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Health-Related Effects Reported by Electronic Cigarette Users in Online Forums

This is the first compilation and analysis of the health effects reported by e-cigarette users in online forums. These data show that e-cigarette use can have wide ranging positive and negative effects and that online forums provide a useful resource for
Journal of Medical Internet Research (ca)
added Apr 18, 2013 22:06
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[Australia] No more cigarette advertising? Never mind, there's an app for that

Research on internet content regulation has failed to address the global nature of the online world, so international collaboration on internet regulation is imperative. The World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is an ideal m
The Conversation (au)
added Nov 1, 2012 20:14
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[Arizona] Law restricting internet tobacco sales goes into effect

A bill aimed at limiting Arizona children's access of tobacco goes into effect Aug. 2. Senate Bill 1280 prevents the sale in Arizona of tobacco products over the internet and through other non-face-to-face methods of sale.
KPHO CBS 5 News (Phoenix, AZ)
added Aug 4, 2012 01:04
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[Australia] TV reality personality Lara Bingle tweets picture of children smoking stating 'poverty-stricken but still cool as f#*k'

Proving a little gung-ho on the "Twitter finger", reality starlet Lara Bingle produced one of her most misguided efforts yesterday with a photograph of two impoverished children smoking cigarettes - and with it, a rather curious caption.
Daily Telegraph/Sunday Telegraph (au)
added Jun 28, 2012 17:35
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[Kentucky] Ky. businessman pleads guilty in cigarette case

a scheme to sell more than $12 million in cigarettes online and avoid paying Kentucky taxes on the smokes. Israel Chavez, 48, admitted in federal court in Louisville that he used two companies, Chavez, Inc., and Cigarettes Direct to You, to buy cigarette
Huntington (WV) Herald-Dispatch
added Apr 30, 2013 22:19
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[New Hampshire] Researchers invent real time secondhand smoke sensor

The researchers expect to soon convert the prototype, which is smaller and lighter than a cellphone, into a wearable, affordable and reusable device that helps to enforce no smoking regulations and sheds light on the pervasiveness of secondhand smoke. Th
Medical Xpress (PhysOrg.com)
added Mar 20, 2013 00:45
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Singapore Seen - Girl, 12, posts pictures of herself smoking on facebook

STOMPer Boomer was disturbed to see this 12-year-old girl posting pictures of herself smoking on facebook.
STOMP (Straits Times Online Mobile Print) (sg)
added Dec 31, 2012 12:44
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[New York] (Semi-)Objective Study Finds 'No Justification' for Banning E-Cigarettes Indoors, in Public Places

Does it matter that the study was funded by the vaping communities? ... If we had to worry about tobacco lobbyists and spin doctors before, now we’re facing a new breed of anti-smoking, pro-vaping flack. Like the website Liberty Flights, which has a bun
New York Observer
added Jan 18, 2013 06:35
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[Malta] 131 illegal adverts for tobacco products noted in August

The Environmental Health Directorate within the Superintendence of Public Health has issued a summary of actions taken during August 2012.
Gozo News.com (mt)
added Sep 16, 2012 22:14
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[UK] Electronic cigarette claims banned

Claims that a brand of electronic cigarettes are "completely harmless" have been banned after a watchdog ruled that they misled consumers. The website for Nicolites, which sells electronic cigarettes containing a cartridge holding liquid nicotine, said
Press Association (uk)
added Jan 16, 2013 05:47
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