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Can new FDA graphic warning labels for tobacco pass a first amendment legal challenge?

In an analysis of legal and scientific issues for graphic warning labels published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, John Kraemer, JD, MPH, outlines how the courts will likely analyze graphic warnings and identifies what health evidence mus
Science Codex
added Jun 18, 2013 06:11
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Vuse Is 'Tobacco Product,' Not Cessation Device

"As a company, we believe deeming regulations [on electronic cigarettes] are imminent," said Reynolds' president and CEO Daan Delen, noting that they intend to be involved in conversation once a deeming announcement comes down. "We look forward to worki
Convenience Store/Petroleum (CSPNet)
added Jun 14, 2013 19:47
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[Ghana] Public Smokers to Face Prison Sentence as FDA Gets Ready to Bite Hard

The Food and Drugs Authority has threatened to deal ruthlessly with persons caught smoking tobacco in public in order to protect non-smokers from the effect of such acts.
SpyGhana.com (gh)
added Jun 14, 2013 01:43
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[Europe, UK, USA] E-Cigarettes Are in Vogue and at a Crossroads

But he admits, “For a young person who doesn’t smoke, it can be tempting; there are all the flavors, and it looks cool.” He keeps his e-cigs out of reach of his children. “Think about it,” he said. “If even the company that makes Marlboro is jumping into
New York Times
added Jun 13, 2013 02:38
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Big Tobacco back on TV with e-cigarette ads

some of the nation's major tobacco producers are back on TV with spots featuring e-cigarettes. Blu eCigs, a subsidiary of Lorillard (LO), kicked off an ad campaign in October with television spots featuring actor Stephen Dorff. R.J. Reynolds (RAI, Fortun
CNN/Money
added Jun 12, 2013 18:03
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E-Cigarettes Attract Investors, Regulatory Scrutiny

The market for e-cigarettes—battery-powered devices that turn heated, nicotine-laced liquid into vapor—is small but growing rapidly, in part because they are increasingly seen as less harmful than conventional cigarettes. Mr. Parker, who co-founded the
The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition
added Jun 12, 2013 12:43
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[USA] UK to Start Regulating E-Cigarettes as Medicines

Britain will start regulating electronic cigarettes and other products containing nicotine as medicines, according to the country's top regulator ... The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency said in a statement Wednesday it would treat e-c
AP - Associated Press
added Jun 12, 2013 12:36
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E-Cigarettes Want Your Attention Now (Before the FDA Steps In)

The FDA doesn’t regulate e-cigarettes—at least for now—but the potential of future marketing curbs has the nascent industry angling for smokers’ attention, whether at a huge music festival like Bonnaroo or with a commercial showing a baby doing the Gang
Business Week/Bloomberg
added Jun 11, 2013 12:08
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Tobacco companies bet on electronic cigarettes

Tobacco companies are now embracing electronic cigarettes to help offset the loss of traditional cigarette smokers - even as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration prepares to put forth regulations that could put the skids on the nascent e-cigarette indus
CBS
added Jun 11, 2013 11:23
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California anti-tobacco advocates urge FDA to ban menthol in cigarettes as part of World No Tobacco Day

“Menthol in cigarettes is a public health hazard; it makes it easier for our youth to start smoking, it keeps people smoking, and often prevents them from quitting,” said Carol McGruder, co-chair of the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council
San Francisco Bay View
added Jun 10, 2013 10:20
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