Sunday, May 27, 2007 Current User :: Guest Add your news directly to the infoZine web sitelogin or create new user account Topics Health Sunday, May 27, 2007 :: infoZine Staff :: page views Two-pronged Approach Needed to Tackle Tobacco Problem Excise Tax Boosts, Restrictions on Tobacco Marketing, and Federal Regulatory Control Over Tobacco Are Among Steps Needed to Reduce Smoking in the U. Sunday, May 27, 2007 Current User :: Guest Add your news directly to the infoZine web sitelogin or...

According to a report released by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the Cancer Foundation of China, and the Chinese Association on Tobacco Control, about 350 million people smoke in China - 37 percent of the entire population and about one-third of all the smokers (estimated at 1.1 billion) in the world. According to a report released by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the Cancer Foundation of China, and the Chinese Association on Tobacco...

Story Highlights Expert panel calls for higher cigarette taxes, ban on Internet sales Tobacco products should be regulated by FDA, group says FDA should force gradual reduction in nicotine levels, panel suggests If cigarettes were introduced for first time now, expert says, they'd be banned Adjust font size: WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The U. Story Highlights Expert panel calls for higher cigarette taxes, ban on Internet sales Tobacco products should be regulated by FDA, group says FDA should...

Overall agri-business revenues during the year grew 38% driven by soya and rice exports and leaf tobacco. Cigarettes remain the key contributor to profits. Revenue from ITC s hotels business during the year under review was impressive, with segment revenues growing by 26% to touch Rs 986 crore because of better room rates, improved occupancies and food & beverage sales. One of the reasons for the dip is also a higher proportion of agri-products in the topline. Cigarette sales volume grew...

There are still 45 million cigarette smokers and another 9.7 million users of other tobacco products. Tobacco is implicated in 440,000 deaths annually and health costs to treat tobacco related diseases are pegged at $89 billion annually. Bonnie, who is the chair of the IOM committee responsible for this report said there was no debate on the fact that tobacco was harmful to health. The IOM report says that allowing FDA regulation would be a first step in curbing the use of tobacco and...

Institute Urges Extensive Smoking Deterrents - washingtonpost.com Hello Change Preferences . Sign Out Sign In . Register Now Print Edition . Subscribe News Politics. But that is not enough -- not when there are 440,000 deaths a year from tobacco use and $89 billion annually in smoking-related health costs, the influential Institute of Medicine said yesterday in a report that called for several new measures to further drive down tobacco use. But that is not enough -- not when there are...