Monthly Archives: July 2011
The Facts about Cigarettes
These cigarettes smoking facts include the eye opening statistics that have been compiled from various sources. These facts can tell how smoking habit affects the non smokers, how much states earns from tobacco excise taxes and how many smokers are in U.S. There are many interesting facts about cigarette smoking that one may not know and should know.
A Child’s Surgery May Prompt Parents to Try to Quit Smoking
Parents who smoke are more likely to try to kick the habit if their child is having surgery, but their chances of success aren’t any better than normal, a new study reveals. The findings suggest that doctors could play an important role in helping these parents quit smoking, said the researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. The study … Continue reading
Lorillard Raises Cigarette Prices, Competitors Likely To Follow
NEW YORK – Lorillard Inc. (LO) has increased prices on most of its cigarette brands, its first such increase in seven months. The company raised the price of its largest seller, Newport Menthol, by five cents per pack. Newport non-menthol, a relatively new but fast-growing line, is getting an 11 cent per-pack boost, while other brands will increase by eight … Continue reading
Sacramento County survey: 16 percent of stores sell tobacco to minors
A recent survey found that 16 percent of stores in Sacramento County still sell tobacco to minors, according to a news release from the Department of Health and Human Services’ public health division. That’s about the same rate seen in 2010, and down from 2009′s rate of almost 22 percent, the release states. The division characterized the countywide rate of … Continue reading
Smoking ban starts today
Starting today, people caught smoking in public places or commuter vehicles in the metro will be fined P500 or made to render eight hours of community service. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairpeson Francis Tolentino said they “will be apprehending smokers caught puffing in public places as part of our agency’s intensified anti-smoking drive.” The MMDA already warned 6,470 smokers … Continue reading
Want to quit smoking? Try text message support
A study of almost 6,000 people trying to quit smoking cigarettes finds that those who receive regular motivational text messages are twice as likely to quit than those who receive neutral text messages thanking them for participating in the study. The txt2stop trial, led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, measured cotinine (a chemical in tobacco) levels … Continue reading
