Read more tobacco stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1891/tobacco.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:54:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72646/clove-cigarettes-banned-enter-clove-small-cigars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor one California importer of smokes, an awful lot has come to rest on the precise definition of a cigar. After a ban on clove cigarettes went into effect last month, Kretek International slyly began importing Djarum-brand clove “small cigars." They're quite similar to Djarum’s clove cigarettes, though they come...http://www.newser.com/story/72646/clove-cigarettes-banned-enter-clove-small-cigars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Oct 2009 16:05:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70491/flavored-cig-ban-is-silly-kids-dont-smoke-them.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe FDA is all over the map—and all wrong—with its ban on flavored cigarettes, writes Steve Chapman. The agency touts the move against the “gateway” tobacco products, saying it will break the cycle of addiction “for the more than 3,600 young people who start smoking daily.” First...http://www.newser.com/story/70491/flavored-cig-ban-is-silly-kids-dont-smoke-them.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 11:28:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69749/its-not-too-late-to-extend-your-lifespan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYou knew smoking and fatty foods were bad for you, but thanks to a huge 40-year study, we now know exactly how bad. Researchers followed 19,000 men, starting in the late 1960s. Those who were still smoking, had high blood pressure, and had high cholesterol—the three top killers...http://www.newser.com/story/69749/its-not-too-late-to-extend-your-lifespan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Sep 2009 12:33:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67362/in-search-of-profit-tobacco-farms-morph-into-vineyards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA falloff in demand and an end to subsidies has tobacco farmers across the country turning to the vino, the Wall Street Journal reports—farming grapes and making wine, that is. “The small-plot tobacco farmer is a thing of the past,” says a North Carolina wine official, who notes that...http://www.newser.com/story/67362/in-search-of-profit-tobacco-farms-morph-into-vineyards.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Aug 2009 12:30:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66318/iraqi-tempers-ablaze-over-smoking-ban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSmoking is rampant across the Middle East, and in Iraq nicotine fuels everything from high-level government meetings to weddings and funerals. That's why a new anti-tobacco law making its way through parliament is causing huge public outcry, reports the Washington Post . "We all have to deal with anger issues here;...http://www.newser.com/story/66318/iraqi-tempers-ablaze-over-smoking-ban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Aug 2009 8:40:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64512/gates-refuses-to-ban-smoking-in-war-zones.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerican troops in war zones won't have to battle the enemy while suffering nicotine withdrawal, CNN reports. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is willing to consider some of the recommendations in a Pentagon-commissioned report calling for a totally tobacco-free military, but he has no intention of ordering stressed-out troops in combat...http://www.newser.com/story/64512/gates-refuses-to-ban-smoking-in-war-zones.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Jul 2009 1:49:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64055/pentagon-mulls-smoking-ban-for-troops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPentagon health experts are pushing for the military to ban tobacco, a move that would upend a traditionally smoky culture, the USA Today reports. Tobacco use is rising among troops, many of whom turn to cigarettes to relieve combat zone stress, and that winds up costing the Pentagon and Veteran's...http://www.newser.com/story/64055/pentagon-mulls-smoking-ban-for-troops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Jul 2009 8:14:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63605/aussies-may-charge-20-per-pack-of-ciggies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAustralians may be coughing up $20 for a pack of cigarettes if officials approve a new anti-smoking plan, the Age reports. The proposal, designed to cut Aussie smoking by a third, would ban all tobacco sponsorship and online sales, devote 95% of cigarette packaging to graphic health warnings, and tax...http://www.newser.com/story/63605/aussies-may-charge-20-per-pack-of-ciggies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 05 Jul 2009 18:22:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63216/recession-forces-tough-choices-for-smokers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe recession—coupled with a historic increase in the federal tobacco tax—is hitting smokers pretty hard, MSNBC reports. “We had a light bill that needed to be paid, so we paid a third of it so we could have cigarette money,” said one who’s tried to quit numerous times....http://www.newser.com/story/63216/recession-forces-tough-choices-for-smokers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Jun 2009 16:03:01 CDT