Friday, October 05, 2012

New Study Provides More Evidence that Vaping is Much Safer than Smoking and Finds Few Hazardous Chemicals in "Secondhand" Vapor

›
A new study published in this month's issue of the journal Inhalation Toxicology provides more evidence - from laboratory analysis of ...
Thursday, October 04, 2012

CASAA Blasts Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights for Shamelessly Promoting Continued Smoking

›
Last week, I criticized a statement from Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights (ANR) that falsely claimed there is no evidence that electro...
Wednesday, October 03, 2012

Henry Ford Health System: A Role Model for Hypocrisy; Health of Patients and Employees is Self-Admittedly Not a Priority

›
According to an article at MLive.com , the Henry Ford Health System and Beaumont Health System - which employ a combined 42,000 people - ha...
Tuesday, October 02, 2012

Faulty Scientific Conclusions in Published Research: Top Two Papers of the Week

›
Paper #1 -  Restaurant Smoking Bans and Youth Smoking Rates Our first paper is a study of the relationship between national restaurant sm...
Monday, October 01, 2012

Anti-Smoking Groups that Oppose Electronic Cigarettes Received an Additional $1.4 Million from Big Pharma, Beyond the $2.8 Million Revealed Earlier; Groups Repeatedly Failed to Disclose this Conflict of Interest

›
Previously, I revealed that anti-smoking groups which opposed electronic cigarettes received payments from Pfizer to the tune of $2.8 millio...
Saturday, September 29, 2012

New Commenting System in Place as Haloscan Will Be Discontinued as of Monday

›
The good news is that as my previous commenting system - Haloscan - will be defunct as of Monday, we now have a new commenting system in pla...
Friday, September 28, 2012

Potential Elimination of Early Childhood Programs in Kansas Demonstrates Folly of Tying Program Funding to Cigarette Revenues

›
Rather than spend the money on tobacco-related programs, as it was originally intended, most states have been diverting money from the Maste...
Thursday, September 27, 2012

Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights Publicly Claims that Electronic Cigarettes are Not Useful in Smoking Cessation, Despite Any Scientific Support for Its Statement

›
In a press release issued yesterday, Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights (ANR) publicly claimed that electronic cigarettes are not helpful...
Wednesday, September 26, 2012

No IVF for Smokers or Overweight Prospective Parents in Fife

›
According to an article in the Express , the National Health Service in Fife, Scotland is set to impose new rules by which couples will be ...
Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Anti-Smoking Groups that Opposed Electronic Cigarettes Accepted Money to the Tune of $2.8 Million from Pfizer Alone in 2011-2012

›
The eight anti-smoking organizations that have opposed electronic cigarettes and called for their removal from the market pocketed a total o...
Monday, September 24, 2012

ADA, AAP, AAFP, and ADA: Whose Side are You On? Rest of the Story Challenges Health Groups to Reject Big Soda Money After Coke and Pepsi Deny Link Between Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Obesity

›
Today, the Rest of the Story has a question for the American Dietetic Association (ADA), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), American Aca...

Political Corruption in St. Louis Health Department Opens Door: Now All Bars and Restaurants Can Ask for Exemptions

›
The St. Louis health department's decision to cave in to pressure from wealthy and politically connected constituents at the Missouri A...
Friday, September 21, 2012

European Union Poised to Ban Electronic Cigarettes, Forcing Smokers to Be Able to Use Only the Most Hazardous Possible Nicotine-Containing Products

›
According to a working document leaked to the Tobacco Journal International , the European Union's revised Tobacco Products Directive co...
Thursday, September 20, 2012

Political Corruption in the Gateway City: If St. Louis Health Department Won't Stand Up for Health, Then What Will It Stand Up For?

›
In my 25 years in tobacco control, I have seen many cities and towns grant exemptions from smoking bans to certain types of establishments. ...
Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Providence Mayor Praises Himself for Banning Flavored Cigars, But He Fails to Remove Exemption for Most Flavored Cigarettes

›
Claiming that "we will not let our children be harmed by the tobacco industry’s deceitful tactics to attract new users," Providenc...
Tuesday, September 18, 2012

St. Louis Health Director Shows that Money and Lawsuit Threats Do Talk, Suspends Smoking Ban for One Business Only

›
Proving that policy makers can still essentially be bought off by wealthy and influential individuals and scared off by the veiled threat o...
Thursday, September 13, 2012

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids' Argument that Sixth Circuit Validated Graphic Warning Labels is Not Entirely Correct; Supreme Court Will Never Affirm Sixth Circuit's Reasoning on the Actual Proposed Warning Labels

›
Last month, I reported on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upholding a district court decision that invalidated the g...
Wednesday, September 12, 2012

American Dietetic Association to Hand the Microphone to Coca-Cola at Its Annual Conference; It's Like an Anti-Smoking Group Inviting Philip Morris to Present on Its Initiatives to Reduce Youth Smoking

›
On Sunday, October 7th, the American Dietetic Association will hold a press conference at its annual meeting in Philadelphia to highlight t...
Tuesday, September 11, 2012

American Diabetes Association and American Dietetic Association Sell Themselves Out, Sacrificing their Health Mission for Money

›
Two national organizations that were previously committed to improving the public's health by fighting unhealthy eating have sacrificed ...