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Today 160 countries agreed on strong new guidelines to block tobacco industry interference in global health policies and the implementation of the global tobacco treaty.

Anti-tobacco activists said Friday that 160 countries that have signed a treaty to curb tobacco use were on the verge of adopting guidelines that say tobacco sellers' interests conflict with public health.

As a follow-up to the top rated companies highlighted from the ETF Innovators healthcare and transport indexes, below are some top rated companies from other sectors and industry groups.

A refrigerated smokeless tobacco product available in West Virginia convenience stores has twice the nicotine content of an earlier version of the same product sold elsewhere in the United States, according to ...

Tobacco companies slashing prices in selected segments PETALING JAYA: A price war among major tobacco companies is heating up with players slashing their prices in selected cigarette segments since early this ...

COLUMBIA, Md.-- --Tecore Networks, a leading provider of GSM, CDMA, 3G and multi-technology mobile networks, today introduced the next generation of its award-winning - 11/10/2008 - 05:05 PM MIAMI-- --Vector ...

Early Saturday Morning, the old factory at the corner of Walker Rd and Richmond St.

Altria Group, owner of the nation's biggest cigarette maker, confirmed Tuesday that it has started to cut jobs because of the widespread economic turmoil.

Vector Group reported third quarter revenue of $145.6 million, up 7 percent from $136.1 million in the third quarter of 2007.

The memorandum, issued by Judge Marvin J. Garbis summarized the results of an initial conference on November 5 with counsel for the parties.

Samuel Garten, Ph.D., M.S., M.S. and R. Victor Falkner, M.A., M.S., M.A.L.S.
TobaccoWatch.org

In these difficult economic times it's time to pass the legislation for expansion of the highly successful SCHIP (State Children's Health Insurance Program) program to provide health care to low-income children. The $35 billion expansion would enable the joint federal/state program to add 3 million children to its rolls, which currently includes about 6 million children whose families couldn't otherwise afford it. Bethany Wilkerson - SCHIP member..

The notes rank pari passu with Altria's other senior debt. Altria plans to use the proceeds to fund a portion of its acquisition of UST Inc., valued at $11.7 billion, including the assumption of UST debt.

Philip Morris USA has told 180 employees at its Cabarrus plant that they may be laid off by the end of January.

Universal Corp.'s board has declared a quarterly dividend of forty-six cents per share on the common shares of the company, payable on February 9, 2009, to common shareholders of record at the close of ...

A federal judge Thursday denied a motion by Philip Morris USA Inc. for a preliminary injunction that would have put on hold the city of San Francisco's ban on tobacco sales by pharmacies until the cigarette ...

As investors slowly start buying commercial paper again, the frozen market for longer-term corporate debt is also showing small, tentative signs of thaw.

30 /CNW/ - Alturas Minerals Corporation announces that a contract dispute has arisen between the Company and Inversiones Sol y C S.A.C. regarding the Company's 2,000 hectare Huilacollo high-sulfidation ...

The processing of legal documents, the distribution of convenience store items and the manufacturing of more than 1 million frozen pops are just some of the business activities that take place in the Friendly ...

The vast majority of Utah legislators are devout members of the LDS Church, which counsels against the use of tobacco, and the bills they pass often reflect their religious affiliation.

Sales of Winston brand cigarettes were brisk in Russia and the Middle East, while Camel brand cigarettes sold well in Southern Europe, the firm said.