Ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars could save hundreds of thousands of lives, experts say
27 April 2022 By: Jen Christensen Source: CNN The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to announce a proposed rule this week to ban menthol from cigarettes, as well as to ban flavored cigars. It’s a
The Front Page: Has the Government lost control of vaping?
4 May 2022 By: Damien Venuto, Source: NZHerald Vaping brands arrived in New Zealand under the auspices of helping New Zealanders quit smoking. And while they have certainly played a role in that, they’ve also
‘Smoke-Free’ Cities and Islands — Sponsored by Philip Morris
5 May 2022 By: Andrei Ciurcanu and Alessia Cerantola Source: OCCRP Astypalea is hard to distinguish from dozens of other Greek islands: It’s a tiny cluster of whitewashed houses perched above the Aegean Sea, perhaps
Perceived Influence of Plain Cigarette Packaging on Smoking Behavior: A Systematic Review
21 April 2022 By: Jetly, Kavita MBBS, MPH; Ismail, Aniza MD, PhD, MComm Health; Hassan, Noraryana MBBS, MPH; Mohammed Nawi, Azmawati MD, PhD, MComm Med Source: Public Health Management & Practice Abstract Context: Worldwide, the
Tobacco control and the climate emergency
21 April 2022 By Ruth E Malone Source: BMJ Journals In November 2021, Tobacco Control joined more than 200 health journals in urging governments to take immediate action to halt the destruction of the natural world caused
Anti-smoking measures give reason to celebrate
27 April 2020 By: Dr Judith Mackay Source: Chinadaily World Day for Safety and Health at Work is celebrated annually on April 28 to promote the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally. It is
How Big Tobacco used George Floyd and Eric Garner to stoke fear among Black smokers
25 April 2022 By: Emily Baumgaertner, Ben Stockton, Ryan Lindsay Source: Los Angeles Times ATLANTA — Retired Deputy Police Chief Wayne Harris stood in front of Black lawmakers and clicked to a slide of George Floyd, pinned
‘Total ban’: could this be the last generation of smokers?
16 April 2022 By: Donna Lu Source: The Guardian Brookline, Massachusetts, banned the sale of tobacco products to anyone born after 2000, with a NZ law to be introduced this year. Could Australia be next?
Special Report: Sanctioned weapons mogul who supplied Russia’s troops has ties to Philip Morris
21 April 2022 By Chris Kirkham, Richa Naidu, Sergiy Karazy and David Gauthier-Villars Source: Reuters (Reuters) – A longtime Russian business associate of American tobacco giant Philip Morris International Inc – a billionaire whose holdings have included
Juul to pay $22.5m to settle Washington vaping suit
13 April 2022 Source: Aljazeera In addition to the financial settlement, Juul must stop advertising to youth and on social media. E-cigarette giant Juul Labs will pay Washington state $22.5m and has agreed to a
E-cigarettes are harmful and addicting youth: report
7 April 2022 Source: Australia National University E-cigarettes, or vapes, are causing harm and risk introducing a new generation to smoking, warn experts from The Australian National University (ANU) following their government report into vaping. The major
Call to ban vaping for young Australians after review concludes it causes ‘acute lung injury’
6 April 2022 By: Melissa Davey Source: The Guardian Australian Council on Smoking and Health calls for ban on sale and promotion of e-cigarettes following most comprehensive study yet The sale and promotion of e-cigarettes
Active smokers are at higher risk of COVID-19 death: A systematic review and meta-analysis
1 April 2022 By: Roengrudee Patanavanich, MD LLM PhD, Tanatorn Siripoon, Salin Amponnavarat, Stanton A Glantz, PhD Source: Oxford Academic Abstract Introduction Current evidence indicates that smoking worsens COVID-19 outcomes. However, when studies restricted their analyses to current
Explainer: How is Japan’s government connected with Russia’s biggest cigarette maker?
7 April 2022 By: Rocky Swift Source: Reuters TOKYO, April 7 (Reuters) – Japan’s government has severed banking and trade ties with Russia over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, but a tobacco company in which it
Vaping causes harm and addiction in ‘new generation’ of users, major report warns
7 April 2022 By: Olivia Willis Source: ABC News The growing use of e-cigarettes, or vaping, in Australia poses a “serious public health risk” and threatens to introduce a new generation to smoking. That’s according to
‘Harmful and addicting youth’: Vaping crackdown flagged in national report
7 April 2022 By: Dana Daniel Source: The Sydney Morning Herald Brightly coloured vaping products with flavours similar bubble gum and fairy floss that assertion to beryllium nicotine-free could beryllium banned successful a nationalist crackdown
Suffocating planet! The environmental implications of the vaping industry
30 March 2022 By: James Redman Source: Cape town etc What many people already know is that tobacco product waste from cigarette butts is one of the most common forms of plastic waste suffocating the
Scottish Widows cuts out $2 billion of tobacco, coal investments
28 March 2022 Source: Reuters LONDON, March 28 (Reuters) – British pensions provider Scottish Widows will no longer invest in tobacco stocks and will cut back further on coal investments as it expands its responsible
Scientists object to inclusion in Globe’s Philip Morris ads
27 March 2022 By: Colman M. Herman Source: Commonwealth ‘Sponsored content’ series promotes smoke-free tobacco products THE BOSTON GLOBE is facing a growing chorus of criticism from public health advocates and media critics for working with Philip
WHO rejects Medicago COVID-19 vaccine over Canadian company’s ties to tobacco industry
24 March 2022 By: Carly Weeks, Robert Fife Source: The Globe and Mail The World Health Organization has rejected Medicago’s COVID-19 vaccine because of the company’s ties to the tobacco industry, a major blow that
Flavored Tobacco Sales Restrictions Reduce Tobacco Product Availability and Retailer Advertising
15 March 2022 By: Louisa M. Holmes, Lauren Kass Lempert, Pamela M. Ling Source: MDPI Abstract Objective: This study examined differences in the availability and advertising of flavored tobacco products before and after flavored tobacco
Seeds of change in Kenya as farmers lead way on tobacco-free farms
23 March 2022 Source: United Nations In Kenya, a trailblazing sustainable agriculture project has helped hundreds of farmers move away from the harmful practice of growing tobacco, in favour of a healthier alternative, the UN said on
Raising tax on cigarettes averts thousands of newborn deaths, study reveals
16 March 2022 Reviewed by: Emily Henderson, B.Sc. Source: News Medical Life Science The first global analysis of its kind estimates that if every country’s cigarette taxes had met the World Health Organization’s recommendations, around
WHO ‘Very Likely’ Won’t Approve Medicago’s Covid Vaccine Due To Tobacco Ties
16 March 2022 Zachary Snowdon Smith Source: Forbes TOPLINE A plant-based Covid-19 vaccine developed by Canadian pharmaceutical firm Medicago “very likely won’t be accepted” for emergency use approval by the World Health Organization because Medicago
The Federal Trade Commission’s First Report on E-Cigarette Sales and Advertising Reveals Disturbing Trends Affecting the Health of Young Americans
17 March 2022 Source: Federal Trade Commission Flavored cartridges, nicotine concentration, and deep discounting surged between 2015 and 2018,likely fueling increased underage consumption The Federal Trade Commission’s first-ever report on e-cigarette products paints a disturbing
The Oral Microbiome of Electronic Cigarette Users: A Cross-sectional Exploration
14 March 2022 By: Irene Yang, Jeannie Rodriguez,Christa Young Wright, Yi-Juan Hu Source: Wiley Online Library Abstract Objective Electronic cigarettes have increased in popularity globally. Vaping may be associated with oral symptoms and pathologies including
Effectiveness of tax policy changes in Montenegro: smoking behaviour by socio-economic status
12 March 2022 By: Mirjana Cizmovic, Ana Mugosa, Milica Kovacevic, Tanja Lakovic Source: BMJ Journals Abstract Background The main goal of this study was to examine the responsiveness of smoking prevalence and cigarette consumption to price and income changes by
Congress moves to give FDA new powers over synthetic nicotine products including a youth favorite — Puff Bar e-cigarettes
8 March 2022 By: Laurie McGinley Source: Washington Post The Food and Drug Administration would get new authority over synthetic nicotine — which is used in e-cigarettes popular with young people — under a massive government
NSW Health campaign reveals dangerous chemicals inside vapes
15 March 2022 By: Madeleine Achenza Source: The Australian The Department of Education and NSW Health have collaborated on a new campaign to educate students from primary through to high school on the facts and
Vaping, a constant craving for too many of my school friends
15 March 2022 By: Ari Katz – Source: The Sydney Morning Herald It started as a novelty, a bit of harmless fun. The snap, crackle and pop of each nicotine-fuelled hit was exciting, enticing. The
Introduce price cap on cigarettes to reduce smoking, new study finds
3 March 2022 By: University of Bath – Source: Medical Express The introduction of a maximum price-cap for cigarettes sold in the UK would limit tobacco companies’ ability to fix prices and would help to
Evidence links e-cigarette use with increased odds of prediabetes
3 March 2022 By: Elsevier – Source: Science Daily New study challenges the promotion by some of e-cigarettes as a ‘safer’ smoking alternative, especially for current cigarette smokers An analysis of data from a large,
The Tobacco Industry’s Renewed Assault on Science: A Call for a United Public Health Response
22 February 2022 By: Jodie Briggs MPP, MA, and Donna Vallone PhD, MPH – Source: AJPH Corporate deception in public health is nothing new. From the fossil fuel industry hiding the environmental impact of fracking to
Evidence grows for vaping’s role in gum disease
22 February 2022 By: New York University Source: ScienceDaily A series of new studies by researchers at NYU College of Dentistry highlights how e-cigarettes alter oral health and may be contributing to gum disease. The
Propaganda Crusades by Philip Morris International & Altria: “Smoke-Free Future” & “Moving Beyond Smoke” Campaigns
2 March 2022 Exposing the Hypocrisy of the Claim: “A Tobacco Company That Actually Cares About Health” Robert K. Jackler, MD Sewall Professor Stanford University School of Medicine Principal Investigator Stanford Research Into The Impact
Research roundup: E-cigs aren’t safe
17 February 2022 By: Veterans Affairs Research Communications Source: Eurekalert As a physician with the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, Dr. Laura E. Crotty Alexander has heard from more and more patients over recent
The Tobacco Giant That Won’t Stop Funding Anti-Smoking Programs for Kids
14 February 2022 By: Jamie Ducharme Source: Time Tobacco giant Altria, which owns the maker of Marlboro cigarettes and a stake in vaping company Juul Labs, has for years quietly funded substance-use-prevention training for middle and
Tobacco is a major barrier to achieving social justice
18 February 2022 By: Judith Mackay, Source: China Daily When access to certain basic rights, such as good health, education, and fair and equal treatment, has been distributed unevenly or denied to certain groups, the
Almost all kids have tobacco on their hands, even in non-smoking homes
7 February 2022 Source: SCIENMAG Young children touch everything – carpets, tabletops, toys, clothes, etc. – and then touch their mouths and faces. This makes them especially vulnerable to thirdhand smoke, the chemical residue from
Study: E-Cigs Are Not Helping People Quit Smoking
7 February 2022 By: Lei Lei Wu, Source: MEDPAGETODAY — Only 9.9% successfully abstained from cigarettes for over 12 months E-cigarettes may not be helpful for people who want to quit smoking, an analysis of
Tobacco lobby cynically undermines Middle East health policy
10 February 2022 By Jonathan Gornall, Source Asia Times We humans are notoriously bad at estimating risk. Most people fear flying far more than driving, even though the odds of dying in a car accident
Florida jury orders R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company to pay $9.75 million to family of a woman who died from respiratory disease caused by smoking cigarettes
6 February 2022 By: Zahra Tayeb, Source: Business Insider A Florida jury awarded the family of a woman $9.75 million after she died from respiratory disease caused by smoking cigarettes. Courtroom View Network (CVN) reported on the
Flavourings make e-cigarettes more harmful. Another good reason to ban them
2 February 2022 Source: Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada Most Canadian governments which have banned flavoured e-cigarettes have done so in order to reduce the number of young people who are brought into nicotine use
Joint statement on the implications of Philip Morris International’s acquisition of Vectura
14 January 2022 Source: Forum of International Respiratory Societies Joint statement on the implications of Philip Morris International’s acquisition of Vectura Issued by: The European Respiratory Society, The American Thoracic Society, International Union Against Tuberculosis and
Strengthening tobacco control must remain a global health priority
1 February 2022 By Ute Mons Source: The Lancet In the almost 60 years since the publication of the landmark US Surgeon General’s report on the health consequences of smoking in 1964,1 even stronger evidence
New Report: Flavored Tobacco Products and Youth Vaping Threaten 20 Years of Tobacco Control Progress
26 January 2022 Source: CISION PR Newswire 20th annual ‘State of Tobacco Control’ report reveals need for federal, state and local policymakers to pass policies to end youth tobacco use CHICAGO, Jan. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The American
Philippines: Health experts ask Duterte to veto vape bill; DOH backs call
24 January 2022 By: Consuelo Marquez and Joahna Lei Casilao Source: GMA News The Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) on Monday appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte to veto the measure seeking to regulate vaporized nicotine
E-cigarette users who test positive for COVID-19 are more likely to experience COVID-19 symptoms
13 January 2022 By Mayo Clinic, Source: Science Daily People who use electronic cigarettes and test positive for COVID-19 have a higher frequency of experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, compared to people who don’t vape, according to
Secondhand nicotine vaping at home linked to heightened risk of bronchitic symptoms in young adults
11 January 2022 Source: Scienmag Secondhand exposure at home to the nicotine vapour from e-cigarettes is linked to a heightened risk of bronchitic symptoms and shortness of breath among young adults, finds research published online
JOINT STATEMENT: 4TH UN HRC INTERSESSIONAL MEETING ON HUMAN RIGHTS & THE 2030 AGENDA
18 January 2022 Source: Action on Smoking & Health Statement to the Fourth Human Rights Council intersessional meeting for Dialogue and Cooperation on Human Rights and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (18 January 2022)
