THE tobacco industry worked for two decades to skew research into smoking and Alzheimer’s disease February 10, 2010
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To promote the wrong belief it could prevent the degenerative condition, a review of research has found.
US-based scientists have reviewed more than 40 research papers published since 1984, to highlight those with industry links which also suggested smoking could be good for the brain. Read on
Alarming Rise in Number of Saudi Smokers February 9, 2010
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The number of smokers in Saudi Arabia has increased to six million, including 600,000 women.
There are also 772,000 teenage smokers, including intermediate and secondary school students. Read on
FDA concerned dissolvable tobacco appeals to kids February 8, 2010
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The Food and Drug Administration is saying in letters to two tobacco companies that flavored, dissolvable tobacco products – that the agency compares with candy and says contain a lot of nicotine – could be particularly appealing to kids and young adults.
The FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products wrote to R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., maker of Camel cigarettes, and the smaller Star Scientific Inc. on Monday voicing concern over smokeless products that are consumed like breath mints but made from finely milled tobacco. Read on
Appeals Court Stays E-Cigarette Ruling // Leaves FDA Free to Block Imports Again February 7, 2010
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has just stayed an injunction issued by a lower court judge which would have prohibited the Food and Drug Administration [FDA] from blocking imports of e-cigarettes into the United States. The FDA maintains that such devices are illegal because — unlike other products which administer nicotine such as gums, patches, inhalers, and sprays — e-cigarettes have not been submitted to the FDA with proof they are safe and effective.
Recently Judge Richard Leon granted the stay, arguing that, while the FDA does now (under new legislation) have jurisdiction to regulate e-cigarettes, they should be regulated in the same category as ordinary tobacco cigarettes because they resemble cigarettes and likewise administer nicotine. However, e-cigarettes are functionally very different from conventional tobacco cigarettes, and the FDA believes they should be regulated differently. Read on
S.F. considers tightening smoking restrictions February 4, 2010
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A proposal to greatly expand San Francisco’s smoking ban won high praise Monday from health professionals concerned about the dangers of secondhand smoke, but got a cool response from local bar and nightclub owners who fear the restrictions would drive away customers. Read on
General Tobacco De-Lists Products in Some States February 3, 2010
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General Tobacco announced that it will comply with recent notices regarding the removal of its cigarette brands from certain state directories of approved brands for sale.
General Tobacco (GT) also continues to dispute the validity of the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) under antitrust, constitutional and other federal and state laws, and GT claims its entitlement to more than $95 million in overpayments to the states. The de-listing does not pertain to the filtered cigars or pipe tobacco products sold by GT. These products can continue to be sold in all states without interruption.
Cigarettes make up 33% of accidental ingestion cases by young children February 2, 2010
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Cigarettes made up one-third of accidental ingestion cases involving infants and very young children at home in the year ended last March, accounting for the largest number for 30 years in a row, a government survey showed Sunday.
The results were shown in the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry’s survey on health damage involving household articles and others reported by hospitals across the country during the year to March 2009. Read on
Tobacco firms could be forced to sell cigarettes in plain packets February 1, 2010
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 Andy Burnham, the Health Secretary, will signal his support for the move as he launches the government’s “tobacco control strategy” tomorrow which aims to halve the number of smokers in Britain by 2020.
In a major speech Mr Burnham will also pave the way for new “interventionist” policies aimed at stopping people smoking in their own homes or cars if they live with children. |
Kiwis want cigarettes banned by 2020 January 31, 2010
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Half the nation, including smokers, support completely banning cigarettes within 10 years, a study has found.
The 2008 Health and Lifestyles Survey compiled nationwide interviews from the Health Sponsorship Council of 1608 people, including 422 smokers, and has just been published in the NZ Medical Journal.
Half the nation, including smokers, support completely banning cigarettes within 10 years, a study has found.
The 2008 Health and Lifestyles Survey compiled nationwide interviews from the Health Sponsorship Council of 1608 people, including 422 smokers, and has just been published in the NZ Medical Journal. Read on
‘Shaming’ smokers makes it harder to quit: study January 9, 2010
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There is an “urgent” need for governments to revisit their anti-smoking policies, the academics say, suggesting that the stigma around smoking could lead to patients hiding their tobacco use from doctors, and feeling desperate about ever kicking the habit. The policies run counter to how other addictions are treated by the public-health field, they argue.
“People are made to feel really, really bad about their smoking and are treated quite badly, but feel quite helpless in quitting,” said Kirsten Bell, a medical anthropologist at the university and lead author of a paper just published on the issue. READ ON
