Big tobacco asks to keep 'lights'
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Top tobacco companies urged a federal judge Friday to put her landmark judgment against the industry on hold and let them keep selling "light" and "low tar" cigarettes until they've had a chance to appeal.
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Most smokers in England are respecting the ban on lighting up in enclosed public places, a survey suggests.
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Philip Morris USA challenged a $10.1 billion consumer fraud ruling Wednesday, telling the Illinois Supreme Court that its "light" cigarettes performed as advertised.
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SINGAPORE : The days of having a traditional pint and smoke may be numbered as public health specialists push for smoke-free pubs and clubs in Singapore.
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Despite its reputation as a producer of fine cigars, Cuba is preparing to ask smokers to step outside before lighting up.
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With waning cigarette sales due to concerns about health, smoking bans and price increases, Philip Morris USA is staking its future in a new research center meant to develop products to reduce the risk of tobacco use.
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CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- In a move that should effectively add a dime a pack to the cost of some top cigarette brands, Philip Morris USA is about to cut its promotional allowances.
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The nation's largest cigarette maker is disputing a study by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health that found nicotine in cigarettes has risen about 10 percent in the past six years.
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Roland Henkel quit smoking in September and has been doing the math ever since: A week added to his life. More than 2,100 Marlboro Lights he hasn't smoked. And more than $400 he didn't spend on cigarettes.
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Frustrated that the state legislature failed to ban smoking in bars and restaurants, Alexandria officials have come up with a maverick plan of their own that would prohibit smoking in all new eateries and make it more difficult for existing establishments to allow people to light up.
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Tobacco giant Philip Morris/Altria put on its political party clothes recently, but it may soon be dressing for a wake. Under fire from the Department of Justice and facing
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The Food and Drug Administration should be given the power to regulate tobacco products and cigarette taxes should be hiked as part of a government campaign to reduce smoking, an expert panel recommended on Thursday.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration should be given the power to regulate tobacco products and cigarette taxes should be hiked as part of a government campaign to reduce smoking, an expert panel recommended on Thursday.
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A new global treaty on tobacco is sure to be trouble for tobacco companies.
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In the 43 years since the U.S. surgeon general warned of the dangers of cigarette smoking, the percentage of Americans who light up has been cut in half, tobacco companies have paid billions of dollars in legal settlements and smoking has come to be widely reviled as a nasty habit.
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OTTAWA -- Cigarettes will be designed to go out when left untended under regulations proposed by Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh. The so-called &quot;reduced ignition propensity&quot; cigarette has been promoted as a
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Cuba on Monday began an island-wide ban on smoking in public places such as stores, theaters, and office buildings. But some Cubans didn't seem to know, or care, and continued to light up their black tobacco cigarettes in enclosed areas now designated as nonsmoking.