habit, reports express.co.uk.According to a 72-page report by Citigroup analysts, it is quite possible that there will be no smokers left in Britain or many other developed countries in about 30-50 years.

A ban on displaying cigarettes in shop windows and shelves comes into effect in Finland in 2012. Consumers interested in purchasing cigarettes will be handed simple catalogues illustrating cigarette packages and price information.Tobacco products will be listed in catalogues by name, package size and retail price. Product images may also be included. The rudimentary nature of the catalogue is intended to prohibit it from being used as a marketing tool.

University of Houston health organizations hoped to make students an offer they couldn’t refuse Thursday: Free food in exchange for cigarettes.The groups offered a plate of barbecue, chips and a drink to students who turned over their cigarette packs in an effort to curb smoking, with the ultimate goal being a smoke-free campus. The campaign is part of The Great American Smokeout, an annual effort to encourage Americans to kick the habit.

A picture is worth a thousand words and soon, cigarette packs will have a disturbing story to tell. In a dramatic change to cigarette packaging, this morning, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathy Sebelius unveiled large, graphic health warnings that will be mandatory for all cigarette packs sold in the U.S.The labels are required under the 2009 law that gave the Food and Drug Administration the authority to regulate tobacco for the first time ever. The 36 proposed warning labels will cover 50 percent of a cigarette pack and will convey images of smoking’s negative health effects.

Several Indian tribes won reprieves Thursday and Friday in their attempts to halt collection of state taxes on cigarettes that Indian businesses sell to non-Indians, and both sides could claim victory following a pair of decisions.

Just two days after seizing a truck owned by a Seneca Nation businessman and the thousands of cartons of untaxed cigarettes inside it, the state tax department backed down Wednesday.Amid mounting criticism by Seneca leaders, the Paterson administration retreated and said it would return the truck and the cigarettes to Aaron J. Pierce following the seizure Monday by agents along a rural road between the tribe’s Allegany and Cattaraugus reservations.