Victoria Vasconcellos, the petite founder of an Internet retailer in this Chicago suburb, is in the thick of a regulatory battle that could affect millions of American cigarette smokers. Ms. Vasconcellos imports electronic cigarettes from a Chinese manufacturer and sells them on her website, Cignot.com, to 14,000 customers. ... read more >>
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E-Cigarettes Spark New Smoking War
Thursday, August 26th, 2010
Tobacco ban plan sparks debate
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
WESTFORD — Board of Health members tackled a burning issue last night as to whether or not to ban the sale of tobacco products at pharmacies in town. After a somewhat heated discussion, with members split, Chairman Zac Cataldo made a motion to continue the public hearing until more information can be received from the Massachusetts Municipal Association on how the ban has affected other cities and towns in the state. ... read more >>
WESTFORD — Board of Health members tackled a burning issue last night as to whether or not to ban the sale of tobacco products at pharmacies in town. After a somewhat heated discussion, with members split, Chairman Zac Cataldo made a motion to continue the public hearing until more information can be received from the Massachusetts Municipal Association on how the ban has affected other cities and towns in the state. ... read more >>
Arbitration to begin in tobacco dispute
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
Financially pressed states might have to return $1.1 billion to Big Tobacco this year, if a review finds the states aren’t trying hard enough to keep a 12-year-old legal settlement from hurting the companies too much. This summer, states and the nation’s Big Three tobacco firms will begin arbitrating a dispute over 2003 payments made under the settlement, the companies have disclosed in financial filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. ... read more >>
Financially pressed states might have to return $1.1 billion to Big Tobacco this year, if a review finds the states aren’t trying hard enough to keep a 12-year-old legal settlement from hurting the companies too much. This summer, states and the nation’s Big Three tobacco firms will begin arbitrating a dispute over 2003 payments made under the settlement, the companies have disclosed in financial filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. ... read more >>
Short people have a 50 per cent higher chance of having heart problems than tall people
Friday, June 11th, 2010
Do you stand head and shoulders below the crowd? Better pay close attention to your health. People of short stature have a 50 percent higher chance of having a heart problem or a fatal heart attack than tall people, according to a new study reported by the Associated Press. But shorties shouldn’t worry too much: a person’s weight, smoking habits and blood pressure are still more important factors when it comes to calculating cardiovascular risk. ... read more >>
Do you stand head and shoulders below the crowd? Better pay close attention to your health. People of short stature have a 50 percent higher chance of having a heart problem or a fatal heart attack than tall people, according to a new study reported by the Associated Press. But shorties shouldn’t worry too much: a person’s weight, smoking habits and blood pressure are still more important factors when it comes to calculating cardiovascular risk. ... read more >>
Binge drinking: only one measure can solve our drink problem
Monday, June 7th, 2010
When the health watchdog National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence – or Nice – last week produced its much-anticipated recommendations to curb alcohol abuse, things turned nasty. Curbing excessive drinking might, it was revealed, mean doctors probing their patients’ drinking habits, banning alcohol advertising – an industry worth £800m a year – and putting a minimum price on a unit of alcohol to end Britain’s binge drinking culture. ... read more >>
When the health watchdog National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence – or Nice – last week produced its much-anticipated recommendations to curb alcohol abuse, things turned nasty. Curbing excessive drinking might, it was revealed, mean doctors probing their patients’ drinking habits, banning alcohol advertising – an industry worth £800m a year – and putting a minimum price on a unit of alcohol to end Britain’s binge drinking culture. ... read more >>
Will smokers quit now? Fat chance
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
PEOPLE will smoke, no matter what colour the packet is. Young people will smoke. Smart people will smoke – look at Barack Obama: brilliant legal mind, reformer of the health system, builder of international friendship-bridges, Nobel laureate and furtive durry-puffer. Barack loves a ciggy. And so do hundreds of thousands of young Australians – in particular, young Australian women. ... read more >>
PEOPLE will smoke, no matter what colour the packet is. Young people will smoke. Smart people will smoke – look at Barack Obama: brilliant legal mind, reformer of the health system, builder of international friendship-bridges, Nobel laureate and furtive durry-puffer. Barack loves a ciggy. And so do hundreds of thousands of young Australians – in particular, young Australian women. ... read more >>
More U.S. Women May Be Obese Than Thought
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
A new study says federal guidelines on obesity should be revised so more women fit into the category of “obese.” U.S. guidelines determine who is obese based on body-mass index, a measurement of whether a person’s height and weight are proportional. The researchers found that about half the women of reproductive age considered obese under World Health Organization guidelines — which use body-fat analysis instead — were not obese under federal guidelines. ... read more >>
A new study says federal guidelines on obesity should be revised so more women fit into the category of “obese.” U.S. guidelines determine who is obese based on body-mass index, a measurement of whether a person’s height and weight are proportional. The researchers found that about half the women of reproductive age considered obese under World Health Organization guidelines — which use body-fat analysis instead — were not obese under federal guidelines. ... read more >>
Blood Vessels Bounce Back Once Smokers Quit
Friday, March 19th, 2010
Blood vessel function rapidly recuperates after smokers kick the habit, leading to a reduced risk of heart disease and heart attack, new research shows. The study included more than 1,500 people taking part in a clinical trial to help them quit smoking. Before and one year after the participants stopped smoking, doctors used ultrasound to measure the patients’ flow-mediated dilation (FMD), a gauge of the health of the brachial artery, the main artery of the upper arm. ... read more >>
Blood vessel function rapidly recuperates after smokers kick the habit, leading to a reduced risk of heart disease and heart attack, new research shows. The study included more than 1,500 people taking part in a clinical trial to help them quit smoking. Before and one year after the participants stopped smoking, doctors used ultrasound to measure the patients’ flow-mediated dilation (FMD), a gauge of the health of the brachial artery, the main artery of the upper arm. ... read more >>
City Tries to Shut Club It Says Flouts Smoking Ban
Monday, March 15th, 2010
The Bloomberg administration is moving closer to shutting one of the largest and busiest nightclubs in the city, as part of an aggressive new strategy to revoke the operating licenses of clubs that health officials believe promote smoking. The nightclub, the M2 UltraLounge on West 28th Street in Manhattan, went on trial last week at a special administrative court that the city uses when it seeks to take away property. If the case against the club succeeds, it would be the first time the city had closed a business solely for flouting a ban on smoking. ... read more >>
The Bloomberg administration is moving closer to shutting one of the largest and busiest nightclubs in the city, as part of an aggressive new strategy to revoke the operating licenses of clubs that health officials believe promote smoking. The nightclub, the M2 UltraLounge on West 28th Street in Manhattan, went on trial last week at a special administrative court that the city uses when it seeks to take away property. If the case against the club succeeds, it would be the first time the city had closed a business solely for flouting a ban on smoking. ... read more >>
FDA panel to target menthol cigarettes
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
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 >>
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 >>
Quitting Smoking
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
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