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MedPage Today  Jun 1  Comment 
Levels of tobacco-related nitrosamines (MedPage Today) -- known carcinogens produced when curing tobacco -- are higher in popular brands of American cigarettes compared with those from other countries, potentially leading to more cases of lung...
Sydney Morning Herald  Jun 1  Comment 
Far from being a harmless flavouring agent, menthol cigarettes allow nicotine to permeate quickly in the mouth, speeding up the addictive effect of smoking.
Sydney Morning Herald  May 31  Comment 
Annual inflation rose to a 19-month high in May following a tax increase on cigarettes, a survey says.
WA Business News  May 30  Comment 
Annual inflation rose to a 19-month high in May following a tax increase on cigarettes, with further pressures expected on prices as the Australian economy strengthens, a survey says.
New York Times  May 29  Comment 
Reynolds American, the tobacco company, said Friday that it would close two cigarette plants as it adjusted to declining demand for cigarettes.
PR Newswire  May 26  Comment 
GAINESVILLE, Fla., May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- E cigarette companies online and across the U.S. are coming up with gimmick after gimmick to keep their wares in sight of the public, offering the smoking public fancy and pricey tricks to provide a solution
Sydney Morning Herald  May 20  Comment 
Quitting cigarettes can do more than lengthen your life. It can shorten the term of your mortgage.
Sydney Morning Herald  May 13  Comment 
Teenage star Taylor Momsen says she's no role model so who cares if she smokes cigarettes and carries a knife?
Bloomberg  May 7  Comment 
Reynolds American Inc., the second- largest U.S. tobacco company, plans to raise prices on all of its cigarette brands after it increased its share of U.S. smokers in the first quarter.
Sydney Morning Herald  May 4  Comment 
SENATOR Nick Minchin, the archetypal libertarian who has been a consistent opponent of official intrusion into private life, has let fly at the Rudd government's decision to increase taxes on cigarettes, even though he has never smoked and regards...




 

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