Articles related to "Tobacco Use"

The city of Glasgow prospered during the later part of the 18th century thanks to the lucrative tobacco trade between Glasgow and Virginia.

Developing countries have become the fastest-growing force in the profitable - but deadly - global tobacco trade.

In the United States, a number of tobacco companies have been named as defendants in personal injury litigation brought by smokers.

Campaign leans heavily on tobacco sales study outcome, but omits relevant data caused by self-extinguishing cigarette laws in bordering states.

Sponsored by the World Health Organization, this year's "World No Tobacco Day" is May 31st, and focuses on increasing the use of graphic pictures in tobacco warnings.

Fearing an epidemic of tobacco-related cancers, African governments are starting to crack down on smoking. South Africa's experience shows that smoke-free laws can work.

By the time European explorers arrived in the New World, the tobacco plant was already employed in various ritual, social and medical customs.

Child labourers, some as young as five, are working in tobacco fields and being exposed to high levels of nicotine.

Researchers have uncovered documents that show Imperial Tobacco Canada knew about the negative health effects of smoking while denying there was any harm.

They taste good, come in different flavors, and children think they're safe. But that's not what FDA health experts say about fruit, clove and candy flavored cigarettes.

Tobacco companies duped smokers into purchasing "light cigarette" products with advertising that suggested these were healthier than "regular cigarettes."

President Obama plans to sign a new law that will help save lives in the fight against cancer.

As North America and Europe crack down on smoking, Big Tobacco is trolling the global south for new customers -- and finding millions in Africa.

The use of tobacco among the southwestern Plains tribes is an integral part social, religious, and medicinal rights.

Quitting smoking may not be as easy as one may think. Parents have to really consider approaching their children at young ages about not starting to begin with.

With tobacco as a cash crop the early English colonies in America survived, multiplied, and built a culture based on its cultivation.

The Great American Smokeout, occurring this year on November 19th, is great opportunity for teens to get involved in a national smoking prevention campaign.

A medical study about effects of smoking and the carcinogens causing lung cancer symptoms. Effects of nicotine on health, heart disease, and respiratory system diseases.

Why teens are important to tobacco companies' profits and how marketers catch their attention.

Tobacco companies are repeatedly involved in lawsuits that seek to protect people against environmental and public health hazards.

Here are types of Nicotiana for growing in a variety of themed gardens. The many species of flowering tobacco plants inspire many ideas for annual flower gardens.

No longer considered chic or cool, smoking is literally becoming a dying habit. It's time to wake up and smell the smoke-free air.

Researchers have discovered a link between harmful lead and tobacco smoke and the increased risk of an ADHD diagnosis in children. Learn how to minimize this risk.

Sir George Weymouth captures five Native Americans. He takes them back to England. Potatoes and tobacco from the New World are introduced to England.

Learn a variety of strategies you can use right away to help kids stay tobacco free

On April 1, 2009, a federal tax increase on tobacco raised the ire of 28% of America's population: smokers. President Obama signed the excise tax into law in February.

The 2008 production of The Taming of the Shrew at the Tobacco Factory in Bristol fell flat, focusing too much on male characters and forgetting the women's importance.

Cigarette and tobacco producers pledge settlements hidden from the public eye every year, but could never compensate for emotional losses and health issues of millions.

A slice of heaven is to be found at this hidden Central American Caribbean island paradise.

Economic and behavioral assessments of penalties negotiated by cigarette manufacturers suggest they are not a magic solution in dealing with health and weight issues.

Tobacco is a universal allergen for humans. The body's physical compensation for allergies is called "addiction." Allergy testing is key to beating allergic addictions.

Puffing on a hooka for one hour fills lungs with as much carbon monoxide as smoking a pack of cigarettes. Flavored tobacco in hookahs is becoming popular with youth.

Teenage smoking is reaching epidemic proportions even under the current campaigns to stop smoking. There are some things parents can do to decrease the use of tobacco.

The negative effects smoking has on your body is almost common knowledge in America. But people continue to start smoking and keep smoking. There must be some benefits.

Cigarettes have a long history within popular culture. A future president and an album of photos straight from Americana force reflection on the fading habit.

Heart attacks and strokes, once thought to be predominantly diseases of prosperous western societies, cause far more deaths in developing countries than AIDS does

Native American healers often combined religious rituals with medicine in order to better serve their communities.

Used to invoke healing elements during special ceremonies, the medicine pipe is a highly important symbol of the duality of indigenous science and spirituality.

If you don't think tobacco companies target young girls with their marketing, check out the latest offering from the R.J. Reynolds Company.

Pyorrhea or Periodontal Disease affects millions of Americans. This article will discuss what's currently known about the disease along with treatment solutions.

Quitting smoking can be a long-term process for some people. For others, it can be a very smooth transition and lifestyle change.

Quitting tobacco is more likely to be successful when methods like the nicotine inhaler are used with programs that address the emotional side of nicotine addiction.

Tobacco smoking may become to this decade what boozing was to the Prohibition era -- a crime conceived to change social behavior by law.

Long after the smoke clears dangerous chemicals from cigarettes, known as third-hand smoke, remain on furniture, clothing, and toys and may be harmful to children.

Cancer develops over several years and for a variety of reasons. Reducing your risk based on behavioral and environmental changes holds the key to successful prevention.

The electronic cigarette lit up the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January 2009, but will it be a hit with smokers, non-smokers and governments?

Oral Cancer has a high mortality rate, due to the usually late diagnosis of the problem. Options are discussed here.

Tobacco causes nearly 500,000 deaths annually in the US. Each year, 1.5 million teens start smoking; those who continue add to a $157 billion health-care burden.

Grow fragrant annual summer flowers Nicotiana and Heliotropium to create a scented flower garden anywhere.

Effects of Lung Cancer medical relationship to malignant melanoma and other types of skin cancer. Effects of smoking medical study links nicotine to pancreatic cancer.