Our View: Schools know, tobacco-free the way to go

The leadership at Louisiana College, LSU of Alexandria, Central Louisiana Technical Community College, as well as more than 20 other institutions of higher learning across the state, should be commended for developing a campus-wide, tobacco-free policy that is already in place, or will be by August 1. With the passage of Act 211 last year,…Continue Reading…

US: FDA Discusses Banning Online Sales of E-Cigarettes

The Food and Drug Administration is considering a ban on online sales of electronic cigarettes, as part of a package of regulations the agency is readying for the increasingly popular devices, people familiar with the matter said. The FDA, which warned in 2009 that e-cigarettes could pose health risks, has been meeting with e-cigarette makers…Continue Reading…

US: Georgia Tobacco Heats up, Sucker Control Options

Much of the Georgia tobacco crop received some needed rainfall during the last two weeks. This resulted in rapid growth and very tender leaves. Recent temperatures and bright sunshine have combined to cause minor speckling of upper expanding leaves on rapidly growing and tender plants.  Now as much of the crop is again water deficient…Continue Reading…

E-cigarette Makers Using Twitter to Skirt US Ad Ban

While advertising for conventional cigarettes has long been prohibited in the US, e-cigarettes are being routinely advertised in social media including Twitter, finds a new study. Researchers from the University of Illinois said e-cigarettes are commonly advertised on Twitter and the tweets often link to commercial websites promoting e-cigarette use. “There is this whole wild…Continue Reading…

Tobacco Giant Davidoff Opens Art Residencies in the Caribbean

        Swiss cigar maker Davidoff has announced the launch of an art residency program in the Dominican Republic, overseen by the company’s philanthropic arm, Davidoff Art Initiative. Starting January 2015, five yet-to-be-revealed international artists will get to spend 10 weeks in new facilities at Altos de Chavón School of Design in La…Continue Reading…

Rising tobacco taxes ‘will encourage cigarette smuggling’, say Qld experts

Australia is poised to become a more lucrative market for illicit tobacco traders, experts say. A team of researchers from Queensland says smuggling is a comparatively low-risk criminal activity, and that the regular price hikes for legal cigarettes will boost the demand for black market tobacco in Australia. Last August, the Labor government set in…Continue Reading…

Europe’s most comprehensive tobacco control measures Ranking in Britain ranked first

Tobacco According to the British Independent newspaper website reported compiling ranked first in Europe’s most comprehensive tobacco control measures rankings. This ranking is published in the European Conference on Tobacco or Health, came in second place is Ireland. Report of the European Association for Cancer Alliance describes the use of tobacco control scale, 34 countries…Continue Reading…

Berlin has become a paradise for smokers

Tobacco in Spain according to the “World News” website reported on April 11 in the evening, a famous street in Berlin’s Charlottenburg district Kurz several bars smokers start driving, but just talking about it. Packet of cigarettes, cigarettes or marijuana exudes a “fragrance” is the city’s most popular nighttime activities invitation. Although 2007 began, like most European…Continue Reading…

Georgia, Turkey, Africa and France by bus to transport cigarettes

compiled by bus EurasiaNet website from Tbilisi to Istanbul is one of up to more than 24 hours of torture, along typically contain escape herd, coastal scenery, stopping to enjoy local food and fellow passengers odor children. But take another way to make this process can be different from the majority of bus tours – handling…Continue Reading…

Spanish smokers suffering from pneumonia caused by an electronic electronic cigarette controversy again

According to Spain’s ” World News ” Web site on March 15 reported that recently , Spain when a man in the hospital for a medical examination was diagnosed with lipid pneumonia ( one due to excessive smoking caused lung disease ) , but according to the the man said , he would have already…Continue Reading…