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| Australian Medical Association Calls For Ban On Duty-free Cigarettes |
AMA President, Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, said today the AMA is seeking a total ban on the sale of duty-free cigarettes in Australia. |
02/27/07 |
| Tobacco Companies Obstructed Science, History Professor Says |
"Doubt is our product," stated a tobacco industry memo from 1969. For half a century, the tobacco industry tried to muddy the link between smoking and cancer. Now, with that effort long since failed, cigarette producers facing dozens of potentially ruino |
02/26/07 |
| Reynolds New Cigarette Aimed At Women Smokers 'Another Cynical Blow To Public Health,' Editorial Says |
Although R.J. Reynolds Tobacco executives think "they have hit on an innovative marketing strategy" by planning to launch a new cigarette brand, called Camel No. 9 aimed at adult female smokers, "this new attempt to woo women smokers can |
02/26/07 |
| Ohio Dental Association Continues Its Efforts To Discourage Tobacco Use |
Millions of teens
across the nation use smokeless tobacco -- often referred to as spit, chew
or dip -- with the misconception that it is less dangerous and less
addictive than the tobacco used in cigarettes. The Ohio Dental Association
continues |
02/26/07 |
| Understanding Genetic Factors Could Contribute To Better Smoking-Cessation Therapies |
Americans are bombarded with antismoking messages, yet at least 65 million of us continue to light up. Genetic factors play an important role in this continuing addiction to cigarettes, suggest scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St |
02/21/07 |
| Bipartisan Group Of Lawmakers Reintroduces Legislation That Would Give FDA Authority Over Tobacco Products |
A bipartisan group of Senate and House members on Thursday introduced a bill that would allow FDA to regulate tobacco products, the Los Angeles Times reports (Alonso-Zaldivar, Los Angeles Times, 2/16). In previous years, similar legislation has failed |
02/21/07 |
| Reynolds To Introduce Cigarette Brand Aimed At Women Smokers, New York Times Reports |
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco is planning to launch a new cigarette brand, called Camel No. 9, that is aimed at female adult smokers, the New York Times reports. According to the Times, about half of all smokers are women. Reynolds' Capri and Misty, Philli |
02/21/07 |
| Nicotine Mouth Spray Is Preferred Replacement Therapy For Smoking Cessation |
This pilot study recently published in the journal "Respiration" shows that nicotine mouth spray is a preferred replacement therapy despite a higher rate of local adverse effects compared to oral inhalers and gum.
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02/19/07 |
| American Lung Association Applauds Introduction Of Legislation That Would Give Food And Drug Administration Authority Over Tobacco Products |
The American Lung Association commends Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA),
Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Representative Henry Waxman (D-CA) and
Representative Tom Davis (R-VA) for the introduction of the Family Smoking
Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, str |
02/19/07 |
| Long-Term Marijuana Smoking Leads To Respiratory Complaints |
Long-term exposure to marijuana smoke is linked to many of the same health problems as tobacco smoke, such as increased respiratory symptoms like cough, phlegm and wheeze, according to a new study by researchers at Yale School of Medicine.
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02/16/07 |
| Passive Smokers Have Higher Indicators For Risk Of Heart Disease |
Exposure to second-hand smoke at work, home or elsewhere results in a disproportionate rise in markers that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, University of Nottingham researchers have found.
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02/16/07 |
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