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MIAMI, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fuisz LLC announced today that it has received a notice of allowance in connection with US patent application (serial number 12/874,632) entitled: "Bioactive Dose Having Containing a Material for Modulating pH of a Bodily Fluid to Help or Hinder Absorption of a Bioactive." The allowed claims are directed to a rapid release coating on a tobacco pouch, where the rapid release coating release a buffering agent to modulate the local pH to maximize...

Consumers are presented with an overabundance of electronic cigarette options online and in stores. How can you tell if you're actually getting the most for your money? TARPON SPRINGS, Fla., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The modern market can be overwhelming for smokers looking for a genuine e-cigarette value. Product quality, customer service and pricing are all components of a real value, here's a look at how one e-cigarette maker is cutting its customers a serious break. "To give...

The tobacco industry has been under attack for decades. The first warnings that cigarette smoking could potentially cause harm came out in the middle of last century. SHEFFIELD, England, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The tobacco industry has been under attack for decades. The first warnings that cigarette smoking could potentially cause harm came out in the middle of last century. As further evidence has mounted against first and secondhand smoking, bans have started to crop up...

V2 Cigs E Cigarette Sale Combines with E Cigarette Reviewed Coupon for Huge Savings TUSTIN, Calif., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Customers can save almost a third on V2 Cigs electronic cigarettes from the 26(th) to the 29(th )of April by combining the manufacturer's store-wide sale with the V2 Cig coupon code offered by a leading e-cigarette review site. The storewide V2 Cigs 20 percent off sale can be used with the "ECR15KITS" coupon offered by E Cigarette Reviewed for a...

Smokers who viewed 'strong' ads had less nicotine in urine a month later Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have shown that an area of the brain that initiates behavioral changes had greater activation in smokers who watched anti-smoking ads with strong arguments versus those with weaker ones, and irrespective of flashy elements, like bright and rapidly changing scenes, loud sounds and unexpected scenario twists. Those smokers also had...

Updated South Beach Smoke Review Takes Manufacturer to Task TUSTIN, Calif., April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- E-cigarette manufacturers are surfacing with startling regularity, fuelling the booming industry and adding to the multitude of options already available to customers. For smokers new to e-cigs or die-hard vapers interested in trying a new brand, review sites are indispensible resources. E Cigarette Reviewed is one of the most trusted, objective critics online, and their South...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Feeling like you need to burn one down after a traffic jam or your boss chewing you out? Well, a new study suggests a little brain stimulation may help you stay away from those cancer sticks. The research shows a single, 15-minute session of high frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) over the prefrontal cortex temporarily reduces those trigger cravings. Nicotine activates the dopamine system and reward-related regions...

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...

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...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Niconovum USA has issued the following release: "FDA recommends modifications to labeling current over-the-counter nicotine replacement therapy products." Go to Reynolds American Inc.'s website, www.reynoldsamerican.com, to read the full release. Web Disclosure RAI's website, www.reynoldsamerican.com, is the primary source of publicly disclosed news about RAI and its operating companies. We use the website as our primary means...