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Third Party Governance of Industry-Sponsored Tobacco Product Research - A Public Workshop

The purpose of the workshop is to discuss the recommendation in the Institute of Medicine's report, "Scientific Standards for Studies on Modified Risk Tobacco Products," that sponsors of Modified Risk Tobacco Product (MRTP) applications use independent t
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
added Mar 19, 2013 22:54
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[UK] Philip Morris to Begin Next Round of Studies for New Products

Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) is kicking off a round of clinical studies this year for new tobacco products, with plans to commercialize those products as soon as 2016. In June, the maker of Marlboro and L&M cigarettes sold in markets outside th
Dow Jones Newswires
added Mar 18, 2013 12:58
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[UK] Philip Morris Nears Decision on Lower-Risk Cigarette Plant

“We are very close to making a decision on where to place our manufacturing facility,” he told analysts at a conference in London today, without elaborating further. “We should be ready with the commercialization in 2016-2017.” The company is developing
Bloomberg News
added Mar 18, 2013 12:27
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[UK] E-cigarettes 'save lives', top public health experts tell Government ($$)

Professor Gerry Stimson of the school of public health at Imperial College London argues with three co-authors that this would be counterproductive, saying: “It would be an appalling paradox if regulators, in the name of safety, ended up smothering the e
Times Of London (uk)
added Mar 14, 2013 07:11
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Perceived efficacy of e-cigarettes versus nicotine replacement therapy among successful e-cigarette users: a qualitative approach [FREE FULL TEXT]

These findings suggest tobacco control practitioners must pay increased attention to the importance of the behavioral and social components of smoking addiction. By addressing these components in addition to nicotine dependence, e-cigarettes appear to he
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
added Mar 14, 2013 01:36
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Public education about the relative harm of tobacco products: an intervention for tobacco control professionals

31% did not know that cigarettes are more harmful than smokeless tobacco, ... Public education campaigns are urgently needed for tobacco control professionals and consumers to increase awareness and understanding of the continuum of risk among tobacco pr
Tobacco Control
added Mar 13, 2013 05:14
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GOTTLIEB: FDA's New Tobacco Scheme, And Its Legislative Underpinnings, May Go Up In Smoke

FDA is proposing to hold a workshop on what science could support claims of “reduced risk” from new kinds of tobacco-based products. The anti-tobacco crowd is appalled that the agency plans to have (gasp!) the tobacco firms that are developing these produ
Forbes
added Mar 8, 2013 13:18
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Testing messages to reduce smokers’ openness to using novel smokeless tobacco products

Measures of perceived effectiveness of antitobacco ads need to be augmented with measures of actual effectiveness to assess countermarketing messages. Some of the developed ads, such as ads with anti-industry themes, were effective for the overall populat
Tobacco Control
added Mar 7, 2013 14:13
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Zeller takes reins at FDA's Center for Tobacco Products

On nearly every front, Zeller will face impatience from all directions. Tobacco companies — unaccustomed to federal oversight, wary of restrictions that could shrink their bottom lines and willing to wage legal battles — have maintained at best a tense
The Washington Post
added Mar 4, 2013 06:10
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About one in five U.S. adult cigarette smokers have tried an electronic cigarette

“E-cigarette use is growing rapidly,” said CDC Director Tom Frieden, MD, MPH. “There is still a lot we don’t know about these products, including whether they will decrease or increase use of traditional cigarettes.”
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
added Feb 28, 2013 18:45
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