NEW YORK -- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (RJRT) is starting off 2010 with two new initiatives centering around its Camel brand -- an expansion of its Camel Dip moist smokeless tobacco and new packaging ...

Sales of cigarettes that mimic menthol are soaring in California after the state outlawed most flavored tobacco — a sign that the industry is undermining the new law and raising doubts about the Biden ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Is Big Tobacco color blind? Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, former secretary of health and human services under President George H.W. Bush, for one, doesn't think so. Sullivan says it's no accident so many ...

A new study on mentholated cigarette use in the U.S. finds an increase in menthol cigarette smoking among young adults and concludes that efforts to reduce smoking likely are being thwarted by the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The enduring popularity of menthol may be a big motivator behind Reynolds American Inc's <RAI.N> interest in buying smaller rival Lorillard Inc <LO.N>, which has the best-selling ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. is expanding its Camel Crush line nationally with Camel Crush Bold. The new product, which provides adult smokers the opportunity to experience full flavor ...

Joe Camel — R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company's smirking, saxophone-playing cartoon advertising creation — took his last puff in 1997 after taking heat from then-President Bill Clinton and a long list of ...

We don't know how to feel about Citi's big report on young adult smokers. Analyst Vivien Azer notes that "young smoking brand preferences drive long-term market shares." In this regard, investors ...

Here we go again. The FDA is putting menthol cigarettes in its crosshairs again, not because they're any more likely to cause illness than regular cigarettes, but because they can serve as a gateway ...

Walgreen Co. will discontinue stocking Camel Menthol cigarettes, a brand that has been under fire by some in Chicago’s African-American community who say the cigarettes are targeted at blacks.