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Other Flavors Prohibited, But Not The One Most Victimizing Youth and Minorities WASHINGTON, April 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading national public health advocates filed a Citizen Petition urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prohibit the use of menthol as a characterizing flavoring in cigarettes. The historic menthol petition was delivered to FDA offices today by the Tobacco Control Legal Consortium on behalf of a long list of co-signing organizations focused on...

New research from the Keck School of Medicine of USC highlights opportunities for smoking intervention programs The company you keep in junior high school may have more influence on your smoking behavior than your high school friends, according to newly published research from the University of Southern California (USC). The study, which appears in the April 12 issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health, identifies how friends' and parental influence on cigarette smoking changes from...

WASHINGTON, April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) President Obama today has taken bold action to protect our children from tobacco addiction and save lives by proposing to increase the federal cigarette tax by 94 cents per pack and similarly increase taxes on other tobacco products. We urge Congress to support this proposal,...

E-Cig Advocate Calls WHO's Approach to E-Cigarettes Into Question TUSTIN, Calif., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The World Health Organization's (WHO) report on electronic cigarette has attracted much criticism, but they are yet to revoke their calls for a ban on e-cigarettes. E Cigarette Reviewed is publicly calling on WHO to provide some credible evidence to support their position. The site claims that the report willfully refrains from quoting any positive studies about...

LEEDS, England, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- For many people, smoking is an enjoyable personal & social past time. Although aware of the risks, cigarette smokers endanger their own health and possibly the health of others by continuing to smoke, inhaling 4000 toxic chemicals and poisoning the air around them. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130409/607539 ) INCIG electronic cigarettes [http://www.incig.co.uk ] provide an alternative to smoking...

Leading review site uses philosopher's "Teapot" argument to defend e-cigs TUSTIN, Calif., April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- An article on E Cigarette Reviewed has evoked a famous philosophical argument to highlight the flaws in the arguments of those opposed to the technology. The website looks at the anti-e-cigarette campaign through the logical lens of "Russell's Teapot." The article argues that since current research shows that e-cigarettes are much safer than smoking, anybody...

Up to 2009 there is no statistically significant evidence of any reduction in smoking amongst men – and very little evidence of a reduction in smoking amongst women – resulting from the introduction of EU minimum tax legislation in Spain in 2006. This is despite the price of cigarettes rising up to three times faster than before the legislation came into effect, according to a new study published online in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research. The World Health Organization's...

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- blu eCigs, the electronic cigarette brand widely known for superior style and quality, today announced its support for recent legislation prohibiting the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors. The purchase or sale of electronic cigarettes to people in Indiana and Mississippi under age 18 will be illegal beginning July 1, 2013, as a result of new laws recently passed by the legislatures and signed by the governors of both states. On...

WASHINGTON, April 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) MONDAY, APRIL 1: CIGARETTE ADS BANNED Profile America -- Monday, April 1st. Broadcast advertising saw a major change on this date in 1970 -- as President Nixon signed a bill into law prohibiting cigarette advertising on the nation's airwaves. The ban went into effect on January 1st of the...

UKIP set to oppose the EU Tobacco Products Directive on all levels, stating the EU have no jurisdiction on this matter. BLACKBURN, UK, March 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The EU tobacco directive proposes to ban e-cigarettes, yet many experts are calling for a re think of this, as they fear regulating e-cigarettes and attempting to limited their sales and classify certain electronic cigarettes as a medicine would restrict access and perpetuate the epidemic of smoking related deaths. In a...