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FTC Reports First Increase in Tobacco Marketing Since 2003, Underscoring Need for Continued Vigilance in Fighting Tobacco Use

It is troubling news for our nation’s health that marketing expenditures for cigarettes and smokeless tobacco increased by nearly four percent to $8.82 billion in 2011, representing the first increase in overall tobacco marketing since 2003.
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added May 22, 2013 19:51
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Cigarette Marketing Increases as Tobacco Use Declines

Cigarette volumes have been declining for several years, but that has not stopped tobacco companies from opening their wallets for advertising and promotion dollars. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the largest cigarette companies spent $
Convenience Store News
added May 22, 2013 19:47
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Altria Group (MO): E-Cigarettes Or Die?

Forbes
added May 22, 2013 13:48
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[UK] Retailer prosecuted for selling 'cheap white' cigarettes

In the first case of its kind, a UK convenience store owner has been found guilty of selling dangerous ‘cheap white’ cigarettes, following a prosecution by Lincolnshire Trading Standards.
Convenience Store (uk)
added May 22, 2013 12:15
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U.S. cigarette makers boost discounts as smokers turn away

Cigarette companies are boosting the money they spend on giveaways and similar promotions in the United States as they attempt to pitch to a declining pool of cigarette smokers. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which has periodically put out a report o
Reuters
added May 22, 2013 12:13
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sbv IMPROVER Quote Sheet

Manuel C. Peitsch, Ph.D. VP, Biological Systems Research, Philip Morris International (PMI), Research & Development “It has been wonderful to see how sbv IMPROVER has captured the attention of the scientific community.
sbv IMPROVER (PMI/IBM)
added May 22, 2013 08:49
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About sbv IMPROVER

Systems Biology Verification combined with Industrial Methodology for Process Verification in Research. This approach aims to provide a measure of quality control of industrial research and development by verifying the soundness of the methods used. sbv I
sbv IMPROVER (PMI/IBM)
added May 22, 2013 08:43
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BOSTIC: Philip Morris & IBM IMPROVER project: downplaying links between smoking & disease

the Tobacco Institute closed its doors, after 40 years of obfuscating the science ... The main purpose of IMPROVER seems clear – remuddy the waters on the causal link between tobacco and disease. But they actually get much more. By enticing young researc
ASH (Action on Smoking and Health) (us)
added May 22, 2013 08:36
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Federal Trade Commission Smokeless Tobacco Report for 2011 (PDF)

This report is the latest in a series on smokeless tobacco sales, advertising, and promotion that the Federal Trade Commission (“Commission”) has prepared since 1987.1 The statistical tables contained within this report provide information on domestic sm
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
added May 22, 2013 08:24
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Federal Trade Commission Cigarette Report for 2011 (PDF)

The statistical tables appended to this report provide information on domestic sales and advertising and promotional activity by the five largest U.S. cigarette manufacturers. The tables were compiled from data contained in special reports submitted to t
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
added May 22, 2013 08:23
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