Arby’s made history today by setting a Guinness World Record for the longest television commercial ever aired. The Smokehouse Brisket sandwich, Arby’s featured limited-time offer this May, is slow smoked for 13 long hours. In an effort to demonstrate the smoking process in its entirety, Arby’s piloted an on-air commercial of just their brisket smoking in a smoker for 13 hours. The 13-hour spot aired...
Indiana’s failure to “do the right thing” with money from the 1998 tobacco settlement has cost the state $63 million in health funding, a state lawmaker says. Indiana ranked 50th in per-capita funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Health Resources and Services Administration in 2013, according to a report released by Trust for America’s Health and...
The size of a brain aneurysm does not significantly affect the risk for rupture, according to a new Finnish study. About one-third of all brain aneurysms rupture during a patient’s lifetime, resulting in a brain hemorrhage. The risk tends to depend on the individual’s overall set of risk factors, with smoking playing a major role, particularly in women. The study, conducted by researchers from the...
A new study on mentholated cigarette use in the U.S. finds an increase in menthol cigarette smoking among young adults and concludes that efforts to reduce smoking likely are being thwarted by the sale and marketing of mentholated cigarettes, including emerging varieties of established youth brands. “Our findings indicate that youth are heavy consumers of mentholated cigarettes, and that overall...
In a new study from Norway published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, both coffee consumption and cigarette smoking are shown to potentially protect against primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). This is a chronic liver disease caused by chronic inflammation of the bile ducts. The findings are of great interest against a backdrop of increasing knowledge on coffee as a possible protective...
New York raised the minimum age to buy cigarettes to 21 on Sunday, in its latest initiative to encourage healthier behavior among residents. The law, signed November 19 shortly before former mayor Michael Bloomberg finished his second term, had a six-month waiting period before it came into effect- but its impact can already be clearly felt. “Under 21, no tobacco,” warned a small sign at the entrance...
Preteens who take part in certain extracurricular activities may be less likely to try smoking or drinking, a new study suggests. “How children spend their time matters,” lead author Anna Adachi-Mejia, of Dartmouth College’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center, said in a college news release. “Parents and guardians may think that tweens need less adult supervision when they are not...
Children of parents who smoke show weaker response in certain areas of the brain while processing a task that requires the ability to control inappropriate responses, a new study reveals. Researchers studied 178 mothers and 175 children who had ADHD symptoms throughout childhood. Of the 178 mothers, 140 were non-smokers. The research team performed functional magnetic resonance imaging on the offsprings...
Davidoff is a popular brand of tobacco, produced by Imperial Tobacco. The tobacco products are produced under licence of Davifoff & Cie, founded by Zino Davidoff and based in Geneva, Switzerland. The cigarette line includes the standard “classic”, “mild”, “Lights/Gold”, “ultra lights” and “menthol” flavours, as well as the more expensive...
The cycle continues for L&M cigarette advertising. It is our carefree bunch of 20 somethings enjoying life and now the idea to the full, including smoking. I almost feel that I know these characters now. Related Posts: Goombay branding secrets Hike taxes on tobacco in 2014 looked at the state election Tobacco money sways California politics Norfolk Pension Fund £44m tobacco investments Windows...
Imperial Tobacco not too long ago held its expectancy for minimal revenues per share growth at solid exchange rates in 2013, with an around 10% boost in dividend, even after facing a drop in claimed tobacco net profit in the … Continue reading → Related Posts: Imperial Tobacco profit rises but volumes fall Imperial suffers as price wars hit Spain Philip Morris Cigarette Sales Volume Imperial...
British American Tobacco (BAT) Zimbabwe volumes during the year to December 2013 dropped about 17 % to 1,301 billion sticks manufactured in the previous year because of a decrease in the market size. This comes after the 30 % price boost taken on affordable segment in December 2012 in opposition to a 50 % excise […] Related Posts: Reynolds American reports drop in second-quarter income Windfall...
Perezhilton has stated that while having a great time in Brazil, Rihanna rolls one of her preferred things on earth, a joint. In the editorial, Rihanna is seen dipping in water dressed in a Charlie by Matthew Zink, one of the singer’s fave swimming brands. The suit is a deep v-plunge that shows ample front with a barely there g-string that pretty much shows the entire singer’s toned booty....
Pop star Justin Bieber’s latest arrest while high on pot came at an awkward time for those pushing for further liberalization of the nation’s pot laws, and Mr. Bieber wasn’t the only one generating negative ink. A series of high-profile news stories, starting with Mr. Bieber’s admission that he smoked pot all day before he was arrested for drag racing in Miami, have put a big-time damper on the legalization...
Hollywood is blamed again. Earlier it was blamed for helping hook America on cigarettes, and now for decline of the smoking habit. In a new study conducted by Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania it is found less adults are now reported being smokers. The researchers analyzed thousands of hours of television shows in their study from all decades beginning from the 1950s...
According to the Declaration of Independence of these United States of America, we broke from Great Britain in order to attain some unalienable rights, among which are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Life we’ve given up with the advent of the death penalty. The pursuit of Happiness is a moot point as happiness is a choice open to everyone, but that is a discussion we can have another...
All polling stations for the Lok Sabha election in Bihar have been declared no-smoking zones, an official said on Sunday. Marijuana is federally illegal in the U.S., which includes its sale, use and possession. However, the federal government has declared that any state can pass a law to allow the use of marijuana for recreational purposes as long as they have a regulated system in place. A recent...
Maxim cigarettes are produced in Bulgaria and USA, Germany,Russia, king size (85 mm) or long (100 mm), soft or hard pack, 20 cigarettes in a pack. Related Posts: Caribbean-American Tobacco Corp. ManufacturerKT&G Corp ManufacturerHouse of Prince A/S Bulgaria Signs Contract to Sell Bulgartabak to Russia’s… ManufacturerNanyang Brothers Tobacco Co. Ltd. ...
“Style X-Slims inspired by urban culture and the trend characteristic of large cities, and that is why we have decided to issue two new proposals in the 25 largest cities of Russia,” – said Jan Billinghem, advertising manager for the average price of stamps segment Philip Morris Seylz end Marketing “. Fredrik Stahl, director […] Related Posts: Smoke Clears as Laws...
Smoking materials were the most likely cause of a two-alarm fire at a Vancouver apartment complex last week, Vancouver Fire Marshal Heidi Scarpelli said. Seven people were displaced on Feb. 26 when the fire ripped through The Avenues apartment complex at 5515 N.E. 82nd Ave. just before 1 p.m. One resident of the complex rescued a neighbor’s dog from a burning building. The smoking materials likely...