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FINN: Vice's New Devices | Marvels

Hello e-cigarettes and inhalable chocolate, goodbye risk ... The still unholy grail, of course, is smoking. Can we possibly defang one of our most irresistible, and deadly, habits? Turns out, yes.
The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition
added Apr 11, 2013 13:06
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LETTERS: Virtual smoking

you gave short shrift to the potential adverse effects of the nicotine vapour, organic compounds (propanediol, propanetriol, diacetin) and both fine and ultrafine particulates in the e-cigarette formulation that would doubtless be delivered to the deep lu
The Economist
added Apr 7, 2013 09:46
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[North Dakota] Study on use of tobacco rejected

A resolution calling for a study of the theory that it could be useful to use non-traditional forms of tobacco to get people off cigarettes was killed Thursday after taking a long and circuitous route through the Legislature. The so-called harms reductio
Bismarck (ND) Tribune
added Apr 5, 2013 14:23
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22nd Century Group Announces U.S. Patent Issues for MPO Nicotine Biosynthesis Gene

a company that has developed groundbreaking technology for tobacco harm reduction products today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (US PTO) has issued Patent No. 8410341 for the N-methylputrescine oxidase (MPO) gene technology.
PharmiWeb
added Apr 4, 2013 01:11
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Tobacco constituent extraction from snus during consumer use

Scientists at British American Tobacco have used a multi-analyte approach to determine the level of exposure to tobacco constituents of snus users. The results show that, generally, less than a third of each constituent measured was extracted by consumers
EurekAlert
added Apr 2, 2013 12:38
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Jeff Stier: Sin Taxes Should at Least Reflect Risk

But the states aren't waiting for FDA to make the first moves. ... Some states are beginning to recognize that so long as they are going to tax tobacco and nicotine products such as E-cigarettes, they can at least have a tax structure that more accuratel
Huffington Post (blog)
added Apr 7, 2013 09:34
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FDA considers an independent body to monitor tobacco research

is considering a recommendation that an independent body should monitor some research put to the agency by tobacco companies, underscoring the growing concern about conflicts of interest in scientific research. The recommendation was submitted by the Ins
Thomson Reuters
added Mar 28, 2013 12:57
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Industry Group Reports Early Success With Better-For-You Cigarettes

Scientists from the research-and-development branch of British American Tobacco (BAT), which oversees more than 200 smoking brands, for example, have created prototypes of cigarettes that reduce exposure to some — but not all — toxicants in smoke. The res
TIME Magazine
added Mar 27, 2013 05:59
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[North Dakota] Letter to the editor: Let the FDA worry about electronic cigarettes, chew

HCR 3033 is a resolution asking the state of North Dakota to waste our state’s time and money to “study” whether products like electronic cigarettes and smokeless tobacco are safe alternatives for people who currently smoke traditional cigarettes.
Jamestown (ND) Sun
added Mar 26, 2013 14:55
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BAT testing modified risk cigarettes

British American Tobacco (BAT) is testing three modified risk cigarette prototypes on volunteers to develop technology that could be incorporated into existing products, the Financial Times reported.
Tobacco Journal International
added Mar 26, 2013 14:50
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