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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...
World No Tobacco Day, May 31, Calls for Ban of Tobacco Advertising and Promotion PHOENIX, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Arizona teens have united this month in the global fight to end tobacco use. As members of the statewide anti-tobacco youth coalition STAND (Students Taking a New Direction), they are working to shed light on the dangers of tobacco use and will host a variety of events to mark World No Tobacco Day on May 31--led internationally by the World Health Organization (WHO),...
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...
In adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD), cigarette smoking is associated with an increased risk for CKD progression and transplant failure. Now, a first-of-its-kind study by researchers at Dayton Children’s Hospital and Johns Hopkins University has found a possible similar effect in children with kidney disease who are exposed to secondhand smoke. Dayton, OH (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 In adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD), cigarette smoking is associated with an increased risk for...
GREENSBORO, N.C., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lorillard, Inc. (NYSE: LO), the third largest manufacturer of cigarettes in the United States, announced today that its Board of Directors amended the Company's existing $500 million share repurchase program to authorize an additional $500 million in repurchases, authorizing the Company to repurchase in the aggregate up to $1.0 billion of its outstanding common stock. The original $500 million share repurchase program was announced on...
WASHINGTON, May 21, 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) It is troubling news for our nation's health that marketing expenditures for cigarettes and smokeless tobacco increased by nearly four percent to $8.82 billion in 2011, representing the first increase in overall tobacco marketing since 2003. This increase, reported today by the...
WASHINGTON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) It is terrific news for Minnesota's kids and health that the Legislature has voted to increase the state cigarette tax by $1.60 per pack and also increase the tax on other tobacco products. The tobacco tax increase is truly a win-win-win solution for Minnesota - a health win that will reduce...
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...
RnR Market Research adds new market research reports on mattress as well as tobacco products industries covering producers database, size and regional forecasts. DALLAS, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- These company database reports as well as market research reports for mattress and tobacco products industries offer a perspective on the actual market situation, trends and future outlook for mattresses & tobacco products in different geographical regions. RnR Market Research...
Researchers from Moffitt Cancer Center and the University of South Florida have evaluated how Florida health care and social service agencies distribute “Libres para Siempre” (“Forever Free®”), a Spanish smoking relapse prevention booklet series. Their analysis found that 10 agencies distributed the booklets actively and passively, but those methods may not have helped the material reach its intended audience, Spanish-speaking smokers who have quit but are at risk for relapse....
Latest Tobacco Reference Libraries
Nicotine replacement therapy is the administration of nicotine by other means than smoking. This change in the way nicotine is delivered prevents the harmful effects of smoking and is usually used in smoking cessation. Types Nicotine replacement therapy can be administered in several forms. The type used depends on the patient and what fits into their lifestyle best. The forms available include: Nicotine patches – transdermal (through the skin) Nicotine gum – orally (through the...
Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) is a positive-sense single stranded RNA virus that infects plants, namely tobacco and other members of the family Solanaceae. It causes characteristic patterns on the leaves. In 1930 it was determined that an infectious agent was determined to be a virus. Adolf Mayer first described the disease in 1883. The disease can be transferred between plants similar to bacterial infections. Dimitri Ivanovski was the first to show that infected sap remained infectious even...
