Business Wire (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings believes there is a strong likelihood that tobacco production and marketing will become regulated and that legislation granting the Food and Drug
New Vision (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
BRITISH American Tobacco (BATU) has posted a 135% rise in net profit of sh4.2b in the first half 2008, a statement of the company's unaudited accounts indicates.
Guide Bulgaria (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
The Beijing Olympic Games are over. But the Petrich Olympics continue. There is only one sport here. It is called cannabis cultivation and the aim of the game is simple: producing as much and as better quality "crops" as possible. In the last ten years, ...
Stories on Malawi (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008
Despite the anti-smoking lobby, championed by the World Health Organisation, that has threatened the future of the tobacco industry in many African countries, for the past two-years Malawi has experienced a boom in tobacco sales. Lameck Masina reports Last year's tobacco selling season, for the first time in seven years, saw the commodity fetch good prices on Malawi's auction floors. At the start of...
IOL (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
The Cape High has ruled in the trial of two men behind a series of hijackings of cigarette-laden vehicles belonging to the British American Tobacco company.
EmailWire.Com (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
(EMAILWIRE.COM, August 26, 2008 ) DALLAS, Texas - Today's Trade Alerts include: Star Scientific Inc. (Nasdaq: STSI), Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM), British American Tobacco plc (AMEX: BTI), Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: MO), Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI) and Lorillard Inc. (NYSE: LO). After...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
John Kass explains from the convention J ust a minute ago, the Republicans wanted to peel Hillary Clinton's skin with a butter knife and a smile and reach for lemon and salt. But now they're throwing their arms around her as if she's the little sister who needs protection from Barack the bully.
Business Report (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008
Legal action has forced some of the world's biggest tobacco firms to come clean on research reports they have been trying to keep secret over a 40-year period.
www.OSIR.org.in (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008
1. Behavior: Does Losing Your House Mean Losing Your Spouse? 2. Health: Adults Living with Undiagnosed ADHD Need More Information and Tools 3. Health: Brain Aneurysms 4. Health: Foods and Drinks to Avoid to Prevent Tooth Decay 5. Health: Some Source: www.forbes.com Tobacco firms kept quiet on polonium role in cigarettes - The IndependentSome [...]
Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 24/08/2008
Washington, Aug 24 (ANI): Tobacco marketing and depictions of smoking in movies promote youth smoking, according to a new study. The report released by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) revealed that smoking prevention campaigns sponsored by the tobacco industry are generally ineffective and may even increase youth smoking. “There is now incontrovertible evidence that marketing of tobacco, [...]
The Independent (Free subscription) | 24/08/2008
Some of the world's biggest tobacco firms researched the lethal radioactive substance polonium – present in cigarettes – over a 40-year period but never published the results, according to a new scientific article.
Southeast Farm Press RSS Feed (Free subscription) | 22/08/2008
Corn, cotton and tobacco growers will have a powerfully effective new worm management tool available this season.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 22/08/2008
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has released a report, co-edited by University of Minnesota professor Barbara Loken, that reaches the government's strongest conclusion to date that tobacco marketing and depictions of smoking in movies promote youth smoking.
Physorg (Free subscription) | 21/08/2008
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) released a report, co-edited by University of Minnesota professor Barbara Loken, that reaches the government's strongest conclusion to date that tobacco marketing and depictions of smoking in movies promote youth smoking. "There is now incontrovertible evidence that marketing of tobacco, and the depiction of smoking in the movies, promote youth smoking and can cause...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 21/08/2008
ABOUT 70 percent of Zimbabwe tobacco may be sold on contract to merchants next year, with farmers avoiding the traditional auction houses, the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board has said.
