Hookah Bliss offers 29 flavors of tobacco, from standard choices such as apple and melon to more offbeat ones such as pomegranate, chocolate mint and prickly pear. The bar also serves various coffees and teas, and Bliss is in the process of getting the necessary permits to allow him to sell premium beers. According to the American Cancer Society, "Hookah smoke has been shown to contain concentrations of toxins, such as carbon monoxide, nicotine, 'tar,' and heavy metals, that are as high or...

Manufacturers of one of the c-store channel's biggest sellers have injected flavors into smokeless tobacco, cigars and even some cigarettes. But while c-store retailers continue to suffer from cigarette tax hikes and Internet sales, flavored tobacco is offering a bright spot in the category. In the past two years, tobacco companies introduced a number of new products and flavors, but smokeless and cigars have seen the greatest response. I think the traditional cigarette smoker is less...

Reaching this target -- by boosting taxes, banning tobacco advertising, expanding smoke-free zones, and helping people quit -- could also spare another 50 million people born over the next two decades, they wrote. Bloomberg, an ex-smoker who used 125 million dollars of his own money to launch a Worldwide Stop Smoking Initiative last August, cited studies calculating that one billion people will go to their graves early due to tobacco before the end of the century. Taxation, Bloomberg...

Johnny Brown, an employee at the farm, said the bitter cold spell that hit several weeks ago has hurt the crop and probably will lessen the yield harvested this fall. Across Horry and Georgetown counties, the recent wind storm and below-freezing temperatures April 8 and 9 have killed tobacco plants and stunted corn and small grains. Tobacco that was planted before the freeze was wiped out, said Carlin Munnerlyn, county agent for the extension service. The result will be higher prices or...

The initiative will prohibit the use of all tobacco products on any Baptist or OCH property, including parking areas and previously designated external smoking sites. Lassiter said the tobacco ban is a progression over the last 20 years of having smoke-free workplaces. Lassiter added that tobacco is the cause of death for 4,700 Mississippians every year and is the root cause of many illnesses and lost productivity. Both administrators noted the decision to go tobacco-free is not an attempt...