A new generation of smokeless, flavored tobacco products that look like breath mints or breath-freshening strips may be life-threatening for children who mistake them for candy, according to researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ... read more >>
Posts Tagged ‘smokeless’
Candy-Like Tobacco Products Can Poison Children
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
RJR try falls short: Federal judge rejects request for injunction blocking tobacco law
Monday, November 9th, 2009
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.’s bid to carve out a “free speech” marketing niche for innovative products received a setback yesterday. ... read more >>
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.’s bid to carve out a “free speech” marketing niche for innovative products received a setback yesterday. ... read more >>
Renewing an old addiction
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
Envision five years from now teachers telling students not to vaporize tobacco. ... read more >>
Envision five years from now teachers telling students not to vaporize tobacco. ... read more >>
Entering a New Era in Tobacco Control Research
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
With the enactment of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act on June 22, the United States entered a new era in tobacco control and prevention. The act, which gives the FDA the authority to regulate tobacco products, means that the tobacco industry will no longer have free reign to market tobacco products to youth, promote so-called “light” cigarettes as less harmful than others, keep scientists and the public in the dark about ingredients and design features of cigarettes, and make unproven health claims for modified tobacco products. Already, the FDA has shown that it intends to act aggressively to implement the new law; on September 22, the agency announced a ban on fruit- and candy-flavored cigarettes.
Dr. Cathy Backinger ... read more >>
With the enactment of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act on June 22, the United States entered a new era in tobacco control and prevention. The act, which gives the FDA the authority to regulate tobacco products, means that the tobacco industry will no longer have free reign to market tobacco products to youth, promote so-called “light” cigarettes as less harmful than others, keep scientists and the public in the dark about ingredients and design features of cigarettes, and make unproven health claims for modified tobacco products. Already, the FDA has shown that it intends to act aggressively to implement the new law; on September 22, the agency announced a ban on fruit- and candy-flavored cigarettes.
Dr. Cathy Backinger ... read more >>
New Survey Finds One in Three Sports Fans Smoke, Five Out of Six Smoke While Watching Sports
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
New National Smoking Cessation Advertising Now Appearing During Major League Baseball Post Season Games on FOX ... read more >>
New National Smoking Cessation Advertising Now Appearing During Major League Baseball Post Season Games on FOX ... read more >>
Puff, puff! Ryanair Airlines allows smoking on flights… sort of
Thursday, October 1st, 2009
If you’re a nicotine-addicted businessman or woman who longs for the days when you could light up on passenger flights, you’re in luck. ... read more >>
If you’re a nicotine-addicted businessman or woman who longs for the days when you could light up on passenger flights, you’re in luck. ... read more >>
Star Scientific plans to seek FDA approval for new products
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
Star Scientific Inc. wants to be the first company seeking approval from federal regulators to sell so-called “modified-risk” tobacco products with reduced toxins. ... read more >>
Star Scientific Inc. wants to be the first company seeking approval from federal regulators to sell so-called “modified-risk” tobacco products with reduced toxins. ... read more >>
Ryanair to allow passengers to ‘smoke’ onboard
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
with Similar Smokeless Cigarettes ... read more >>
with Similar Smokeless Cigarettes ... read more >>
Why aid tobacco industry?
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
I read with amazement the article about the state helping to finance an expansion of Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Co., with a package worth more than $4 million. ... read more >>
I read with amazement the article about the state helping to finance an expansion of Lancaster Leaf Tobacco Co., with a package worth more than $4 million. ... read more >>
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