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Poor old Tobacco coming under fire again. This time, it's a study on the non cancerous effects of menthols, that gives us new insight into the dangers of smoking. Menthols have previous been flagged for seeming more attractive and less harmful and also being preferred by women, youngsters and ...
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Could Menthol Cigarettes Pose Even Higher Stroke Risk?
By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) -- Menthol cigarettes may pose an even greater risk for stroke than other types of cigarettes, especially for women and non-black smokers, says a new, large study. In the latest look at ...
WHO drafts treaty to fight illicit tobacco trade; WTO demands Obama administration drop ban on flavored cigarettes
"Nations have crafted a draft treaty to fight a booming trade in illicit tobacco products that's costing governments as much as $50 billion a year in lost tax revenue, officials said Wednesday," the Associated Press/Washington Post reports.
Tell People What Is In Your Cigarettes, Tobacco Makers Told
Tobacco companies will have to inform purchasers about all the harmful substances they place in their products, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ruled. They will also have to back up any "reduced harm" claims with compelling proof, the Agency added. The FDA says the two draft guidance documents ...
Tweens Just Say ‘Maybe’ To Cigarettes And Alcohol
When it comes to prevention of substance use in our tween population, turning our kids on to thought control may just be the answer to getting them to say no. New research published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, co-led by professors Roisin O'Connor of Concordia University ...
Tweens just say ‘maybe’ to cigarettes and alcohol
(Concordia University) When it comes to prevention of substance use in our tween population, turning our kids on to thought control may just be the answer to getting them to say no.
U.S. Will Push to Have Graphic Warnings on Cigarettes
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- Following a move by a U.S. federal judge to block a government mandate calling for graphic anti-smoking images on cigarette packaging, Obama Administration officials said they are determined to fight back and ...
Less Addictive Cigarettes Preferred By Smokers
Results from an International Tobacco Control (ITC) United States Supplemental Survey, published recently in the journal BMC Public Health , reveal that smokers strongly favor decreasing the addictiveness of cigarettes. Lead investigator Andrew Hyland, PhD, Chair of the Department of Health Behavior at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI), ...
Big jolt to state economy with new tax on cigarettes
A new UCSF analysis has found that a state ballot initiative to increase the cigarette tax would create about 12,000 jobs and nearly $2 billion in new economic activity in California. The study found that the new tax would have a significant effect on the state's ...
Big jolt to state economy with new tax on cigarettes
(University of California - San Francisco) A new UCSF analysis has found that a state ballot initiative to increase the cigarette tax would create about 12,000 jobs and nearly $2 billion in new economic activity in California.
Physiological Reactions To Associated Images In Smokers Sees Them ‘Salivate’ To Cigarettes
It is commonly known that, much like Pavlov's dogs salivating in response to hearing the bell they associate with dinner time, smokers feel cravings and have physiological reactions to pictures they associate with smoking. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Neuroscience has shown that a smoker's ...