The European Commission has been asked how it can be in favor of maintaining cooperation between the EU and tobacco companies when the latter seem to be indifferent to the fate of animals. The animals Read More
The latest attempt to find a nicotine vaccine has come up with a system that uses self-assembling DNA nanoparticles to make a person’s immune system into a”high-precision, super-powerful, nicotine-zapping machine,” according to a Read More
The Chinese company Midriver Enterprises is expected to contract nearly 80,000 Zimbabwean farmers to produce tobacco during the 2013-2014 season, according to a story in the Zimbabwe Herald. And because some farmers have been facing financial Read More
Health groups have blasted a bid by James Packer’s Crown Ltd. to allow smoking across the entire gaming floor of its proposed Sydney casino, an area that could be as large as two and Read More
A radio frequency identification (RFID) conference and exhibition is to be held in London on Oct. 25. According to a press note, RFID Journal LIVE! Europe 2013 will highlight leading companies’ RFID deployments in the region and Read More
The inhalation of the non-psychoactive cannabinoid CBD (cannabidiol) significantly mitigates tobacco smokers’ desire for cigarettes, according to a story in The Daily Chronic quoting clinical trial data published online in the journal Addictive Behaviors. Investigators Read More
Smokers are unlikely to extend their lifespans if they choose to smoke fewer cigarettes but don’t give up altogether, according to a story from the University of Glasgow, Scotland. This was the conclusion reached Read More
Tobacco smoking will be banned in enclosed and some other public places in Jamaica from July 15, according to a piece in The New York Times by Tanya Mohn. From that date, smoking will be prohibited Read More
Anti-smoking activists in Hungary seem set on launching a petition aimed at having a ban imposed on tobacco smoking in public places, according to a story by the All Hungary Media Group. This follows the Read More
Payne is launching a Facebook campaign to find out what people think about packs that can be re-closed and re-sealed. The company says that previous research has suggested that a third of consumers would pay Read More