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Norway: tobacco harm reduction in the real world

Sept. 24, 2013

Norway and Sweden, with its long tradition of snus use, constitutes a natural laboratory in which we can study how snus competes for market share with cigarettes. The much debated ban on snus in t...

Costs and burdens of medicines regulation for e-cigarettes

Sept. 22, 2013

E-cigarettes are the big consumer led public health revolution. E-cigarettes have been widely adopted despite neglect – and indeed antipathy – from public health leaders. The government mindset sh...

Mispresenting research on e-cigarettes: the case of the “60 Millions de consommateurs” French Magazine

Sept. 18, 2013

1. The issue of smoking addiction and cessation is an extremely sensitive health matter, especially when you consider that smoking is one of the most difficult habits to quit and, 2. There is sign...

Electronic Cigarette Experimentation Increases Among Youth, But Use Among Nonsmokers Remains Low and Regular Use Rates are Still Unknown

Sept. 15, 2013

 In response to the CDC report, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal stated as follows: "“Electronic cigarettes as marketed today – with flavors like bubblegum and strawberry – are...

Public health experts oppose reckless timetable for Tobacco Products Directive

Sept. 5, 2013

On current timetable, the debate and vote would be on 9th and 10th, we think this is a ridiculous reckless rush for something so complex, so poorly understood (not least by its main supporters) an...

Tobacco Products Directive – what next?

Aug. 31, 2013

This is a process whereby the European Commission makes a proposal and then the European Parliament (elected MEPs) and European Council (representatives of 28 member state governments) go through ...

Lazy, stupid, wrong – the Mail can’t stop itself

Aug. 26, 2013

Update 27 August: an excellent analysis of this third rate study by Dr. Farsalinos: A new “study” on chemical analysis of e-cigarette: nothing new but huge negative publicity and intimidation ....

Incoherent tobacco directive – letter to European Scrutiny Committee

Aug. 12, 2013

William Cash MP Chairman European Scrutiny Committee House of Commons London SW1A 0AA Dear Mr Cash Incoherence in the proposed revision of the Tobacco Products Directive I am writing to you c...

Red Tape Challenge for disruptive businesses – time to challenge e-cigarette regulation

Aug. 5, 2013

I think that regulation of e-cigarettes as medicines fits this definition very well. If you are in the e-cigarette business as a manufacturer, importer or wholesaler and you are baffled or trouble...

Health campaigners want to ban e-cigarettes internationally – unethical and unscientific

Aug. 1, 2013

Fortunately, the Malaysian Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam has had the good sense not to listen to deranged health campaigners and is taking expert advice from a technical committee...