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[North Carolina] Reynolds wants changes to warning label on smokeless tobacco products

Winston-Salem-based R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. wants the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to make changes to one of the warning labels on smokeless products, the Winston-Salem Journal reports. The change would say that while smokeless tobacco is not saf
Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area
added Dec 13, 2012 15:19
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[Australia] How should we regulate smokeless tobacco products and e-cigarettes? ($$)

Less harmful forms of nicotine have harm reduction potential that is worth investigating
Medical Journal of Australia
added Dec 10, 2012 11:48
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Will we ever… have safe cigarettes?

The use of both snus and e-cigarettes will probably remain highly controversial, even after more data comes in. This reflects a tension in public health circles: given smoking is so addictive and damaging, is it acceptable or even ethical to reduce that h
BBC Online
added Nov 19, 2012 09:44
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[Korea - South] STIER: A wrong target on smoking

When the World Health Organization’s (WHO) tobacco control group meets in Seoul this week, it risks harming smokers who need help quitting. The group will consider bans on less harmful alternatives to cigarette smoking such as Swedish-style smokeless tob
Joong Ang Ilbo (kr)
added Nov 14, 2012 06:58
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[Korea - South] BATES: Open letter to delegates to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control COP-5

First do no harm – please do not agree to regulations, internationally or domestically, that deny smokers access to ways of taking nicotine with greatly reduced risk. . . . Delegates should insist on a broader assessment and should request an impartial
Clive Bates blog (uk)
added Nov 14, 2012 06:38
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Can Star Scientific Leave its Big Tobacco Past Behind?

While Star Scientific (NASDAQ:STSI) is remoulding itself, focusing on dietary supplements rather than smokeless cigarettes, the company is still haunted by Big Tobacco.
Wall St. Cheat Sheet
added Nov 13, 2012 11:40
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[India] Are mild cigarettes better than regular cigarettes?

But have you ever stopped to consider what the actual impact of mild, ultra mild or light cigarettes is? Do the mild cigarettes really help you quit smoking? There are lots of myths out there; we filter the facts from the fiction with the help of a speci
Times of India
added Nov 13, 2012 05:30
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KLANG: My complacent country: why Sweden has long way to go on tobacco reform

The Conversation (au)
added Nov 4, 2012 13:53
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[UK] HAYDON: In Sweden, smokers have another option – Snus

Switching from cigarettes to oral tobacco has helped Sweden achieve the lowest rate of tobacco-related diseases in Europe
Comment is Free (The Guardian, UK)
added Nov 1, 2012 14:45
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Philip Morris Seeks an Edge in China ($$)

Philip Morris International Inc., which makes and markets Marlboro outside the U.S., is trying to raise its profile in that enormous Asian nation by moving beyond simple smokes. In one curious effort, it is setting out to develop flu vaccines derived from
The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition
added Nov 1, 2012 13:55
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