Smokeless tobacco

• Thiruvananthapuram: This is bad news for all who use gutka and similar smokeless tobacco products. A research in the US has for the first time, identified a specific oral cancer-causing chemical in smokeless tobacco products. Dr.
(pardaphash.com)
• DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b7850279/global_smokeless_t) has announced the addition of the Global Smokeless Tobacco Market Report: 2012 Edition report to their offering.
(Business Wire)
• CHICAGO — The chemical (S)-N-nitrosonornicotine, or (S)-NNN, which is present in smokeless tobacco products, is a strong oral carcinogen, according to results presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2012, held here March 31 - April 4.
(EurekAlert)
• Just days after deciding to make Target Field completely smoke-free, the ballpark is allowing chewing tobacco as long as they do not get complaints.
(KSTP)
• Reynolds American Inc., the nations second-biggest tobacco company, says its first-quarter profit fell 29 percent as restructuring charges and a decline in cigarettes sold offset the effect of higher prices and productivity improvements.
(Memphis Commercial Appeal)
• ScienceDaily (Apr. 23, 2012) — New research confirms an association between smoking and a reduced risk for a rare benign tumor near the brain, but the addition of smokeless tobacco to the analysis suggests nicotine is not the protective substance.
(Science Daily)
• A baseball pitcher reads a signal from the catcher's mitt then prepares to blast a fast one past the steely eyed batter. Stepping back for the throw, he pauses for a quick spit. Baseball is known for its heroes. And its heroes are known for chewing tobacco.
(Daily News - Galveston County)