Monthly Archives: July 2011
Rohit Bal unveils anti tobacco monogram
Fashion designer, Rohit Bal unveiled a mega metallic ashtray that has been accepted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as the monogram for its anti-tobacco campaign in New Delhi on Monday. A teenaged student, Akshat Pabuwal, of XII standard from Rajasthan has designed this monogram. It took about two months to design and make this ashtray. The ashtray made of … Continue reading
Cigarettes no longer No. 1 seller in commissaries
Cheese has overtaken cigarettes as the top selling item category in military commissaries, another milestone in the long slide of tobacco sales in those venues.By the end of April, cheese had edged out cigarettes with $106 million worth of sales in the previous 52 weeks, compared with $105 million for cigarettes, data from the Defense Commissary Agency show.Cigarette dollar sales … Continue reading
Genetically modified tobacco plants to fight HIV?
Drug companies have long used plants to produce pharmaceuticals–and tobacco plants, perhaps ironically, have been explored for their potential role in fighting such things as cancer, cavities, scorpion venom, and more. The latest big news, announced at a press conference in London this morning, is that U.K. regulators have, for the first time, approved a human clinical trial of a … Continue reading
11 chief ministers pledge support against tobacco
Chief ministers of 11 states, on persuasion of patients of oral cancer, have pledged their support to ban against tobacco products, a statement said Tuesday. According to the Voluntary Health Association of India (VHAI), the chief ministers of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand signed the pledge. ‘The victims of oral cancer along … Continue reading
Should smoking be banned in public?
Fewer than one-quarter of American adults are smokers, meaning they’ve had at least one cigarette in the last week. That number has been dropping for years. And while they may be a shrinking minority, when smokers light up, people who don’t smoke take notice. Over the past 10 years or so, as study upon study has revealed the long-term danger … Continue reading
How to Quit Smoking Easily by Controlling Mental and Physical Addiction
Quitting smoking is somewhat complicated that most quitters will fail early in their attempts to become non-smokers. Although there are many things or factors you have to consider when you are quitting, we could categorize these factors in to two main categories – physical addiction and mental addiction. Once you know the intricacies of these two you will soon realize … Continue reading
Smoking Ban Considered in San Marcos
A couple dozen people turned out for the City of San Marcos’ first open house meeting about a possible smoking ban ordinance in bars and restaurants Monday. The open house was held at the city’s activity center. Citizens were asked to visit several stations set-up at the event to give their input. The city is looking to get a few … Continue reading
Earnings Preview: Altria Group Inc.
Altria Group Inc., owner of the biggest U.S. cigarette maker, Philip Morris USA, is expected to show rising profit when it reports its second-quarter results before the stock market opens Wednesday, even though Americans are still buying fewer cigarettes in the face of tax increases and rising health concerns. WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Whether Marlboro, the top-selling U.S. cigarette brand, … Continue reading
Sierra Leone: Heath Watch – Who Urges More Countries to Require Health Warnings On Tobacco Packaging
More than one billion people in 19 countries are now covered by laws requiring large, graphic health warnings on packages of tobacco, nearly double the number of two years ago, when only about 547 million people were covered in 16 countries, WHO reports on Thursday July 7, 2011 in its third periodic report on the global tobacco epidemic. Mexico, Peru … Continue reading
Cuban Davidoff cigars
Davidoff cigars were very popular all over the world. Aficionado from all the countries and continents note that Davidoff cigars differ from other Cuban cigars. Stainless quality and original pack in combination with correctly marketing policy made these cigars the etalon of Cuban cigars quality. Today Cuban Davidoff became the object of collecting, true experts can consume it only at … Continue reading
