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More troops on smokeless tobacco after deployment

Monday, February 27, 2012

Source: Reuters.com The findings, reported in the journal Addiction, follow other studies that have tied deployment and combat to health risks, including higher rates of smoking and drinking. “This adds to the list of things we’re learning are associated with combat,” said lead researcher Dr. Eric D.A. Hermes, of the Yale University School of Medicine [...]

Baseball Great Blames Smokeless Tobacco for Cancer

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

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Source: Dr.Bicuspid.com February 14, 2012 — Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Tony Gwynn underwent surgery today in San Diego to remove a cancerous lesion in his mouth, according to an article on ESPN.com. This is the second time in two years that Gwynn has developed a malignant growth in his right cheek. He blames smokeless [...]

Test Markets Reveal Women Choose Dissolvable Tobacco

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

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Source: Convenience Store News WINSTOM-SALEM, N.C. — Since starting a second round of testing, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.’s dissolvable tobacco products are proving popular among women. The product line — Camel Sticks, Camel Strips and Camel Orbs –do not require spitting, which could be a deciding factor among female tobacco users. According to a report [...]

Senate takes aim at tobacco in baseball

Sunday, October 23, 2011

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Source: chicagoist.com Author: Angie Wiatrowsk As the Rangers and Cardinals play in the World Series, the U.S. Senate is pushing for something else. As if they have nothing better to do. Four United States Senators, including Dick Durbin of Illinois, and health officials from St. Louis and Arlington, TX. made pleas in separate letters in [...]

Cigarette Marketing Declined, but Smokeless Tobacco Marketing Doubled in Recent Years

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

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Source: PR Newswire WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following is a statement from Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: The Federal Trade Commission on Friday reported that cigarette marketing expenditures in the United States declined from $12.5 billion in 2006 to $10.9 billion in 2007 and $9.9 billion in 2008. The [...]

Are lozenges and other smokeless products safer alternatives to smoking?

Friday, July 22, 2011

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Source: Pennsylvania’s Fox News Tobacco company rep David Howard waxes enthusiastic when he talks about a new product his employer, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., has developed: a pellet of finely cured tobacco, binders and flavoring that dissolves in the mouth in 10 minutes. Under test market in two U.S. cities — Denver and Charlotte, N.C. [...]

Cigarette ads, packages must include oral cancer warnings, says FDA

Saturday, June 25, 2011

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Source: http://www.healthcanal.com/ Author: Craig Palmer, ADA News staff The Food and Drug Administration will require use of a “cancerous lesion on lip” image in cigarette advertising and packaging for its potential to motivate positive behavioral change, influence youth and young adults in particular and inform the public that cigarettes cause oral cancer. Flexing its regulatory [...]

Scandinavia Snus Maker Plans to Push Product in the U.S.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

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Source: Convenience Store News STOCKHOLM, Sweden — One of the largest snus makers in Scandinavia is looking to add to its dominance in the field by tackling the United States. In a move to capture part of the smokeless tobacco industry in America, Swedish Match AB is introducing two new versions of its General brand. [...]

For the first time in nearly four decades, smokeless tobacco has no hand in sponsoring the College National Finals Rodeo

Monday, June 20, 2011

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Source: Billings Gazette CASPER, Wyo. — The once steadfast coupling of chewing tobacco and the collegiate cowboy extravaganza is no more. There are no Copenhagen banners, there are no Skoal flags. There are no free samples. For the first time in nearly four decades, smokeless tobacco has no hand in sponsoring the College National Finals [...]

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. launches new advertising campaign

Monday, May 23, 2011

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Source: The Business Journal R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. has launched a new advertising campaign for its smoke-free Camel Snus that’s timed to coincide with a broader New York City smoking ban that goes into effect next week. The ads include language such as “NYC Smokers enjoy the freedom without the flame” and “NYC smokers rise [...]

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