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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI) has released its third-quarter 2012 earnings. The press release, "RAI delivers solid 3Q12 results, reaffirms full-year guidance," is on RAI's website, www.reynoldsamerican.com. Web Disclosure RAI's website, www.reynoldsamerican.com, is the primary source of publicly disclosed news about RAI and its operating companies. We use the website as our primary means of distributing quarterly earnings and...
New Study Looks at How YouTube May Expose Young People to Little Cigars and Cigarillos WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new study published in Tobacco Control shows that little cigars and cigarillos are being promoted on one of the world's most popular video-sharing websites, YouTube. Public health experts at Legacy - the non-profit responsible for the highly acclaimed truth(®) youth smoking prevention campaign - say that these activities and the messages...
GREENSBORO, N.C., Oct. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lorillard, Inc. (NYSE: LO), the third largest manufacturer of cigarettes in the United States, today announced that it will release third quarter results on Wednesday, October 24, 2012. A conference call for analysts and investors will begin at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, October 24, 2012, which will be hosted by Murray S. Kessler, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and David H. Taylor, Executive Vice President,...
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company has issued the following release: "Right Decisions Right Now youth tobacco prevention program goes digital." Go to R.J. Reynolds' website, www.rjrt.com, or Reynolds American Inc.'s website, www.reynoldsamerican.com, to read the full release.Web Disclosure RAI's website, www.reynoldsamerican.com, is the primary source of publicly disclosed news about RAI and its operating companies. We use the...
Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested reconsideration of a ruling that rejected the enforcement of explicit images on cigarette advertising and packing, the Associated Press reports. The filing, made in the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, stated that the decision by the three-judge appeals panel should be reviewed. According to Bloomberg News, the panel decided that the requirement of explicit images of health...
Cheryl G. Healton, DrPH, Departing for New York University WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Legacy Board of Directors has launched a national search for the organization's next president and CEO, board chairman and Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said today. Cheryl G. Healton, DrPH, who has led the foundation throughout its first fourteen years, informed the board in June 2012, that she will be departing Legacy in January, 2014, to join the faculty at...
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Oct. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI) has announced the following: "RAI to host 3Q12 earnings conference call on Oct. 23." Go to RAI's website, www.reynoldsamerican.com, to read the full release. Web Disclosure RAI's website, www.reynoldsamerican.com, is the primary source of publicly disclosed news about RAI and its operating companies. We use the website as our primary means of distributing quarterly earnings and other company...
Reversing 5 years' progress, G/PG/PG-13 smoking jumps by one-third. Disney, Universal, Warner Bros. add, despite pledges. WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Only months after the office of the U.S. Surgeon General warned that exposure to on-screen smoking causes young people to start smoking, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has spotlighted the U.S. movie industry's failure to protect young audiences. (Logo:...
The American Lung Association in California's Center for Tobacco Policy & Organizing releases a new report on campaign contributions and lobbying expenditures by tobacco interests during the 2011-2012 election cycle SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tobacco interests spent a total of $49 million during the first 18 months of the 2011-2012 election cycle to influence elections, legislators and policies in California, according to a recent report by the...
The American Lung Association in California's Center for Tobacco Policy & Organizing releases a new report on campaign contributions and lobbying expenditures by tobacco interests during the 2011-2012 election cycle SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tobacco interests spent a total of $49 million during the first 18 months of the 2011-2012 election cycle to influence elections, legislators and policies in California, according to a recent report by the...
