Thursday, July 28, 2016

FDA Claims It Is Protecting Public Health by Keeping Slightly Altered Cigarettes Off the Market

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Earlier this month, the FDA's Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) denied a substantially equivalent order for Maverick Menthol Silver Box...
Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Study Demonstrates Low Health Risks Associated with "Secondhand Vapor" from E-Cigarettes

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A study published in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research demonstrates that "secondhand vapor" from e-cigarettes poses ve...
Monday, July 25, 2016

FDA's Convoluted Response to a Simple Question Shows How Arbitrary, Capricious, and Inane the Deeming Regulations Are

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Someone shared with me the actual reply they received from the FDA in response to a very simple question: "Are e-cigs that do not con...
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Friday, July 22, 2016

Great Article on Vaping

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This is one of the best articles on vaping that I've read. It makes a difference to have a young person's perspective because they ...
Thursday, July 21, 2016

CDC Bemoans Failure to Decrease Overall Alcohol Product Use among Teens, Despite Large Decline in Current Drinking

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According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the prevalence of current drinking among high school students h...
Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Groundbreaking Research Finds that Products which are Cool and New Appeal to Youths

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Anti-Vaping Advocate Says this Finding Adds to Evidence that E-Cigs are a Gateway to Youth Use of Tobacco Products A groundbreaking study ...

Physician Recommends Against Quitting Smoking for Smokers Who Do Not Want to Use NRT or Cessation Drugs; Hides Conflict of Interest

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An article in the Annals of Family Medicine argues that smokers who do not wish to use nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), varenicline, or...
Monday, July 18, 2016

Altria Urges Changes in FDA E-Cigarette Regulations that Would Decrease Its Share of Vaping Market and Help Save Many Smaller Manufacturers

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In a move that casts serious doubt on anti-tobacco groups' maligning of the motives of the tobacco companies in marketing vaping product...
Thursday, July 14, 2016

Op-Ed Explains Why FDA Deeming Regulations are Nonsensical

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My op-ed , published yesterday in BU Today , explains why the FDA e-cigarette deeming regulations are nonsensical.
Wednesday, July 13, 2016

FDA Botched Cost-Benefit Analysis of Its E-Cigarette Deeming Regulations

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After reviewing the declaration of Nicopure Labs'  CEO Jeff Stamler in its lawsuit against the FDA, I have concluded that the FDA compl...
Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Eating Corn Flakes is Half as Dangerous as Smoking, According to Reasoning of Anti-Vaping Researchers

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Based on evidence that chemicals often found in e-cigarette aerosol produce endothelial dysfunction and decreased arterial compliance, Dr. A...
Monday, July 11, 2016

Findings from New Pediatrics Study are Not Relevant to Overall U.S.

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A new study published today in the journal Pediatrics concludes that overall nicotine product use among youth is increasing and that many ...
Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Detroit Wayne County Mental Health Authority Issues Fraudulent Public Statements on Risks of Cigarette Smoking

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In an action reminiscent of the tobacco industry of the 1970's, the Detroit Wayne County Mental Health Authority (DWMHA) has issued one ...
Monday, June 27, 2016

Four More Lawsuits Filed Against FDA to Block its E-Cigarette Deeming Regulations

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Last month, I reported that Nicopure Labs, a maker of e-liquids and vaping devices, filed a lawsuit against the FDA challenging its deeming...
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Monday, June 20, 2016

Pediatrics "Gateway" Article Author Hiding Conflicts of Interest with Big Pharma; Drug Companies Have Gotten More than their Money's Worth

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Last week, I discussed an article published in Pediatrics which is going to deal a devastating blow to the vaping industry because it wro...