Low levels of fine particulate matter from either cigarette smoke or other air pollution may be associated with an increased risk for mortality from CVD. The researchers examined an analytic cohort of approximately 1 million participants from the American Cancer Society Cancer Prevention Study II (217,000 were current smokers at the time of enrollment). Using a Cox proportional hazard regressions model, they adjusted for education, body mass, in ... Jump to full article >>

A new UK study suggests that exposure to tobacco while in the womb is linked to an increased risk of a child developing psychotic symptoms during their teens. The study was the work of researchers from Cardiff, Bristol, Nottingham and Warwick Universities and was published in the October issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry. For the study the researchers looked at data on 6,356 12-year-olds taking part in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Par ... Jump to full article >>

The only thing needed to start a crime wave is make it difficult for addicts to satisfy their needs. Prohibiting alcohol in the 1920s or enacting dumb laws to deter drug use never have worked. They only serve to fuel a black market. The result: organized crime, continuous violence, overstuffed prisons and billions of tax dollars wasted. Addiction is not a crime but a disease that needs to be treated and/or prevented. People who cannot, or will ... Jump to full article >>

Not all cigarettes are the same. Smokers around the world prefer many different tastes and strengths and our companies aim for excellence in every step of manufacturing. Cigarette design is more complicated than it may seem. Our companies work to understand the preferences of adult consumers and to design cigarettes to meet them. It’s the preferences of adult consumers that guide our tobacco blends – the mix of tobaccos that we u ... Jump to full article >>