Monthly Archives: June 2011
Women Celebrating Smoke Free Lives
Smoke Free Women is an organization serving as a resource for women who are looking to quit smoking, as well as acting as a support system for women who have already quit. Approximately one in five American women is a smoker. Almost 80% of them have a desire to quit. Created by the Tobacco Control Research Branch of the National … Continue reading
Now tobacco can save us from mobsters, whores, terrorists…
A SHORT film that appears to be based on a John le Carre spy novel – think people smugglers, prostitutes, terrorists – is the latest salvo in the tobacco industry’s battle against federal government plans to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes. According to the seven-minute film by British American Tobacco, the proposal will cause organised crime gangs to flourish, encouraging … Continue reading
Tobacco giant wants to ship more PHL products
Having captured 92 percent of the Philippine cigarette market, Philip Morris Fortune Tobacco Inc. (PMFTC) on Monday bared plans to maximize the capacity of its Batangas plant by exporting more of the company’s products. “The company believes it has satisfied the local demand. It is now focusing on increasing the export of excess production to other affiliates in the world,” … Continue reading
LD Cigarettes
LD (short for Liggett Ducat, the original manufacturer) is a brand of cigarette owned by Japan Tobacco. It was first launched in Russia in 1999 and quickly became Russia’s number one cigarette brand. Liggett Ducat was bought by the Gallaher Group in 2000, which in turn was acquired by JTI in 2007. According to the JTI website, the brand is … Continue reading
Parts and Accessories of the E-Cigarette
Electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes are becoming popular as replacements for the dangerous tobacco-filled cigarettes of days gone by. E-cigarettes contain no tar, smoke, or tobacco and have the option of containing no nicotine. Consumers who are interesting in purchasing this revolutionary device will be interested in the parts and accessories of e-cigarettes in order to make an informed decision about … Continue reading
Effects of Secondhand Smoke
By now, it’s become very clear that smoking is bad for your health. The government, American Lung Association, and a variety of other health organizations have launched campaign after campaign to illustrate the grim repercussions (from lung cancer to heart disease) of lighting up and to encourage Americans to kick the habit. What may be less obvious is the effect … Continue reading
Quit Smoking Challenge offers proven techniques and advice
GLAXOSMITHKLINE Consumer Healthcare Sdn Bhd (GSK) unveiled the Quit Smoking Challenge, a smoking cessation programme that highlights the comprehensive methods proven to help smokers kick their cigarette addiction recently. The programme is organised with the support of the Ministry of Health Malaysia. The Quit Smoking Challenge showcases the importance of having a group support environment with other smokers who are … Continue reading
Stronger Smoking Bans Could Save Lives, Cancer Group Says
States could save as many as 2 million lives and as much as $2 billion in healthcare costs by adopting strong tobacco control policies, according to research released on Wednesday by the American Cancer Society. Two reports released simultaneously by the public health group attempt to estimate the impact of comprehensive smoke-free laws and increased tobacco taxes have made in … Continue reading
Is green packaging enough to stop people smoking?
The grass is always greener, as they say, and so are cigarette packets. In Australia, at least. The country’s MPs are set to back plans to render cigarette packets olive-green, supposedly because it’s a dull, unappealing colour that will put off potential smokers. But will it work? Perhaps. Green-branded firms – BP, Starbucks and Carlsberg, to name three – may … Continue reading
Tobacco company defends ads of past
DELAND — In the black and white television days of the 1950s and early 1960s, “virtually everyone” was exposed to information linking cigarettes to lung cancer, a historian testified for tobacco company R.J. Reynolds on Wednesday in court. The cigarette maker defended a claim from a Daytona Beach grandmother, who is seeking damages for the lung cancer she suffered. Stella … Continue reading
