Why trying to quit smoking can be an itchy problem Sep 15, 2009
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) gives the body nicotine without the harmful effects of smoking or chewing tobacco. Our results indicate that inhibition of TRPA1 represents an interesting approach for developing smoking cessation therapies with less adverse effects. (BBC News -- Health)
Police and fire log Sep 15, 2009
Police reported someone had smeared chewing tobacco, cooking spray, maple syrup on the car. Duct tape was also found on the car. (Boxford Tri Town Transcript, MA)
Cigarettes, Not Swedish Snuff Linked To Increased Risk Of MS, Study Finds Sep 14, 2009
18, 2009) Attention all smokeless tobacco users: It's time to banish the comforting notion that snuff and chewing tobacco are safe because they don't burn and produce inhalable smoke like cigarettes. A study. (Science Daily)
Conwood gearing up for $133 million relocation Sep 12, 2009
The company, which manufactures smokeless products such as moist snuff, dry snuff and chewing tobacco, has entered into an agreement to purchase a 787,500-square-foot building on 35. 6 acres at 5106 Tradeport Drive for $19. (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
Health Tip: Preventing a Peptic Ulcer Sep 1, 2009
Stop smoking or chewing tobacco. If you need to take painkillers, avoid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as naproxen, ibuprofen or aspirin. (MEDLINEplus)
Surging Danks looks to halt club's skid Sep 1, 2009
" Danks missed one start in late July due to a blister on his left index finger and circulation problems that followed. Since that time, Danks has given up a chewing tobacco habit that can contribute to circulation issues and has pitched like a staff ace. Those two factoids certainly don't go hand and hand, but Danks certainly doesn't seem to have any lingering problems with the finger. In his last three road starts, Danks has a 2-0 record and 2.11 ERA. Over his last four starts overall, Danks... (MLB.com -- Chi White Sox White Sox)
Study proposing smoking ban in military draws protests Aug 30, 2009
US military personnel and veterans interviewed by the Associated Press had strong opinions about life in the military without cigarettes, cigars, and chewing tobacco. Some said it would cut medical costs and make the force healthier, while eliminating smoking breaks would increase productivity. (Boston Globe)
Report: Tobacco Use Kills 6M People a Year Aug 27, 2009
In addition to millions of people being in prison for marijuana - there will be millions of people in jail for smoking and chewing tobacco. Florida just raised the tax on cigarettes a dollar a pack. (CBS News)
Health Notes Aug 25, 2009
Quit for Life, is a proven, effective method for helping people quit smoking and chewing tobacco. Quit coaches formulate a specific quit plan for each individual, including methods for changing behavior, informative materials and a supply of nicotine replacement therapy products. (Helena Independent Record)
Kicking habit improves Danks' health Aug 22, 2009
So, the White Sox lefty kicked his routine of chewing tobacco. Tobacco use can be known to have a hand in circulatory problems. (MLB.com -- Chi White Sox White Sox)
Smokeless Tobacco Adds To Death Risk Aug 22, 2009
People who use smokeless such as chewing tobacco have a slightly higher risk of having a fatal heart attack or stroke, according to new research. In the past few decades there has been an increase in the number of people in Europe and North America using smokeless tobacco, particularly among people younger than 40, according to a news release on the study. (Click2Houston, TX)
Chewing Tobacco No Safer Than Smoking Aug 19, 2009
New study adds to list of carcinogens harming those with smokeless habit. Monday, August 17, 2009. (MEDLINEplus)
New study expands the list of hazardous chemicals in smokeless tobacco Aug 17, 2009
It's time to banish the comforting notion that snuff and chewing tobacco are safe because they don't burn and produce inhalable smoke like cigarettes. A study that looked beyond the well-researched tobacco hazards, nitrosamines and nicotine, has discovered a single pinch the amount in a portion of smokeless tobacco exposes the user to the same amount of another group of dangerous chemicals as the smoke of five cigarettes. (EurekAlert!)
'Ghost Bus' Takes Migrants On Trip To Russia Aug 16, 2009
Over tea and chewing tobacco, Sadykov instructs the youngest passenger, 17-year old Kamol Shamsutdinov, on how to dodge policemen in Moscow. "Don't swerve when you see one, but don't look him in the eyes," Sadykov says, sounding like an experienced trapper describing a dangerous predator. (CBS News -- World)
Tech going totally non-smoking Aug 6, 2009
By next summer, the use of all tobacco products will be banned on campus and that includes chewing tobacco and smoking in your car ... Chewing tobacco is not banned ... Under the new policy, which is still being drafted, smoking and chewing tobacco will not be allowed on any part of the campus. (Montana Standard, MT)
This is getting dicey Jul 29, 2009
To hear him say that is disappointing, said Francona, who would rather quit chewing tobacco than criticize a player. At times, he s been his own pitching coach. (Boston Globe)
Smoking ban meets controversy, support Jul 28, 2009
It includes chewing tobacco, cigars, hookah and cigarettes. Some groups on campus are providing smoking-cessation resources, while others continue to question whether the ban is enforceable or even necessary. (The Daily Lobo, NM)
Cigarette Sellers Beat Wall Street Estimates Jul 24, 2009
Altria sells Marlboros in the U.S., as well as Black cigars and Copenhagen chewing tobacco. Both Altria and Reynolds more than offset the new tax with price hikes and cost reductions. (ABC News -- Wire)
Electronic cigarettes contain toxic chemicals Jul 24, 2009
They are trying to convert smokers to products such as moist snuff, chewing tobacco and snus - teabag-like pouches that users stick between their cheek and gum. Earlier this year, the FDA gained the authority to regulate tobacco products for the first time. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Claire Novak » Jul 24, 2009
A tall, rangy Midwesterner with a penchant for chewing tobacco and baseball caps, Dennis rules the roost at Arlington whenever he holds the book of a talented rider. He's the one who scheduled all those mounts for Rene, the stakes winners and the horses that carried them to the top of the standings for so many years. (ESPN -- Horse Racing)
Hospital to prohibit smoking Jul 21, 2009
Others in the community who want to quit smoking or chewing tobacco can visit for dates on Quit For Life tobacco cessation classes, or call the Montana Tobacco Quit Line at. 1-800-QUIT-NOW.. (Helena Independent Record)
Insurers may soon help Oregon smokers kick the habit Jul 18, 2009
Under Senate Bill 734, which passed the Legislature and awaits Gov. Ted Kulongoski's expected signature, insurance policies must reimburse enrollees 15 or older up to 500 for a "tobacco use cessation program" education or medical programs to help quit the use of cigarettes or chewing tobacco. That benefit is enough to cover a three-month quit-smoking course or a three-month supply of medication for those trying to end a tobacco addiction. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Alderman wants to ban tobacco from pharmacies Jul 18, 2009
It s not just cigarettes, but products like chewing tobacco, which are, unfortunately, popular among teenagers, Hess-Mahan said. One of the things that this doctor I was talking to told me is it s devastating to see a young person who has to have a piece of their jaw bone removed because of cancer. (Newton Tab, MA)
* World News Quick Take Jul 17, 2009
Press secretary Geoff Morrell pointedly told a news conference that Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is not planning to prohibit the use of cigarettes, chewing tobacco or other tobacco products by troops in combat. He knows that the situation they are confronting is stressful enough as it is, Morrell said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
No Smoking For G.I. Joe? C'mon Jul 16, 2009
" As American As Apple Pie Tobacco use is as ingrained a part of military culture as battlefield discipline and, for better or worse, swearing. At least one in three service members is a tobacco user of some sort, according to the IOM study - a number that is, if anything, understated. That number, unsurprisingly, grows far higher among those who are engaged in stressful combat operations. There are few perk 00004000 s, and even fewer freedoms, associated with being a volunteer member of our... (CBS News)
Proposed smoking ban angers some in military Jul 15, 2009
Gates considering report urging total prohibition for active-duty personnel. July 14: As the U.S. health care system struggles to compensate for a shortage of primary care doctors, experts say health reform must include more incentives for medical students to choose family practice over specialized medicine. (MSNBC -- Health)
pharmacy to sell cigarettes over the counter in Needham. Jul 14, 2009
Even though to minors in two years, Berns said the town is concerned about new tobacco products that may be appealing to minors such as new brands of chewing tobacco. The Board of Health held two public hearings on the measure. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Dry Mouth Linked To Prescription And Over The Counter Drugs Jul 11, 2009
Certain cancer treatments, nerve damage, dehydration, smoking and chewing tobacco have also been connected with dry mouth. It's not always easy to diagnose xerostomia because of the subjective nature of the condition, said Gigi Meinecke, DMD, FAGD. That is why it's so important for patients to discuss symptoms with their dentist, even if they do not experience them on the day of the office visit. (Science Daily)
HINGHAM POLICE: Corvette skids across Rotary Jul 11, 2009
The pills were inside a chewing tobacco tin, police said. MaGuire was also charged with possession of Class C (Clonazepam, two pills) and possession of Class E (Adderall, 5 pills). (Hingham Journal, MA)
Angelina Kelley, the tobacco prevention specialist at the Columbia County Health Department, points out an ulcer a person may develop by using chewing tobacco. Smokeless tobacco is the number one problem with middle school and high school students, ages 11-18. Users can develop problems like gingivitis, tooth loss, cancer of the gum, tongue and palate as well as ulcers. JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter Jun 16, 2009
Angelina Kelley, the tobacco prevention specialist at the Columbia County Health Department, points out an ulcer a person may develop by using chewing tobacco. Smokeless tobacco is the number one problem with middle school and high school students, ages 11-18. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
La. House rejects tobacco tax hike proposal Jun 16, 2009
Peterson's bill would raise Louisiana's cigarette tax from 36 cents to 86 cents per pack, with similar increases for cigars and chewing tobacco. The higher tax would produce an estimated $92 million in the next fiscal year, which would be dedicated for health care programs directed at smoking cessation and prevention programs. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Internet a double-edged sword Jun 6, 2009
Another administrator also asked him to take down a tongue-in-cheek post describing the health benefits of chewing tobacco. "I think that most of the worry was that I was on there talking shop, telling opposing teams how we were prepping for them," Lunn wrote in his email. (Notre Dame Sports -- Rivals.com)
'HANGOVER' INTERVIEW: Even after filming's done, the fun continues for the stars Jun 4, 2009
There's hunky, acerbic Bradley Cooper, 34, who has a penchant for chewing tobacco and is best known for playing a heel in 2005's Wedding Crashers. REVIEW: TRAILER: PREMIERE. (USA Today)
Clayton County bans smoking in parks Jun 4, 2009
That means no celebrating a softball game win with a cigar and no chewing tobacco while watching a child s soccer game. Violators will be warned first and then fined. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Daily chart: Lighting up Jun 3, 2009
The tiny cigarette consumption of Indians compared with the Chinese might in part be explained by Indian fondness for chewing tobacco. AFP. (The Economist)
India in warning on tobacco packs Jun 1, 2009
Packets of cigarettes, bidis (small hand-rolled cigarettes common in India) and chewing tobacco will now have to display the scorpion and lung symbols. Authorities have also launched a multimedia campaign urging people to quit tobacco consumption. (BBC News -- South Asia)
May 31: World No Tobacco Day May 30, 2009
According to Dinesh Chandra Katiyar, a senior surgical oncologist with HealthCare Global, a Bangalore-based oncology care network, more and more youngsters are chewing tobacco products like 'pan masala' and 'kheni', a crude form of tobacco with chunna (lime) in rural areas and small towns. This is why intervention at a young age is essential. (India Times, India)
Pictorial warning on tobacco products from Sunday May 30, 2009
"About 85 percent of tobacco consumption in India is fragmented amongst a host of traditional tobacco products like bidis, chewing tobacco, khaini, gutka, etc. which to a very large extent are produced in the unorganised sector and are not branded. H 00004000 ence, these products will not carry any pictorial warnings and the whole purpose of introducing these warnings will be diluted," said Lall. The All India Beedi Industry Federation had written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about the... (India Times, India -- Community News)
Sexually Transmitted HPV Linked to Certain Head & Neck Cancers May 23, 2009
Smoking, the use of chewing tobacco, and heavy alcohol use remain the leading causes of cancers of the head and neck. Click here to hear Roswell Park experts discuss the link between HPV and throat cancer. (PR Newswire)
School, business, family take pride May 22, 2009
Isaac Dunlap and Ashton Meyers remember many empty bottles and empty chewing tobacco containers, while Addie Malinski found spray paint cans, straws and cups. Quentin Spencer scored a hardly used golf ball during his search of the grounds. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Beacon Hill Roll Call: May 11-15 May 20, 2009
Raise tobacco taxes (H 2773) The Revenue Committee heard testimony on a bill raising the tax on non-cigarette tobacco products including roll-your-own loose tobacco, small cigars and chewing tobacco. The measure increases the tax on small cigars from 30 percent of the wholesale price to 80 percent and on loose tobacco from 30 percent to 90 percent. (Malden Observer, MA)
Something to chew on (3) May 20, 2009
(Eliza Wiley Independent Record) Rick Bender was about 12 years old when he started chewing tobacco ... Back then, chewing tobacco was part of the game, something he saw all the players he idolized doing ... There are other forms of cancer (chewing tobacco causes), and spit tobacco is much more addictive. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Beacon Hill roll call: Senate passes its own version of ethics reform May 19, 2009
RAISE TOBACCO TAXES (H 2773) - The Revenue Committee heard testimony on a bill raising the tax on non-cigarette tobacco products including roll-your-own loose tobacco, small cigars and smokeless chewing tobacco. The measure increases the tax on small cigars from 30 percent of the wholesale price to 80 percent and on loose tobacco from 30 percent to 90 percent. (West Roxbury Transcript, MA)
Otter more pragmatic as gov. May 19, 2009
Otter's defense against the charge included a claim that he swerved his Jeep because he was reaching for his cowboy hat after it flew off, and that after his arrest, while in custody at the sheriff's department, he took some chewing tobacco soaked with Jack Daniels whiskey from a can in his boot and chewed it, affecting his subsequent blood-alcohol test. The court didn't buy it. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Breaking the habit May 17, 2009
- Campbell County Memorial Hospitals gift shop carries complimentary kits to help quit smoking or chewing tobacco. - Campbell County Public Health, located at 2301 S. 4J Road, also features quit kits and brochures for those interested. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Error suspends taxes on tobacco May 14, 2009
Pipe and cigar smokers along with those who buy snuff and chewing tobacco in Hawaii are getting a four-month, $400,000 state tobacco tax holiday because of an error in a tax law written by the state Legislature ... Pipe and cigar smokers along with those who buy snuff and chewing tobacco in Hawaii are getting a four-month, $400,000 state tobacco tax holiday because of an error in a tax law written by the state Legislature. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
House changes smokeless tobacco tax May 13, 2009
Chewing tobacco is currently taxed as a percent of the list price of each can. The bill approved 82-59 by lawmakers Tuesday would instead tax products according to weight at $1. (KHOU.com, TX)
• Spring? We don't need no stinking spring May 13, 2009
And yet there they were, on a brisk morning last week, their golden blossoms withered and their green leaves turned the color of spent chewing tobacco. I planted zinnias specifically because of my grandmother, who spent her golden years in the eastern Idaho town of Soda Springs. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Inbox: Looking ahead to the Draft May 12, 2009
Watching TV 00002CB4 , I note that several young Rangers, as well as their opponent's young players, have large wads of chewing tobacco in their jaws, and, apparently, snuff in their lips. Are the Major Leagues looking at the influence this has on youth. (MLB.com -- Texas Rangers)
Putting ego ahead of hard work leads to bad legislation (208) May 11, 2009
Snuff, pipe tobacco, cigars, and chewing tobacco are currently taxed at a rate of 40 percent of the wholesale price of the product. Looking for additional revenues, lawmakers decided to not only increase the rate to 70 percent on other tobacco products but to also begin taxing little cigars which look like cigarettes at the same rate as cigarettes. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Hawaii taxes to go up July 1 as lawmakers override governor May 10, 2009
Leveraging their overwhelming majority in the state Senate and House of Representatives, Democratic legislators increased state income taxes on the wealthy, the hotel-room tax, the conveyance tax on the sale of luxury and second homes, and a tax on tobacco products, such as chewing tobacco, pipe tobacco and cigars ... The tax on the wholesale price of tobacco products, such as chewing tobacco or pipe tobacco, will rise from 40 percent to 70 percent starting at the end of September. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Governor vetoes Hawaii tax hikes May 9, 2009
While the crowd chanted "veto, veto, veto," the Republican governor vetoed bills that would increase state income taxes on the wealthy, the hotel-room tax, the conveyance tax on the sale of luxury and second homes, and tobacco products such as chewing tobacco, pipe tobacco and cigars ... Tobacco tax (HB 895 HD2 SD2 CD1): Raises the state's tax on the wholesale price of tobacco products, such as chewing tobacco or pipe tobacco, from 40 percent to 70 percent starting at the end of September. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Hawaii gets higher hotel, income taxes May 9, 2009
The state s tax on the wholesale price of tobacco products, such as chewing tobacco or pipe tobacco, will go from 40 percent to 70 percent starting at the end of September. Lingle did sign into law Thursday HB 1175, which raises cigarette taxes. (Pacific Business News, HI)
Women More Vulnerable To Tobacco Carcinogens, New Results Show May 8, 2009
Smoking and chewing tobacco contribute to some 800,000 deaths in India every. (Dec. (Science Daily)
Northwest Halifax holds T.A.T.U. mini-carnival May 6, 2009
The Kissing booth had a twist when two students hid behind a curtain and revealed their stained, yellow teeth and gross mouths displaying the consequences of using chewing tobacco, dip and snuff which is not a safe alternative to smoking. The Quit booth had quitting tips, brochures and information on the North Carolina Quitline, 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669). (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Raising the banners Apr 29, 2009
Maybe these days the election code of conduct has become very strict, he says chewing tobacco and pointing a finger towards a nearby electricity pole. Party workers face the prospect of fines if they leave their banners and flag there. (India Times)
Tobacco tax has many 'smoking' (1489) Apr 28, 2009
A few people are changing to chewing tobacco instead of smoking ... Although chewing tobacco was included in the federal tax increase, the price of Skoal and Copenhagen has dropped about 1, said Davidson. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Apports, Mediums and Poltergeists Apr 28, 2009
Mrs. Woodson had spells of indigestion and chewing tobacco helped her. One night, she had a session. (Suite101.com)
Hawaii lawmakers agree to raise taxes on rich, hotel rooms Apr 20, 2009
The tax rate on other tobacco products, such as pipe and chewing tobacco, would jump from 40 percent of the wholesale price to 70 percent of the wholesale price. But, responding to complaints from local makers of premium, hand-rolled cigars, lawmakers agreed to raise the rate on cigars from 40 percent to 50 percent of the wholesale price. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Letter: Georgetown Earth Day coming up Apr 16, 2009
This is beyond the many, many bottles of liquor, beer cans and bottles, soda bottles, water bottles, Dunkin Donuts drinks, as well as candy wrappers, cigarette packs, chewing tobacco containers, etc. etc. (Georgetown Record, MA)
Parents should start early encouraging kids not to smoke, experts advise Apr 13, 2009
The chewing tobacco or dip is now in these convenient little pre-packaged packs or pouches for consumption, he said. Philip Morris USA offered these facts to help parents with kids who might be prone to using tobacco. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Man runs over, kills convenience clerk who tried to keep him from leaving without paying Apr 8, 2009
When the suspect was confronted by a Mossyrock police officer, prosecutors say he spit chewing tobacco at the officer and failed to comply with orders. The suspect was tased and taken into custody. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Big Tobacco running amok Apr 5, 2009
Not to be outdone, elected officials on the state Board of Higher Education defeated a move to prohibit smoking and use of chewing tobacco at all North Dakota college campuses. Board member Grant Shaft of Grand Forks said some people believe there are too many health mandates. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
New tobacco tax should save Tennessee $1.1 billion Apr 3, 2009
Taxes on chewing tobacco rose from $0. 195 cents per pound to $0. (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
Smokers face largest tax hike Apr 2, 2009
5 cents per pound to 50 cents for chewing tobacco. I have people threatening to quit and some stubborn people like me who are going to smoke no matter what it costs, Feyhl said. (Cody Enterprise, WY)
