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May 17th, 2012 00:00

Oklahoma University Bans Smoking, Beginning In July

It’s about time for some action to be taken. Of course, awareness of smoking-related diseases and cardiovascular diagnoses among the teenager and students is growing by the hour and is perhaps at its peak due to many on and off-line campaigns. The popularity of the deadly habit has been decreasing and the amount of the smokers is s ...

May 10th, 2012 00:00

Chantix – Does It Help Quit Smoking, Or Does It Cause Heart Issues?

Fortunately or not there have not been way too many smoking-cessation drugs out there. Thus, when any such medicine does emerge on the horizon, it is subjected to much scrutiny, so it’s not surprising that Chantix, a very popular drug of the kind, has been examined and alternately approved of and criticized. Initially, like pretty ...

May 2nd, 2012 00:00

Are Electric Cigarettes As Healthy As They Are Made to Believe?

Our world has seen a great number of ways to help one tame his thirst and hunger for some cigarette smoke. Ever since the deadly habit was discovered among the American natives and then popularized among the settlers, those, who acquired the habit, then did their best to kick it cold turkey.The methods used to do so worked for some, but ...

April 25th, 2012 00:00

United Arab Emirates Government Will Double the Prices on Smoking in August

Smoking is not easily quitted, that is for sure, and diehard smokers are not easily persuaded to quit the habit just because everybody tells them to or because their health may deteriorate or they impact the health of others. However, studies have shown that there is one particular criterion that perhaps influences smokers the most. You w ...

April 10th, 2012 00:00

Maharashtra Home Minister Hopes To Ban Hookah Parlors

Maharashtra is known as the second most populous state in India and third largest state territory-wise. And it’s Home Minister R. R. Patil (Raosaheb Ramrao Patill in full) is known for his decisiveness and strict measures in fighting loose lifestyle. He is known for having banned dance bars in the state earlier, and now the same fa ...

April 6th, 2012 00:00

The Twilight’s Couple Enjoys A Good Smoke

There is hardly anyone today who hasn’t seen at least one of the Twilight films, let alone heard of the new generation vampire saga with Robert Pattison starring as its main protagonist along with Kristen Stewart. And as idols for younger generation they spawn a rather large following, and with the following he who is followed needs ...

March 13th, 2012 00:00

Do Graphic Anti-Smoking Warnings Actually Contradict The US Constitution?

Do Graphic Anti-Smoking Warnings Actually Contradict The US Constitution?On March 1st US District Judge Richard Leon ruled against the graphic warnings on the cigarette packs. According to former decisions made every cigarette pack was supposed to carry a graphic image accompanied with various inscriptions such as “smoking kills,&# ...

March 6th, 2012 00:00

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Phillip Morris Int. Korea Raises Their Prices By 7%When it comes to smoking, Koreans like this expensive habit, and that’s one thing that Phillip Morris is very good at – noticing people’s habits in relation to their tobacco assets.Of course, there is a whole plethora of elements involved in the decision-making process when i ...

February 28th, 2012 00:00

Phillip Morris Wins The First Federal Engle Case Trial

Phillip Morris Wins The First Federal Engle Case TrialTobacco cases are huge nowadays. There is too much money at stake. There is too much involved. With cigarette business any monster corporation can’t allow to lose any of their cases, really, because if even one is lost, it sets the precedent for others to follow suit. That was t ...

February 10th, 2012 00:00

A Campus Smoking Ban Attempted by a Student

I’m not sure how you feel about your rights when you are not allowed to smoke, or on the other hand when you want a smoke-free afternoon on your campus and you can’t enjoy one because you are enveloped in a smoke, emitted by your fellow campusers. Isn’t it discouraging to hear statistics where people, who never smoked, d ...