Provides the latest RSS feeds for Tobacco News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Brazil Sun.com http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/cat/156a968c788595c9/ en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 15:48:11 -0400 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:48:11 -0400 30 George Zimmerman evidence photosThis photo of Trayvon Martin appearing between two individuals was released as part of George Zimmerman's defense ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214721375/scat/156a968c788595c9 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:40:57 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214721375/scat/156a968c788595c9 Wisconsin state workers who smoke would have to pay $50 more per month for health insurance under a Gov. Scott Walker proposal that has won approval by the Legislature’s budget committee. The Joint Finance Committee on voted 13-3 to approve the fee. Twelve other states currently impose similar fees but anti-smoking groups including the American Cancer Society and the American Lung ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214719687/scat/156a968c788595c9 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:07:33 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214719687/scat/156a968c788595c9 Maggie Hassan counted on a 30-cent increase to $1.98 per pack of cigarettes to help pay for their proposed budgets. The Senate is including a dime of the increase in the revenue estimate it is using to build its budget. The dime increase will take effect automatically this summer. Though the Senate killed the House's proposed 20-cent increase, the issue is sure to be on the table when the ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214718195/scat/156a968c788595c9 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:09:27 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214718195/scat/156a968c788595c9 The City Council is going to study if it wants to place tighter regulations on alcohol and tobacco stores that might require them to locate farther from places like day care centers and from other shops that sell alcohol and tobacco.Thomas Smith, a planner in the city's Community Development Department, told the council's Development Committee on Wednesday that the cities of Davenport, ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214712417/scat/156a968c788595c9 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:20:38 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214712417/scat/156a968c788595c9 In the Internal Revenue Service targeting scandal and others, Washington and the media are obsessed with the question: What did the president know and when did he know it? That misses the ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214706231/scat/156a968c788595c9 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:07:51 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214706231/scat/156a968c788595c9 NORTHERN sports clubs will be forced to adopt their own policy to deal with spectators lighting up at local venues if Salisbury Council decides it will not proceed with a policy to ban smoking in open spaces. Salisbury Council planned to become the first local government in SA to ban smoking at parks and ovals 365 days year and not just at community events. But after advice from the SA Tobacco ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214706230/scat/156a968c788595c9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:28:00 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214706230/scat/156a968c788595c9 More than 13 percent of children between the ages of 12 and 18 in Shanghai have tried smoking and almost 4 percent of them are smokers, according to a survey by Shanghai Jiao Tong University's public health ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214704216/scat/156a968c788595c9 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:12:57 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214704216/scat/156a968c788595c9 The dilemma facing GCC finance ministers as they deliberate over a 100 percent increase in duty on tobacco products is underlined by a White Paper published yesterday which spotlights growth in illicit trade, beyond the control of police and customs authorities, as an inevitable consequence of a sharp overnight rise in the cost of cigarettes. Based on a round table discussion examining the ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214703083/scat/156a968c788595c9 Wed, 22 May 2013 20:55:06 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214703083/scat/156a968c788595c9 WA's poorer suburbs have more tobacco suppliers than affluent areas, research shows. New research has revealed poorer West Australian suburbs have four times the number of tobacco outlets than those found in their affluent neighbours, prompting calls for tighter licensing regulation. University of Western Australia researchers studied a cross section of 296 Perth suburbs and 611 regional ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214701862/scat/156a968c788595c9 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:46:02 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214701862/scat/156a968c788595c9 WA's poorer suburbs have more tobacco suppliers than affluent areas, research shows. New research has revealed poorer West Australian suburbs have four times the number of tobacco outlets than those found in their affluent neighbours, prompting calls for tighter licensing regulation. University of Western Australia researchers studied a cross section of 296 Perth suburbs and 611 regional ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214701863/scat/156a968c788595c9 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:46:01 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214701863/scat/156a968c788595c9 By Julie Gordon TORONTO | Wed May 22, 2013 4:36pm EDT TORONTO May 22 (Reuters) - Toronto's scandal-hit mayor, Rob Ford, stayed away from city hall on Wednesday but his older brother, a fellow city politician, issued a fierce defense of Ford, who was allegedly caught on a cellphone video smoking crack cocaine. "Rob is telling me these stories are untrue, that these accusations are ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214699138/scat/156a968c788595c9 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:36:55 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214699138/scat/156a968c788595c9 Kentucky tobacco growers are up in arms over a new proposal to eliminate federal crop insurance programs for tobacco.On Monday, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., introduced an amendment to the 2013 Farm Bill to drop the eight USDA tobacco insurance programs.The Council for Burley Tobacco notified farmers of the proposed change Tuesday and asked them to contact Sen. ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214697630/scat/156a968c788595c9 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:32:03 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214697630/scat/156a968c788595c9 The raising and salvage of the Costa Concordia, estimated at some $300 million or more, is a fascinating story, which was well documented by 60 Minutes earlier this year. Now comes a cool video from ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214697533/scat/156a968c788595c9 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:19:49 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214697533/scat/156a968c788595c9 PHOENIX, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Arizona teens have united this month in the global fight to end tobacco use. As members of the statewide anti-tobacco youth ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214696245/scat/156a968c788595c9 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:05:28 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214696245/scat/156a968c788595c9 A CLOSE ally of Rob Ford said the Toronto mayor has followed legal advice in remaining silent about a purported video that appears to show him smoking crack ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214696246/scat/156a968c788595c9 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:00:56 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214696246/scat/156a968c788595c9 Cigarette companies have boosted efforts to invest in discounts, giveaways and other promotions to attract an ever-declining pool of smokers. Responding to a dramatic decline in smoking rates over the past three decades, cigarette makers including Winston-Salem-based Reynolds American Inc. and Greensboro-based Lorillard Inc. are boosting spending on a host of discounts, giveaways and other ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214694342/scat/156a968c788595c9 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:26:23 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214694342/scat/156a968c788595c9 China ranks second to last among developing countries on tobacco control, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report that is due to be made public by China's authorities at the end of this month. With a total score of 44.6, China ranks the 13th among 14 nations that have reported their progress to the WHO on implementing the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. It ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214693019/scat/156a968c788595c9 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:50:42 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214693019/scat/156a968c788595c9 The Thurston County commissioners approved a tobacco ban that will prohibit smoking, e-cigarettes and tobacco products on county grounds starting next year, according to a news ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214693020/scat/156a968c788595c9 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:38:36 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214693020/scat/156a968c788595c9 Electronic-cigarettes or E-Cigarettes, are battery-powered devices that heat liquid nicotine in a disposable cartridge and produce a vapor that's inhaled. Consumers can buy refill cartridges in various flavors, and often customize nicotine levels. They also come in a disposable format, although the "rechargeables" are much more economical over time. Also referred to as ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214689792/scat/156a968c788595c9 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:25:52 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214689792/scat/156a968c788595c9 Toronto Mayor Rob Ford must address published reports about a video purportedly showing him smoking crack cocaine, council members said. '"He needs to come out and respond to it directly, address the people of Toronto and give his version of the story," Councilor Peter Milczyn said. "Either he's adamant that it's untrue or he has another explanation." Ford ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214689526/scat/156a968c788595c9 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:55:31 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214689526/scat/156a968c788595c9 International News: Researchers from University of Montreal in Canada found that aggressive behaviour in kids was linked specifically to secondhand smoking exposure in childhood regardless of whether they were exposed during pregnancy or their parents have a history of being ... http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214688239/scat/156a968c788595c9 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:10:47 -0400 http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214688239/scat/156a968c788595c9