Thursday, May 26, 2016

IN MY VIEW: American Lung Association Would Rather Smokers Die than Save their Lives "the Wrong Way"

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Re-defining the meaning of paternalism, the American Lung Association on Tuesday boldly and unashamedly told smokers that if they quit smoki...
Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Why Anecdotal Evidence Proves that Electronic Cigarettes ARE Helpful for Smoking Cessation

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One of the widest scientific misconceptions about evaluating the effectiveness of electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation - and one prom...
Thursday, May 19, 2016

Why is the American Cancer Society Lying to Its Members About the E-Cigarette Regulations?

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In an urgent action alert , the American Cancer Society (through its Cancer Action Network) is encouraging its members to write their federa...
Tuesday, May 17, 2016

American Lung Association Disseminates Negligent Medical Advice About Vaping

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The president of the American Lung Association yesterday disseminated negligent medical advice regarding vaping through a tweet that includ...
Monday, May 16, 2016

American Lung Association and CVS Health Campaign Downplays the Importance of Smoking in Preventing Lung Cancer

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Ad Looks Like Big Tobacco Ad from the 20th Century  The American Lung Association (ALA), with primary financial support from CVS Health (C...
Sunday, May 15, 2016

FDA is Defending Deeming Regulations from Well-Placed Criticism By ... ... Lying

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Last week on The Source , a Texas Public Radio news show , a spokesperson for the FDA's Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) was confronted...
Wednesday, May 11, 2016

First Lawsuit Filed Challenging FDA Deeming Regulations

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Yesterday, the first lawsuit was filed which challenges the legality of the FDA’s electronic cigarette deeming regulations. The suit was fil...
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Tuesday, May 10, 2016

FDA Regulations Present an Imminent Threat to the Safety of the Public: Urgent Changes are Needed

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While I have already argued that the FDA deeming regulations pose a long-term threat to the public's health because they will result in...
Sunday, May 08, 2016

FDA Draft Guidance Confirms that Deeming Regulations Will Decimate the E-Cigarette Industry

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Last Thursday, I provided a review and commentary on the FDA e-cigarette deeming regulations based on my initial reading of the 499-page do...
Saturday, May 07, 2016

My Interview on Wall Street Journal's Opinion Journal Addressing the FDA Electronic Cigarette Deeming Regulations

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Friday's Wall Street Journal Opinion Journal included a 4-minute segment in which I was interviewed about the FDA electronic cigarette ...

Kulik and Glantz Response to Criticism of their Paper is Censored by Journal, Undermining Its Own Conflict of Interest Policies

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According to a commentary posted last week on Dr. Stan Glantz's blog, the journal Addiction has refused to publish a response he wrote...
Thursday, May 05, 2016

My Op-Ed in Wall Street Journal Points Out Folly of FDA E-Cigarette Deeming Regulations

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My op-ed published today in the Wall Street Journal summarizes the reasons why the FDA deeming regulations make no sense from a public hea...

FDA E-Cigarette Deeming Regulations are a Disaster for Public Health

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Ninety minutes ago, the FDA released its long-awaited electronic cigarette deeming regulations . Sadly, the "deeming regulations" ...
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Tuesday, May 03, 2016

Harvard Medical School Teams Up with Makers of Bacardi Rum, Smirnoff Vodka, Jim Beam Bourbon, and Jack Daniels Whiskey, Providing Great PR at Bargain Rates

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Last July, Harvard Medical School and its Cambridge Health Alliance accepted $3.3 million from the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Respons...

Anheuser Busch "Smart Drinking" Initiative is a Complete Farce

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Last December, Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) announced its commitment of more than $1 billion over ten years to promote "Smart Drink...
Sunday, May 01, 2016

Research Forum Claiming that Moderate Drinking Improves Health is Deliberately Hiding Its Conflicts of Interest with Big Alcohol

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An organization calling itself the "International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research" (ISFAR) has published on its web site a sc...