International Business News - Menthol http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Executives from cigarette maker Lorillard will keep a close eye on Capitol Hill next week as lawmakers consider measures that could threaten sales of its lucrative menthol-flavored brand, Newport. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/debate-on-menthol-cigarettes-crucial-to-lorillard.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:17:50 EDT Tobacco companies deliberately changed the menthol levels in cigarettes depending upon whom they were marketing them to--lower levels for young smokers who preferred the milder brands and higher levels to "lock in lifelong adult smokers," researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health concluded. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/researchers-menthol-used-to-attract-young-smokers.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:31:34 EDT Tobacco companies deliberately changed the menthol levels in cigarettes depending upon whom they were marketing them to--lower levels for young smokers who preferred the milder brands and higher levels to "lock in lifelong adult smokers," researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health concluded. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/researchers-menthol-used-to-attact-young-smokers.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:25:45 EDT