Tobacco and Cigarette Events
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These and other events in the world of tobacco and cigarettes are developed here.
- Russia is going to prohibit Tobacco Ads
Published on October 6, 2008 4:19 AM
A new legislation drafted by the Russian cabinet could have serious consequences for Russia’s tobacco market . The new law, if approved, would permit Russia to ratify the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. …
- Mobile phones are more harmful than smoking
Published on September 30, 2008 4:30 AM
Brain experts warn of huge rise in tumours and call on manufacturers to take immediate steps to reduce radiation. Mobile phones could kill more people than smoking . They say people should avoid using them wherever possible. The study, by Dr …
- Tobacco Use can be Harmful to Health
Published on September 22, 2008 3:17 AM
California Scientists have found that a byproduct of nicotine , the substance that makes cigarettes so addictive, causes a type of chemical reaction in the body similar to that which occurs when sugar is burned or food goes bad. This reacti …
- Pills Can’t Boost the Success of Quitting
Published on September 2, 2008 6:54 AM
National Health Service (NHS) reported that a controversial pill is boosting the success of smokers in England in kicking the habit. Researchers found that one in seven people trying to quit are using Champix, according to the first figure …
- Tobacco Advertisements Can Affect Smokers but not Non-Smokers
Published on July 25, 2008 2:48 AM
Tobacco Companies reported that tobacco advertising doesn’t increase tobacco consumption, and also doesn’t encourage non-smokers to start smoking, as many scientists have said. Instead, tobacco advertising can encourage existing smokers …
- Japan Tobacco Groups Call for No Tax Growth
Published on July 22, 2008 3:37 AM
Japan Tobacco Inc. , tobacco farmers and cigarette retailers on at the same time called on the ruling Liberal Democratic Party not to raise the tobacco tax. The tobacco industry parties submitted the written claim to Sadakazu Tanigaki, who …
- Dutch smokers pine for the aroma of cigarettes smoke
Published on July 21, 2008 3:04 AM
Smoking ban goes into effect in Dutch cafes, on July 1. But smoking marijuana in Dutch cafes is still permitted under the new law, as long the drug is not mixed with tobacco . Owners of cafes and bars are bracing for a feared plunge in …
- Flavored cigarettes attract minors to smoking
Published on June 30, 2008 6:42 AM
Health researchers found that flavored cigarettes attract minors to smoking . That’s why for the first time, Congress is attempting to regulate tobacco by eliminating cigarette flavoring such as clove and cinnamon in an effort to minimize …
- Rising cigarette prices - bad idea
Published on June 16, 2008 5:21 AM
Lawmakers have proposed raising taxes on Japanese cigarettes , because Japan is a country where smoking kills about 100,000 people every year. Japan Tobacco Inc ., the world's third-largest cigarette maker, stated that the higher cigare …
- Otitis media and passive smoking
Published on June 6, 2008 4:39 AM
A group of researchers from Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research have found a strong link between childhood ear infections and passive smoking . The scientists investigated the causes of otitis media (middle ear infection …
