A study funded by The Consumer Advocates for Smokefree Alternatives suggests that e-cigarettes are no more risky than other smoke-free tobacco and nicotine products. After reviewing more than 9,000 “observations” about the chemistry of e-cigarette vapor Read More
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Wales Health Minister Mark Drakeford is looking into whether Wales could go it alone on public health issues such as standardized tobacco packaging and minimum alcohol pricing, according to a story on WalesOnline. Drakeford, a Read More
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Older members of the U.S. Congress and those who smoke could be facing much higher health insurance premiums under a new official interpretation of President Barack Obama’s health-care law, according to a story Read More
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Having recently launched its Vype electronic cigarette in the U.K., BAT Industries is poised to seize the lead in next-generation nicotine products, according to a Proactiveinvestors story quoting U.S. broker Citigroup. Citigroup expects Read More
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South Africa’s health minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, has said that the government will not let up on its attempt to eliminate smoking in South Africa, according to a story in The Post. Tobacco, he added, Read More
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August 7, 2013
Universal Corp. is branching out into liquid nicotine for electronic cigarettes. The company said yesterday that its subsidiary, Virginia Tobacco Co. Inc. had joined Avoca Inc., one of the world’s premier botanical extraction companies, Read More
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August 7, 2013
Universal Corp.’s net income for the first quarter of fiscal year 2014, which ended on June 30, at $58.3 million ($2.05 per diluted share), was up from $23.1 million ($0.81 per diluted share) during the three months to the end Read More
Staff Writer
August 7, 2013
Universal Corp.’s board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per common share payable on Nov. 12 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Oct. 15. In addition, the board has declared Read More
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DSB, the Danish national rail provider, is to impose a tobacco smoking ban at all train stations from July next year, according to a story by Sigrid Neergaard for The Copenhagen Post. The ban will Read More
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August 6, 2013
Two Toronto doctors are looking for investors to put up about $3 million to take their nicotine inhaler from the prototype phase and put it into the hands of cigarette smokers unable to quit their habit, Read More
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