If a proposed ban on flavored tobacco products is passed tomorrow; it will certainly have far-reaching negative consequences. They won't be 'unintended' however. Read More
Dokha will join other tobacco products sold in the UAE in having to carry graphic health warnings. Presumably there won't be a 'causes dokha (dizziness)' warning.Read More
A restructuring seems set to mark an historic break between Altria's traditional tobacco products – its past and present – and its new-generation products – its present and future.Read More
It is difficult to understand what is the point of sending people to prison for smoking shisha, while it is easy to think of many reasons why they shouldn't be jailed for indulging in such Read More
The Heartland Institute has contributed to the World Health Organization's study of non-communicable diseases and their risk factors by suggesting how some of the risk can be removed.Read More
In announcing its first-half results, Imperial Brands said it was continuing to develop its ‘pipeline of proprietary innovations’, including those in the heated tobacco sector.Read More
Swedish Match's Scandinavian shipments of snus during the first quarter were up by about nine percent, year-on-year.Read More
Young people in Zimbabwe are bypassing cigarettes and heading for shisha, sometimes unaware of the risks involved.Read More
PM USA’s first-quarter cigarette market share was down by 0.7 of a percentage point to 50.3 percent. Marlboro's market share was down by 0.5 of a percentage point to 43.2 percent.Read More
Does the US Food and Drug Administration know what it’s doing? Presumably yes. Do its actions always promote public health? Apparently not. Is this concerning? It would seem so.Read More