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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...
- Tobacco Free Florida has helped 72,000 people quit through its 3 Ways to Quit services. - TALLAHASSEE, Fla., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The fifth annual Tobacco Free Florida Week runs from April 6-13. Themed "High Five: Celebrating Five Years of Tobacco Free Florida Week," it will highlight progress made in protecting Floridians from tobacco's deadly toll. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130409/FL91627-INFO-a) (Photo:...
WASHINGTON, April 9, 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's budget to be released Wednesday is expected to include an increase in the federal tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products to pay for early childhood education initiatives. This proposal will both raise revenue and save lives by reducing tobacco use. We...
Rebound seen in top-grossing movies from Warner Bros., Fox, Sony and others WASHINGTON, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A year after the U.S. Surgeon General announced that watching movies with characters who smoke causes kids to start smoking, new data show that smoking imagery has markedly increased in the movies that kids see most. Tobacco incidents in youth-rated films doubled between 2010 and 2012, returning to levels of a decade ago. Because tobacco remains the leading...
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...
WASHINGTON, April 5, 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 great news for our nation's health, and especially for the health of our children, that President Obama plans to propose an increase in the federal tobacco tax to pay for early childhood education initiatives. The New York Times reported today that this proposal will be...
STUDIO CITY, Calif., April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SeeChange Health Insurance, the leader in value-based benefit design solutions for small and midsized employers and the fastest-growing health plan in California, is partnering with the California Smokers' Helpline to offer a free smoking cessation program to its members. The Helpline, also known as 1-800-NO-BUTTS, offers free, evidence-based, telephone counseling in six languages to help smokers quit. With this partnership,...
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...
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...
