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Monday, February 26, 2018

New Study Concludes that Vaping Causes Heart Attacks

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A new study presented Saturday at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) concludes that vaping cause...
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Thursday, January 25, 2018

My Op-Ed in U.S. News & World Report on the National Academy of Sciences Report on E-Cigarettes

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Here is the link to my op-ed on the National Academy of Sciences report.
Wednesday, January 24, 2018

WBUR Interview Regarding National Academy of Sciences E-Cigarette Report

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Here is the link to an article on WBUR that includes edited excerpts from an interview I did regarding the new National Academy of Sciences...
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National Academy of Sciences Report on Electronic Cigarettes Confirms that Vaping is Much Safer than Smoking and Has No Known Long-Term Health Effects

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My commentary on the conclusions and implications of the National Academy of Sciences report on electronic cigarettes was just accepted as a...
Sunday, January 07, 2018

International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research (ISFAR) is Still Hiding Conflicts of Interest of Its Members

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The International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research (ISFAR) claims to be "an independent organization of scientists that prepares ...
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Tuesday, December 05, 2017

First Major Action of Foundation for a "Smoke-Free World" Shows that It is Largely a Scam

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I have already written about why I refused to participate in the activities of the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, which I believe is es...
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Monday, November 27, 2017

Tobacco Control Researcher Calls for Boycott of Journal, Apparently Because the Editor Supports E-Cigarettes for Harm Reduction

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In a comment posted on Dr. Stan Glantz's blog yesterday, Dr. Thomas Eissenberg--a researcher studying electronic cigarettes at Virgini...
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Monday, October 30, 2017

NIAAA Promotes Alcohol Industry Public Relations Program; Violates Ethical Standards by Appearing in Anheuser-Busch Promotional Video

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In what I believe is a clear ethics code violation, senior employees of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) have ...
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Friday, October 06, 2017

My Response to an Invitation to Consult for the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World

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Below is my response to an invitation to consult for the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, funded by Philip Morris International: Unfortu...
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Thursday, August 31, 2017

Center for Tobacco Products is Lying to the Public About Youth Tobacco Use

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This month, the FDA's Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) updated a chart purporting to show trends in youth tobacco use over the past 5 ...
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Michael Siegel
Dr. Siegel is a visiting professor and researcher in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at the Tufts University School of Medicine. The views expressed here are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Tufts University. Dr. Siegel has 32 years of experience in the field of tobacco control. He previously spent two years working at the Office on Smoking and Health at CDC, where he conducted research on secondhand smoke and cigarette advertising. He has published nearly 70 papers related to tobacco. He testified in the landmark Engle lawsuit against the tobacco companies, which resulted in an unprecedented $145 billion verdict against the industry. He teaches health communication theory and social mareketing in the Masters of Public Health program.
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