Monthly Archives: July 2011
Smoking Celebrities
The life of celebrities is all about their looks. They have to make impression on people or they are not going to be famous. In the beginning of last century smoking was a part of good look: it was a habit of rich and famous, so many picked it up. Times changed, cigarettes do not make impression on people, but … Continue reading
Smoking rates for California’s adults hit historic low while local rates remain high
A new state report shows that the rate of smoking among California’s adults has hit an all-time low, while Lake County’s adult smoking rate is nearly twice the state average, which the county health officer called a “glaring problem.” California Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ron Chapman issued the report late last week, drawing the data from the Centers … Continue reading
Zimbabwe: U.S. $344 Million Tobacco Sold
Tobacco worth US$345,2 million has been sold through the auction and contract market at a seasonal average price of US$2,78 per kilogramme. At day 105 of the tobacco selling season, 125,7 million kg had been sold compared to 107 million kg the same period last season. The Tobacco Sales Floor, which opened earlier than other auction floors is leading in … Continue reading
Smoking under fire
The crusade against second-hand smoke could get a boost in Metro Vancouver, with park officials poised to consider a blanket ban on smoking – and possibly even campfires – in all regional parks. The move, aimed at reducing second-hand-smoke exposure in Metro’s public spaces, is one of four options suggested by staff for public consultation as part of a draft … Continue reading
Feds seize contraband cigarettes in W. Washington
Federal agents say they’ve seized 6,500 cartons of cigarettes and more than $200,000 in a crackdown on illegally imported, untaxed cigarettes mailed to the Seattle area from Vietnam. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agent Mark Leiser says agents executed 14 search warrants Wednesday and also seized five vehicles. Arrests are expected once the U.S. attorney’s office makes charging … Continue reading
How Maternal Smoking or Nicotine Use Increases the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Later Life
Scientists now understand more about why being exposed to nicotine while you were a fetus will increase your risk of developing cardiovascular disease as an adult. “We have found distinct links between cigarette smoking or even using nicotine patches or gum and the long-term harm for the child,” says Dr. DaLiao Xiao, a scientist who works at the Loma Linda … Continue reading
Philip Morris Jacks Up Foreign Cig Prices, Smokes Up To $70
Philip Morris International, the world’s leading international tobacco company outside the U.S. and China, announce its Q2 2011 earnings on the 21st of July. PMI’s product portfolio boast of eight of the world’s top 15 brands, including Marlboro, the number one cigarette brand worldwide. Until a spin-off in 2008, Philip Morris International was an operating company of the Altria Group. … Continue reading
Smoking Kik-kwang: Good or bad?
Yesterday, two photos of a man looking exactly like BEAST’s Lee Ki-kwang with a cigarette, surfaced on local online community boards, stirring controversy over the validity of it, according to a report by soompi website. After seeing these photos titled “Lee Ki-kwang Smoking,” netizens have questioned whether the person in the photos is indeed Lee Ki-kwang or not. Some commented … Continue reading
Queen Street Mall smoking ban from September 1
Lord Mayor Graham Quirk will announce that September 1 will herald the start of a smoke-free mall which was first flagged by his predecessor Campbell Newman last November. Under the ban, smokers will face a $200 fine if they are caught lighting up in the mall. Up to 900,000 people frequent the mall each week and a 2010 survey found … Continue reading
LGUs rapped for naming streets after cigarette brands
A non-government group has taken to task nearly a dozen local government units to task for naming some of their streets after popular cigarette brands, products that “have consistently contributed to over 10 Filipino deaths a day.” The Quezon City-based Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Alliance Philippines (FCAP) also threatened to sue the LGUs should they persist in putting up … Continue reading
