WHO Calls for Action Against Illicit Tobacco Trade
Eliminating the illicit trade in tobacco would generate an annual tax windfall of US$ 31 billion for governments, improve public health, help cut crime and curb an important revenue source…
Reynolds to Acquire Lorillard for $27.4 Billion
Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI), a leading tobacco products company and the parent company of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, and Lorillard, Inc. (NYSE: LO), the third largest tobacco company in…
Anti-Smoking Student Art Captures the Impact of Tobacco Use
Arizona students submitted an artistic depiction of the impact of tobacco use in their communities as part of Arizona’s anti-smoking youth coalition Students Taking a New Direction, also known as…
Tobacco-Free Kids: Nataanii Hatathlie is Youth Advocate
Nataanii Hatathlie, 18, of Kirtland, New Mexico, has been named the Western Region Youth Advocate of the Year by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids for his leadership in the fight…
How to Deal with Cancer in the Elderly
Why do older people get cancer? Some cancers can be inherited, and others are caused by long-term exposure to cancer-causing substances like those in tobacco smoke. But cancer also becomes…