Smoke-Free Campuses Trendy in American Universities

Before adopting a smoke-free policy, the University of Minnesota discussed the subject for years as it raised particular controversies. However, the smoke-free policy was adopted and in July 1, 2014, it came into action. Smoke-free policies in campuses of American universities and colleges gain popularity in the country and more and more educational institutions join

Durango Celebrating Smoke-Free Public Areas

On Saturday, May 31, the entire world celebrated No Tobacco Day. With that ocassion in Durango city, Colorado, local health activists organized a party. No Tobacco Day is celebrated to encourage smokers to refuse from their cheap cigarettes at least for 24 hours. Recently Durango City Council adopted an anti-smoking ordinance which prohibits smoking cigarettes

Washington To Increase Cigarettes Tax By $1

Authorities in Washington want this autumn to increase the state cigarette tax by $1 per pack. This will help to create a $1 billion fund for cancer research and prevention. The idea (Initiative 1356) was proposed by Fred Hutchinson from Cancer Research Center and former Governor Chris Gregoire who worked over proposal for more than

Philip Morris Earnings Preview

On April 17, Philip Morris International will present its 2014 first quarter earnings. Experts do expect data from Philippines, where an increase in indirect taxes implemented in 2013 affected negatively tobacco industry. Experts say that Philip Morris business in European Union, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa was affected by numerous anti-tobacco regulations. Russia is

How to Protect Your Family from Tobacco Smoke

You probably heard about Smokey and the Bandit, Smokey Robinson, Smokey Bear. Those smoky personages were popular few decades ago but even today may be observed their impact on pop culture. Same thing is with second- and thirdhand smoke. Recently researchers found that even in case a woman never smoked cigarettes, her lifetime exposure to

New Jersey Ranks 51 in Protecting Kids from Smoking

The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids has placed New Jersey at the end in the rating of American states which work to protect kids from smoking and tobacco use. It means that New Jersey shows very bad results in protecting kids from smoking and experts do recommend state authorities to reconsider using funds from the 1998

Most Children from Rural Areas Exposed to Secondhand Smoke

Researchers from University of Kentucky say that secondhand smoke is main cause of a number of diseases in children, especially in rural areas, According to one of authors of the research Ellen Hahn, who is a professor at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing and director of the Kentucky Center for Smoke-free Policy, told

Students Should Lead the Way During Stoptober

Those who every morning do walk up the same stretch of pavement outside Farringdon station on their way to work in order to enjoy fresh air cannot enjoy it on the whole way as there is always a crowd of people puffing on cigarettes. You may wonder why? You see smokers everywhere; not only congregated

South Africa Actively Fights Smoking

In South Africa governemnt will continue to actively fight smoking, said this week Aaron Motsoaledi, the Health Minister. He said that there is no study that proves that tobacco usage is healthy, therefore tobacco usage should be limited as much as possible. Motsoaledi made these declarations during his speech in Pretoria at the release of

Tobacco companies evaded FDA ban on ‘light’ cigarette descriptors

New study from Harvard School of Public Health (HPSH) reveals that a year after the federal government approved a law prohibiting word descriptors such as “light,” “mild,” and “low” on cigarette packages, smokers can still without difficulty find their brands as tobacco companies added color-coding to “light” packs after the prohibition. These data indicate that

Imperial Tobacco’s 2012 Results

Overview During the last several years Imperial Tobacco has made great efforts in changing its tactical target to put customers at the center of its business and push organic sales growth. It’s been a quick change and the company was happy with the growth it is making, creating quality growth from high quality brands to

Canada’s tobacco warnings move up to 4th in world

Canada’s globe ranking for cigarette pack warning labels went up to 4th in 2012 from 15th in 2010 when new Canadian health warnings covering 75% of cigarette pack were introduced, an worldwide review reveals. The Canadian Cancer Society posts a review every two years rating cigarette warning labels. The most recent review was launched on

Serving Cigar Smokers

Usage of little cigars, which have lower taxes and fewer marketing limitations than cigarettes, has enhanced significantly during the last three years. And while convenience store sellers can use the usual promoting strategies to them, an in-depth study of their potential, said one retailer, must begin. “There are two separate types of little cigars on

Tobacco’s Price is Largest Factor in Reducing Smoking Prevalence

The latest study published in the November 2012 supplement to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine demonstrates that the cost of tobacco is the biggest contributing aspect to decreasing smoking prevalence in Minnesota. Extra price hikes and supporting a good system of other tobacco systems and policies could give the smoking prevalence rate below 10%

Farmers find tobacco growing financially more rewarding

In spite of controversies around the tobacco cultivation, growers in Bangladesh consider it to be financially more profitable than other crops, as outlined by a review released lately by the Policy Research Institute (PRI). The mean income of tobacco farmers is close to 30 per cent higher than non-tobacco farmers, the review stated mostly based

Value of the worldwide tobacco market continues to grow

Global marketplace The worldwide tobacco market is appreciated at around £450 billion and the industry creates about 5.5 trillion cigarettes per year. While cigarette sales in developed countries keep on to drop a little bit year on year, total global market drops are demonstrating signs of moderating. Current developments reveal that individual smokers will consume