Bill Gates and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced on Wednesday that they will spend $500 million to stop people around the world from smoking.
Wed 23 Jul 2008
Filed under: Gates, Bill, World Health Organization, Medicine and Health, Smoking and Tobacco, Bloomberg, Michael R — @ 7:07 pm
Wed 23 Jul 2008
Filed under: Gates, Bill, World Health Organization, Medicine and Health, Smoking and Tobacco, Bloomberg, Michael R — @ 7:01 pm
Bill Gates and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced on Wednesday that they will spend $500 million to stop people around the world from smoking.
Sat 19 Jul 2008
Reports that tax increases are the most effective measure known to reduce demand for tobacco are proving true in New York City.
Sat 14 Jun 2008
In 1954, Mr. Moore and colleagues published a pioneering study of male patients with cancer of the mouth, connecting the use of chewing tobacco with the disease.
Wed 11 Jun 2008
Filed under: Tisch, Laurence A, Tisch, Andrew, Tisch, Preston Robert, Tisch, James S, Medicine and Health, Loews Corp|LTR|NYSE, Smoking and Tobacco — @ 8:58 am
As Newport and other menthol cigarettes have come under scrutiny, the Tisch family has spun off Lorillard.
Wed 11 Jun 2008
Filed under: Tisch, Laurence A, Tisch, Andrew, Tisch, Preston Robert, Tisch, James S, Medicine and Health, Loews Corp|LTR|NYSE, Smoking and Tobacco — @ 5:38 am
As Newport and other menthol cigarettes have come under scrutiny, the Tisch family has spun off Lorillard from the conglomerate they lead, the Loews Corporation.
Wed 4 Jun 2008
A new $1.25 state tax took effect on Tuesday, making the combined tax in New York City the nation’s highest and pushing the price of a pack of cigarettes above $8 in most places.
Wed 14 May 2008
Filed under: Marquez, Raymond, Prisons and Prisoners, Smoking and Tobacco, Suits and Litigation — @ 5:10 am
The man’s lawsuit against the Department of Correction blamed the Rikers Island smoking policy for his bladder cancer.
Fri 2 May 2008
Filed under: Racketeering and Racketeers, Indians, American, Smoking and Tobacco, Decisions and Verdicts — @ 3:58 am
A federal jury convicted the owner of a shop on the Poospatuck Indian Reservation of selling millions of contraband cigarettes without state tax stamps.
Thu 24 Apr 2008
ATLANTIC CITY (AP) — Ending a battle of more than a year, the City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to ban smoking on the gambling floor at all 11 Atlantic City casinos, starting on Oct. 15.