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Advice and help from doctors can more than double odds smoker will quit successfully WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Because a doctor's advice and assistance more than doubles the odds that a smoker will quit successfully, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is partnering with five national physician groups on the new "Talk With Your Doctor" campaign to encourage smokers to ask a doctor for help. The campaign also encourages clinicians to ask patients...

blu eCigs' Vapor Lounge at acclaimed Sasquatch! Music Festival to deliver e-cigarette samples and host surprise artist appearances; offers fans chance to win tickets to sold-out Memorial Day Weekend Event CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- blu eCigs, the electronic cigarette company widely known for its products' superior style and quality, today announced its sponsorship of the critically acclaimed Sasquatch! Music Festival taking place from May 24 -27 at the Gorge...

With electronic cigarette sales booming in the United States, Hawaii-based retailer and manufacturer embraces creative advertising approach and celebrity talent to target audience looking for alternative to cigarette smoking HONOLULU, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Electronic cigarette sales have boomed here in the U.S. in recent years and many e-cigarette manufacturers are in a hurry to make an impression with a growing consumer base. In 2012, U.S. sales of e-cigs were between $300M...

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...

Report Indicates LOGIC Premium E-Cigarettes as Nationwide Category Leader LIVINGSTON, N.J., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- LOGIC Technology, makers of premium electronic cigarettes, today announced the results of Nielsen's Brand Rank Report, indicating LOGIC outperformed all e-cigarette brands in Q1 2013 for sales per point of distribution. As more major tobacco companies continue to enter the e-cigarette space, this report shows that LOGIC outsells its competition and remains the...

Smoking increased the risk for developing colon cancer, and female smokers may have a greater risk than male smokers, according to data published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. "Globally, during the last 50 years, the number of new colon cancer cases per year has exploded for both men and women," said Inger Torhild Gram, M.D., Ph.D., professor in the Department of Community Medicine at the University of...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Undeterred by his latest loss on a city-wide soda ban, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg is forging ahead with his newest health initiative – raising the smoking age from 18 to 21. Bloomberg issued this proposal yesterday as a part of his decade-long campaign against tobacco, which included higher taxes on cigarettes and banning smoking in city parks. Most recently, he proposed a law which would require all vendors who sell cigarettes to...

WASHINGTON, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement of Susan M. Liss, Executive Director, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) New York City has led the nation and the world in fighting tobacco use, the number one cause of preventable death. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Council members today have taken an important step to build on this progress by proposing legislation that...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online While the belief that smoking tobacco through a hookah is safer than smoking cigarettes has led the practice to gain popularity on college campuses throughout the US, new research demonstrates that smoke produced by the fragrant water pipe contains a different but no less harmful mixture of toxins. Writing in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) research...

FIN'S WIDESPREAD AVAILABILITY & AFFORDABLE PRICE ALLOWS CONSUMERS TO REWRITE THE RULES(TM) OF SMOKING CULTURE ATLANTA, April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The electronic cigarette market is skyrocketing, with sales eclipsing $300 million last year and projected to double in 2013. FIN Branding Group has positioned itself as one of the fastest growing names in electronic cigarettes by announcing the roll-out of its product line to more than 35,000 retail establishments nationwide including...