A U.S. scientific panel this month will weigh the controversial role of popular menthol flavoring in cigarettes in the first public meeting on tobacco products since a new law granted regulators power over the industry last year. Over two days, the Food and Drug Administration’s panel of outside experts will look at the health impact of the mint-like additive on smoker’s use as well as addiction and health, with another meeting set later this year, the FDA said on Monday. ... read more >>
Posts Tagged ‘addiction’
FDA panel to target menthol cigarettes
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Pin-cushion Jacko: Post mortem reveals 13 puncture marks on his body
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
This shocking illustration shows the appalling toll that drug dependency took on Michael Jackson’s body. Puncture wounds on his neck, arms and legs – damning proof of the singer’s addiction – were graphically detailed in the coroner’s report into his death. In a final blow to the pop icon’s battered image, the autopsy also revealed that Jackson’s ’sparse’ hair was ‘connected to a wig’. ... read more >>
This shocking illustration shows the appalling toll that drug dependency took on Michael Jackson’s body. Puncture wounds on his neck, arms and legs – damning proof of the singer’s addiction – were graphically detailed in the coroner’s report into his death. In a final blow to the pop icon’s battered image, the autopsy also revealed that Jackson’s ’sparse’ hair was ‘connected to a wig’. ... read more >>
6 Common Smoking Triggers—and How to Fight Them
Monday, January 25th, 2010
Conquer your cravings ... read more >>
Conquer your cravings ... read more >>
Setting down their cigarettes, teenagers take up the hookah
Friday, December 18th, 2009
Ryan Baucom, the co-owner of a downtown Sarasota nightspot that caters to the 18-25 crowd, has turned to an old custom to attract young customers. At The Box Social club, Baucom recently started renting out a hookah. Business is so good he plans to buy another. “It’s becoming more and more popular,” he said. In higher numbers than those who frequently smoke cigarettes, teenagers are trying hookahs: water pipes from the Middle East that use coals to burn flavored tobacco. ... read more >>
Ryan Baucom, the co-owner of a downtown Sarasota nightspot that caters to the 18-25 crowd, has turned to an old custom to attract young customers. At The Box Social club, Baucom recently started renting out a hookah. Business is so good he plans to buy another. “It’s becoming more and more popular,” he said. In higher numbers than those who frequently smoke cigarettes, teenagers are trying hookahs: water pipes from the Middle East that use coals to burn flavored tobacco. ... read more >>
The Moderating Effects of Cigarettes During Acute Alcohol Consumption
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
The consumption, and often abuse, of alcohol is frequently accompanied by cigarette smoking. Ninety percent of alcoholics also smoke cigarettes in comparison to about 30% of the general population. It has been proposed that smoking could, by providing the stimulating effects of nicotine, offset the depressant effects of alcohol. ... read more >>
The consumption, and often abuse, of alcohol is frequently accompanied by cigarette smoking. Ninety percent of alcoholics also smoke cigarettes in comparison to about 30% of the general population. It has been proposed that smoking could, by providing the stimulating effects of nicotine, offset the depressant effects of alcohol. ... read more >>
Nabi to partner Glaxo to create Nicotine Vaccine
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
It is not a big secret, that Big tobacco has been earning billions each year by keeping smokers loyal to their products, however smoking cessation products present a constantly growing threat for those profits.Therapies created by pharmaceutical giants to assist smokers in giving up have had a relative success, due to a number of restrictions, side effects and low efficiency. However, Pharma tycoons don’t give up, but on the contrary, have been trying hard to create a miraculous cure which will overcome the addiction. ... read more >>
It is not a big secret, that Big tobacco has been earning billions each year by keeping smokers loyal to their products, however smoking cessation products present a constantly growing threat for those profits.Therapies created by pharmaceutical giants to assist smokers in giving up have had a relative success, due to a number of restrictions, side effects and low efficiency. However, Pharma tycoons don’t give up, but on the contrary, have been trying hard to create a miraculous cure which will overcome the addiction. ... read more >>
New Smoking Vaccine: Promise But Problems // Nicotine Addiction is Complex and Deadly
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
- Almost half of all smokers will die as a result of their smoking, and tens of millions more will suffer from crippling conditions, so a new nicotine vaccine now being tested holds great promise if it can help many of the estimated 46 million U.S. adult smokers — about 20% of the adult population — to quit, as most of them wish to do. However, there are a number of potential problems with the smoking vaccine approach, according to Action on Smoking and Health (ASH). ... read more >>
- Almost half of all smokers will die as a result of their smoking, and tens of millions more will suffer from crippling conditions, so a new nicotine vaccine now being tested holds great promise if it can help many of the estimated 46 million U.S. adult smokers — about 20% of the adult population — to quit, as most of them wish to do. However, there are a number of potential problems with the smoking vaccine approach, according to Action on Smoking and Health (ASH). ... read more >>
Tackling the real smoking issue
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
The real problem with smoking in general is not casual smoking, e.g. after-dinner or at outdoor functions. It is smoking as an addiction and being exposed repeatedly to second-hand smoke in confined places. The proposed draconian measures are out of proportion. Property owners should have the legal power to prohibit all smoking on their premises, whether residential or otherwise. Where it is permitted it must be for regular tobacco not narcotics; and they must have a duty (when they opt for providing for smokers) to set up open-air venues, e.g. roof-top, or separated ventilation systems in designated areas. ... read more >>
The real problem with smoking in general is not casual smoking, e.g. after-dinner or at outdoor functions. It is smoking as an addiction and being exposed repeatedly to second-hand smoke in confined places. The proposed draconian measures are out of proportion. Property owners should have the legal power to prohibit all smoking on their premises, whether residential or otherwise. Where it is permitted it must be for regular tobacco not narcotics; and they must have a duty (when they opt for providing for smokers) to set up open-air venues, e.g. roof-top, or separated ventilation systems in designated areas. ... read more >>
Nabi, Glaxo sign nicotine-addiction vaccine deal
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (NABI.O) and a unit of GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK.L) signed a licensing agreement for Nabi’s experimental vaccine to treat nicotine addiction and the prevention of smoking relapse, the companies said, sending Nabi shares up 26 percent. ... read more >>
Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (NABI.O) and a unit of GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK.L) signed a licensing agreement for Nabi’s experimental vaccine to treat nicotine addiction and the prevention of smoking relapse, the companies said, sending Nabi shares up 26 percent. ... read more >>
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