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TC Tso, USDA tobacco scientist

T.C. Tso, 95, a senior research scientist and tobacco expert with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, died April 9 of heart disease at his home in Silver Spring. ... After retiring from the Department of Agriculture in 1984, Dr. Tso worked as an indepen
The Washington Post
added Apr 26, 2013 06:09
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Tech-Cigarette.Com Discusses the Teenage Smoking Mechanism

When Tech-Cigarette.com support team interviewed Jack Reacher ... “As a teenager, I smoked over three packs of cigarettes daily, owing to which I suffered from lung cancer. ... if teenagers wish to smoke, avoid tobacco cigarettes and puff electronic cigar
SBWire
added Apr 23, 2013 14:12
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Supreme Court Lets FDA Move Forward with Graphic Cigarette Warnings And Other Tobacco Regulations

The new warnings are needed to better inform Americans about the deadly consequences of smoking. As Congress found in enacting the requirement, the current, text-only warnings – which are printed on the side of cigarette packs and haven't been updated si
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added Apr 22, 2013 20:02
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Justices decline to hear challenge to tobacco law

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a tobacco industry challenge to a federal law that expanded restrictions on the advertising and marketing of cigarettes. The provisions of the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act unde
Reuters
added Apr 22, 2013 12:50
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[UK] VIDEO: Last gasp: Big tobacco’s search for a ‘safer’ smoke ($$)

Meet Robo-Puffer. Deep inside Building 27, a glass and red-brick structure on an industrial complex ... this machine does nothing but inhale contentedly all day. Scientists feed 20 cigarettes at a time into the device and watch it smoke them down to the
Times Of London (uk)
added Apr 22, 2013 08:34
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KESSLER: Electronic cigarettes should be part of the harm reduction debate

Last year my company acquired blu eCigs ... We see e-cigarettes as a product that has the potential to play a critical role in the national harm reduction discussion and affords our company a seat at the table in this debate.
The Hill
added Apr 17, 2013 14:51
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[Illinois] PECHACEK: TESTIMONY ON THE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE ON THE HEALTH IMPACTS OF NON-COMBUSTIBLE TOBACCO USE (PDF)

There is clear evidence that many of these products cause cancer; there is no evidence that they will improve the health of the public, and they could end up delaying cessation or increasing the number lifelong smokers. The promotion of smokeless tobacco
(IL) State Journal-Register
added Apr 17, 2013 06:43
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[Virginia] Star Scientific’s next controversy? Dietary aids

Now, having recently exited the tobacco business to focus instead on its relatively new venture into dietary supplements, Star Scientific has again become a magnet for controversy and is headed back to court, this time facing investors who argue the comp
Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch
added Apr 16, 2013 14:34
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Tech-Cigarette.com Discusses the Tobacco Smoking Catastrophe 2013

the University of California, San Francisco has compiled a data that states that in the coming forty years, over eighteen million more tuberculoses cases ... It is therefore very important that smokers adopt a more suitable smoking mechanism, which appar
SBWire
added Apr 16, 2013 03:54
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[Illinois] Hearing: Smokeless tobacco presented as 'safer' than smoking

The tobacco industry has launched a campaign to promote smokeless tobacco products as less risky ... industry officials were in the Illinois Capitol on Thursday ... Yet, medical professionals said presenting the smokeless tobacco products as a safer optio
Quad-City (IA) Times
added Apr 12, 2013 04:54
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