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[North Carolina] Delivering an e-cigarette with a jolt

That’s why electronic cigarettes aren’t as effective as they could be, he says, at least, until now. He and his team have come up with an iPhone-sized device that aims to correct that flaw, offering up nicotine to a smoker at between one and three micron
Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area
added Mar 17, 2013 14:20
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[UK] Digital Campaign of the Week: the British Heart Foundation's 30 No Smoking Days Later

The health charity's online campaign emphasised the money smokers could save by quitting the habit, using the image-recognition tool Blippar to make the information accessible by iPhone and Android app
Third Sector (uk)
added Mar 15, 2013 20:00
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[UK] App Helps Persuade Smokers To Pack It In

Once equipped with the app, any smartphone that has a cigarette packet put in front of its camera will display it as a puff of smoke on its screen, before bringing up items the user could buy with a week, month, or year's worth of smoking savings.
Sky News (uk)
added Mar 15, 2013 06:38
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Sixty Thousand Europeans 'Quit Smoking With Barça' and the European Commission

Today, an important benchmark of more than 60,000 smokers across Europe has been reached with the innovative smoking cessation programme, 'Quit Smoking With Barça' (http://www.quitsmokingwithbarca.eu). This programme is a collaborative effort between FC
PR Newswire
added Mar 14, 2013 09:32
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Groupon Is Offering an EverSmoke E-Cig Starter Kit

Groupon.com is currently hosting an EverSmoke Electronic Cigarette deal, offering a Premium Starter Kit at a huge discount. The deal is a Premium Starter Kit for $24 dollars, a 75 percent discount off of its listed price, for a savings of $75!
SBWire
added Mar 13, 2013 11:07
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[UK] The carbon footprint of behavioural support services for smoking cessation

All smoking cessation services had low emissions compared to the health gains produced. Text message support had the lowest emissions of the services evaluated. Smoking cessation services have small carbon footprints and were cost-effective after accounti
Tobacco Control
added Mar 13, 2013 05:09
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Detection of secondhand cigarette smoke via nicotine using conductive polymer films

A sensing element has been developed that can reliably detect secondhand and thirdhand tobacco smoke in real time through the adsorption of ambient nicotine vapor. The device was calibrated to the number of smoked cigarettes and to nicotine concentration.
Nicotine and Tobacco Research
added Mar 21, 2013 12:28
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[UK] Meet the Ross-shire woman helping hundreds stop smoking

In the run up to No Smoking Day, Eve will be sharing the ins and outs of a hugely varied typical day as she takes to the pioneering NHS Highland Who We Are Twitter account. She'll be giving followers an insight into the work of a smoking cessation advis
Ross-shire Journal (uk)
added Mar 11, 2013 02:19
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Should e-cigarette manufacturers take the FDA up on its “challenge”? ($$)

(DHHS) launched a new website, BeTobaccoFree.gov. Another page on that website contains a direct attack on e-cigarettes and cites three main reasons why e-cigarettes and similar products should not be used.
Tobacco Journal International
added Mar 16, 2013 13:23
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Smartphone app shows Australians smoke less in cars than New Zealanders

Of nearly 5000 cars observed in Sydney, only 1% had smokers, compared to 2.9% of 10,000 cars in New Zealand. Since 2009, vehicles have legally been required to be smokefree in New South Wales when there is a child under 16 as a passenger, but there is no
Medical Xpress (PhysOrg.com)
added Mar 4, 2013 12:22
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