Researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger
Comprehensive Cancer Center, are expressing their concern, as their
latest study indicated that the number of online e-cig vendor has
increased by over a threefold between 2013 and 2014.
WASHINGTON - Imagine if cigarettes were no longer addictive and
smoking itself became almost obsolete; only a tiny segment of Americans
still lit up. That's the goal of an unprecedented anti-smoking plan
being carefully fashioned by U.S. health officials.
Couples desperate for a baby are being denied NHS-funded IVF treatment because they use e-cigarettes or nicotine patches, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
René A. Arrazola, MPH1, Linda J. Neff, PhD1, Sara M. Kennedy, MPH2, Enver Holder-Hayes, MPH3, Christopher D. Jones, PhD1 (Author affiliations at end of text)
WASHINGTON -- Vaping is having a moment. The Oxford Dictionaries recently named the term, which means "to inhale and exhale the vapor produced by an electronic cigarette or similar device," its Word of the Year for 2014. Estimates put the size of the e-cigarette market at around $2.5 billion in annual sales.
Users tout them as tar-free alternatives to traditional cigarettes that help them reduce their nicotine consumption. Others are worried about all the unknowns associated with huffing propylene glycol and concentrated nicotine.
Opposing views on the potential impact of electronic cigarettes on public health are published in the open access journal BMC Medicine. The commentaries, by two experts, differ in their views on the topic but are united in their call for a rational discussion based on evidence.
Related Articles
Public health
Conflict resolution
Epidemiology
Environmental impact assessment
Osteopathic medicine
Personalized medicine
E-cigarettes can help smokers stop or reduce their habit, a respected international review has confirmed.
The first Cochrane review to examine the products considered two randomised trials with data from 662 current smokers.
The review authors, from the UK and New Zealand, said the results needed to be expanded on by other studies.
Public health doctors said they remained concerned that the devices could reverse progress on smoking.
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Aviation Administration is warning U.S. carriers about the risk of fires caused by e-cigarettes.
Earlier this month at Los Angeles International Airport, an overheated e-cigarette sparked a fire in a piece of luggage in a baggage area. Four months prior to that at Boston's Logan Airport, an e-cigarette in a passenger's bag caught fire in the cargo hold of a plane -- forcing an evacuation.
Electronic cigarettes should be regulated in Hong Kong, not banned, says the head of the industry's largest representative organization.
Ray Story, president of the Tobacco Vapor Electronic Cigarette Association, said suggestions of a ban would be "ignorant" and "irresponsible" given that smoking rates in the city were already flat lining and that the product could help eliminate conventional tobacco use.
Big Pharma financed ALA lobbies for FDA deeming reg/ban by repeating CDC’s lies about e-cigs and NYTS e-cig data, conflating e-cigs with tobacco with highly addictive and lethal cigarettes, denigrating record decline in and record low cigarette smoking rates among teens, and failing to ethically disclose ALA’s huge financial conflicts of interest.
To be effective in helping smokers get off cigarettes, e-cigarettes
need to deliver enough nicotine to replace what smokers were getting
from tobacco, but also need to deliver it consistently at different use
sessions. From later this year e-cigarettes sold in Europe will have to
be tested to ensure that they deliver nicotine consistently, but no
specific protocol has been proposed yet.
Republican leadership selected Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.) last week to take over the House Appropriations Committee gavel from Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Ky.), who is due to step down in January due to chairmanship term limits.
2016 was a strong year for Altria Group (NYSE: MO), with the stock jumping 20% to be among the best performers in the tobacco industry. Overall, the cigarette giant has done a good job of finding ways to maximize its profits, and there are reasons why bullish investors think that Altria could sustain its positive momentum in 2017. Yet Altria also faces challenges, and if it makes a misstep, then 2017 could easily become a nightmare year for the company. Let's take a look at what it would take to turn 2017 into Altria's worst year yet.
Scientists at University College London found that people who switched from regular to e-cigarettes or nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) for at least six months had ‘substantially’ lower levels of toxic and carcinogenic substances in their bodies.
During the study, which was funded by Cancer Research UK, researchers analysed the saliva and urine of long-term e-cigarette and NRT users and compared them to those of cigarette smokers.
The changes moreover ban the advertising of tobacco and related products as well as the sale of tobacco products with characterising flavours.
Also being introduced is five-year licensing of tobacco vendors and stricter regulations for the promotion of tobacco products and for various non-standard tobacco and smoking products.
Also banned is the sale of confectioneries, snacks, toys and other items intended for minors in the shape of tobacco products.
The Royal College of Physicians' new report, ‘Nicotine without smoke: tobacco harm reduction’, has concluded that e-cigarettes are likely to be beneficial to UK public health. Smokers can therefore be reassured and encouraged to use them, and the public can be reassured that e-cigarettes are much safer than smoking.
In February, Czech Republic President, Miloš Zeman signed off on a law that will clampdown on smoking in the area and will allow for cigarette alternatives, which already show signs of prominence, to be offered to people throughout the Republic.
The ban would prohibit smoking in areas that include, bars, theaters and restaurants, but vapor products and hookah will still be allowed in these areas, according to expatz.cz, an English language news site.
Global tobacco giant Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) has found surprising success with its iQOS heated-tobacco product. What's come as an even greater surprise is the extent to which the company has embraced the concept of reduced-risk products.
Some state legislators are trying
again to cripple the vaping market. They’ve revived last year’s proposal
to restrict the nicotine-bearing vapor produced by electronic
“cigarettes” to just three flavors -- tobacco, menthol or clove. In
short, they want to ensure that vaping, the more healthful alternative
to smoking tobacco, tastes like the cancer-causing habit it helps people
overcome.
De
Nederlandse Voedsel- en Warenautoriteit kwalificeert de heatstick als
een 'rookloos tabaksproduct', schrijft staatssecretaris Martin van Rijn
(Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport) naar aanleiding van recente
Kamervragen over de heatstick. Het apparaat verhit namelijk tabak tot
350 graden in plaats van het te verbranden, zoals in gewone sigaretten.
Daarom is volgens de tabaks- en rookwarenwet de waarschuwing 'dit
tabaksproduct schaadt uw gezondheid en is verslavend' voldoende.
[LONDON] British American Tobacco said on Thursday it has reorganised
its regional management structure following the acquisition of Reynolds
American to bring its vaping and heated tobacco products into the main
business.
"Now that we have built a successful NGP (next generation products)
business which is poised for substantial growth, we will be fully
integrating NGP to leverage the scale and expertise of the whole group
to drive growth in an area that is fast becoming a key part of our
mainstream business," BAT said in a statement.
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia is placing prohibitive restrictions on
the sale of e-cigarette materials, and Trade Minister Enggartiasto
Lukita last week offered an easy solution for the growing number of
citizens using the products.
The members of an Australian committee appointed to look into
e-cigarette use, have differing opinions on the right regulatory
approach to e-cigarettes, yet its chairman recommends permitting the use
of nicotine in the devices.
Parliament’s Health, Aged Care and Sport Committee has released its
Report on the Inquiry into the Use and Marketing of Electronic
Cigarettes and Personal Vaporizers in Australia. The Chair of the
Committee, federal member for North Sydney, Trent Zimmerman, says that
the Committee was divided on what the right regulatory approach to
One e-cig trade group supports the FDA’s crackdown on companies
targeting young people, but says that shouldn’t overshadow the positive
influence vaping can have on tobacco smokers trying to quit.
E-cigarette Summit 2014 Londen 2014 – E-sigaret zeker 95% minder schadelijk dan klassieke sigaretten en doelbewuste negatieve campagnes van partijen als gezondheidsinstanties, overheden en farmacie die het gebruik ervan proberen terug te dringen.
Een vreemde en onlogische tegenstelling. De E-cigarette Summit in Londen gaf een kijkje in de wereld van de elektronische sigaretten en hoe de branche er momenteel voor staat.
E-cigarettes have been fingered as the source of a new computer virus. "IT guy" Jrockilla told the Talesfromtechsupport forum that he suspects the malware was "hard coded" into the USB charger of his boss's electronic toker.
In his post, he says:
We found that e-cigarettes appear to be less addictive than tobacco cigarettes in a large sample of long-term users,' said Jonathan Foulds, professor of public health sciences and psychiatry, Penn State College of Medicine.
The popularity of e-cigarettes, which typically deliver nicotine, propylene glycol, glycerin and flavorings through inhaled vapor, has increased in the past five years.
There are currently more than 400 brands of 'e-cigs' available.
WASHINGTON — A new federal survey has found that e-cigarette use among teenagers has surpassed the use of traditional cigarettes as smoking has continued to decline. Health advocates say the trend for e-cigarette use is dangerous because it is making smoking seem normal again. They also worry it could lead to an increase in tobacco smoking, though the new data do not show that.
Het roken van een pijp, sigaretten en sigaren is al jaren verboden in vliegtuigen, maar als het aan de Amerikaanse luchtvaartautoriteit FAA ligt, geldt dat binnenkort ook voor de elektronische sigaret.
Photo: Max and Vivian Kwok are the owners of local e-cigarette store, InDragonnet Vape.
The Government repeatedly claims,they intend to nurture innovation in Hong Kong and take advantage of emerging industries. As part of a new series, Harbour Times looks into how the Hong Kong Government’s efforts have empowered — or stifled — innovation and growth in certain industries. In the first of the series, we look at the e-cigarette business.
SCHUMER: E-CIGARETTE MANUFACTURERS TARGETING TEENS WITH GLITZY ADS & CANDY FLAVORS LIKE ‘CHERRY CRUSH’ & ‘GUMMY BEAR’— NEW CDC REPORT SHOWS E-CIG PUFFING HAS TRIPLED AMONG HIGH SCHOOLERS; SCHUMER DEMANDS FDA BAN FUN FLAVORS & REGULATE MARKETING TACTICS AIMED AT KIDS
http://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-e-cigarette-manufacturers-targeting-teens-with-glitzy-ads-and-candy-flavors-like-cherry-crush_gummy-bear-new-cdc-report-shows-e-cig-puffing-has-tripled-among-high-schoolers-schumer-demands-fda-ban-fun-flavors--regulate-marketing-tactics-aimed-at-kids
France has become the latest country to issue official guidance in favour of e-cigarettes, suggesting they are an effective tool for smokers who are looking to reduce or replace tobacco.
Thomas C. Wajnert has notified the board of directors of Reynolds American Inc. that he will retire as a member of the board, effective Dec 31, 2016.
As previously announced on Oct. 19, Wajnert also will retire as non-executive chairmen effective Dec. 31, 2016 and Susan M. Cameron, currently RAI's president and CEO, will become executive chairman on Jan. 1, 2017 She will serve as executive chairman until May 1, 2017, when she is expected to become the non-executive chairman.
If you've followed the news very closely, or even just skimmed it in the past year, you've likely noticed that there are many outlets "researching" and reporting on the negative effects of the E-Cigarette (or lack there of?).
The fact is that there are many who harbor their own agenda whether it be pro or anti e-cigarette, but what both sides mostly agree on is that traditional tobacco products have caused a simply massive amount of death over it's years of ruling the market for those who seek nicotine. The studies have been done. The science is clear.
Since their emergence into the marketplace as an alternative to tobacco, health officials have been conflicted over e-cigarettes.
The nicotine delivery system contains chemicals, but not nearly as many as tobacco smoke. More troubling, perhaps, was the fact that little research had been done on nicotine vapor created by the devices.
But researchers have been busy catching up, and a team at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health reports finding high levels of toxic metals in the liquid that creates the aerosol that e-cigarette users inhale when they vape.
The highly anticipated tobacco merger between Reynolds American Inc. RAI and British American Tobacco BTI seem to have cleared the antitrust hurdles from the U.S authorities. The two participating companies have announced that the U.S. Department of Justice or the Federal Trade Commission has not asked for any additional information regarding the proposed merger within the waiting period, which has now expired. However, the deal expected to close in the third quarter of 2017, is still subject to shareholder approval from the participating companies.
Supporters of electronic cigarettes have placed great hope that President Donald Trump will ease up on the anti-vaping policies of the Obama Administration. (See my interview with American Vaping Association President Gregory Conley earlier this month for details).
This weekend, vaping supporters are celebrating one step in that direction, with Trump’s firing of vaping foe Vivek Murthy, Obama’s controversial Surgeon General.
There are confusing signs coming out of Australia right now as one government politician says the country plans to stick with its tough vaping ban while another promises a review of the situation. Meanwhile a group of US senators are demanding that the FDA doesn’t delay or review its own crackdown. However there’s been a further blow for antis as a new study confirms that vaping doesn’t seem to cause cancer.
Vaporizer
sales are rising, and consumption of cannabis oils is rising too. In
order to take advantage of these trends, we wanted to look at the
publicly listed vaporizer companies to give an overview of what
companies could ride this wave.
The physician running the U.S. Food and Drug Administration stunned
tobacco companies when he said the agency had plans for rules to slash
cigarettes’ nicotine content. Maybe they should have seen something like
that coming.Scott Gottlieb has shaken things up in his 81 days
on the job. He’s proposed major policy shifts to ease regulations on
If you've read any of the news on the e-cigarette in the past week, you'll notice it's been dominated by stories of half-baked short term studies claiming that e-cigarettes cause allergies to be irritated, slow the healing process, and even heart and respiratory problems.
These studies are mostly done independently, by Pharma related organizations, or by government or state sponsored entities with other conflicts of interest.
LOS ANGELES — Ready or not, California kicks off recreational marijuana sales on Jan. 1. And, mostly, it's not.
Los
Angeles and San Francisco are among many cities still struggling to
fashion local rules for pot shops and growers. Without the regulations,
there could be limited options in many places for consumers eager to
ring in the new year with a legal pot purchase.
"The bulk of folks
probably are not going to be ready Jan. 1," conceded Cara Martinson of
the California State Association of Counties.
All age groups in the UK are smoking
less - but the largest decrease is among 18- to 24-year-olds, according
to the Office of National Statistics. Why is that?
Fewer start smoking
The latest figures, for 2015, suggest one in every five (20.7%) 18- to 24-year-olds is a smoker.
In 2010, this figure was one in every four (25.8%).
Since the Family Smoking
Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (TCA) was signed in 2009, FDA’s
Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) has been responsible for using the
tools of product regulation to help reduce the disease and death
associated with tobacco use in the United States. As part of that
effort, the agency is reviewing applications for new tobacco products
and monitoring which tobacco products can be sold and distributed on the
market in accordance with the law.
A heated debate is redrawing alliances
in the tobacco control movement as federal officials wrestle with how to
regulate the growing e-cigarette market.
The players include researchers, smoking-cessation advocates and “vaping” connoisseurs.
“It’s
become very divisive in a community that was largely united against Big
Tobacco,” said Samir Soneji, an associate professor at the Dartmouth
Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, who researches
tobacco control policy.
TVECA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to create a sensible and responsible electronic cigarette market by providing the media, legislative bodies and consumers with education, communication and research.
Republican leadership selected Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.) last week to take over the House Appropriations Committee gavel from Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Ky.), who is due to step down in January due to chairmanship term limits.
