Toxic reality of trendy ‘harmless’ e-cigarettes: Professor of clinical epidemiology SIMON CAPEWELL says there’s growing evidence that vaping may damage the lungs, heart or brain
17 June 2019 Professor Simon Capewell Supposedly ’95 per cent safer than smoking’, promoted as a shortcut to quitting and offered in an array of flavours (bubblegum or cola, anyone?), it’s no surprise vaping —
E-Cigarette Exploded in a Teenager’s Mouth, Damaging His Jaw
19 June 2019 Sheila Kaplan Kailani Burton bought a vaping kit for her teenage son Austin, hoping he would use it to quit smoking. In March of last year, she and her husband were sitting
Tobacco’s ‘Special Friend’: What Internal Documents Say About Mitch McConnell
17 June 2019 Tom Dreisbach Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., says one of his “highest priorities” is to take on the leading cause of preventable death in the United States: smoking. McConnell has sponsored
Father’s smoking during pregnancy tied to asthma in kids
14 June 2019 Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Children who are exposed to tobacco smoke from their fathers while they’re in the womb may be more likely than those who are not to develop asthma
USC study finds e-cigarette cartoon ads may increase likelihood of vaping
14 June 2019 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Like the infamous “Joe Camel” advertisements for cigarettes in the 1980s and 90s, the use of cartoon characters in ads for e-cigarettes and e-liquids may be attracting young
How Juul Is Like Big Tobacco
11 June 2019 A retired scientist faults the company for trying to recruit researchers who will produce science it can rely on for public relations purposes. Juul’s effort to fund scientists who research the health
The nicotine in e-cigarettes appears to impair mucus clearance
7 June 2019 AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY E-cigarette vaping with nicotine appears to hamper mucus clearance from the airways, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care
U. S. Backing for Heated Tobacco Products Triggers Misrepresentation
14 June 2019 Wendell Balderas BANGKOK, Thailand, Jun 14 2019 (IPS) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision authorizing the sale of Philip Morris International (PMI)’s heated tobacco system, IQOS, in the United States
House Democrats Launch Investigation Into Juul
13 June 2019 Lachlan Markay In a little noticed letter, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) demanded extensive internal records from the vaping company. A key House committee has opened an investigation into nicotine vape giant Juul
Kicking the habit: Most large agencies swear off e-cigarette clients
May 31, 2019 Thomas Moore Many firms’ policies put little to no daylight between vaping and Big Tobacco Under intense scrutiny from the federal government, the e-cigarette industry won’t be able to turn to much
Beverly Hills becomes the first U.S. city to end most tobacco sales
5 June 2019 Sonja Sharp Beverly Hills has passed what experts say is the most restrictive tobacco ban in the nation, barring the sale of virtually all nicotine products and setting the stage for similar
Scientists Wanted: Recruited by Juul, Many Researchers Say No
27 May 2019 Sheila Kaplan LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Alex Carll was presenting his research about the impact of e-cigarette smoke on mouse hearts at an American Heart Association conference when a man from Juul Labs
WHO decries Big Tobacco bid to rebrand World No Tobacco Day
30 May 2019 Agence France-Presse WHO voices concern at attempts by Philip Morris International to co-opt international efforts for its own campaign this week promoting new vaping and heated tobacco products as part of the
Tobacco use continues to claim around 8 million lives, UN health agency says
29 May 2019 UN Ahead of World No Tobacco Day, marked on Friday, 31 May, WHO’s Dr Vinayak Prasad, Acting Director, Department for the Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases, highlighted the damage that tobacco causes to the
Tobacco display ban ‘safeguards young people’
14 May 2019 A ban on displaying cigarettes and tobacco at shop counters has reduced the risk of young people taking up smoking, according to a new study. Tobacco products have been hidden from point-of-sale
Japanese companies aim to hire non-smokers to boost productivity
13 May 2019 While companies are prohibited from discriminating against applicants based on gender or disabilities, the Health, Labour and Welfare Ministry determined such protections do not apply to smokers Domestic firms are taking stronger
Big Tobacco’s shadowy new play
18 May 2019 Tim Elliott With health authorities stubbing out much of Big Tobacco’s business, and vaping on the rise, one of the industry’s biggest players says it plans to stop selling cigarettes. Is that
WHO’s Advice on Dementia: Exercise and Don’t Smoke
14 May 2019 TEMPO.CO, Geneva – The World Health Organization published its first guidelines on the prevention and management of dementia on Tuesday, May 14. It puts physical activity at the top of its list of recommendations for preventing cognitive
British Government’s Public Health Agency Turns ‘Blind Eye” to Vaping Dangers
15 May 2019 Judy Siegel-Itzkovich Public health experts in Britain, Israel and elsewhere are fuming over a recent statement by a government public health organization that claimed electronic cigarettes (e-cigs for vaping) are “95% safer”
Philip Morris suspends social media campaign after Reuters exposes young ‘influencers’
11 May 2019 Chris Kirkham (Reuters) – Cigarette maker Philip Morris International Inc has suspended a global social media marketing campaign in response to Reuters inquiries into the company’s use of young online personalities to
‘I’m too high. Something’s wrong.’ Teens caught vaping marijuana in scary new trend
3 May 2019 Emma Kate Fittes and Shari Rudavsky As more teens vape, schools have struggled to keep the practice in check. Now, some schools are seeing a worrisome twist — students vaping marijuana. Just as
Cigarette packages will be the ‘ugliest colour in the world’ starting in November
2 May 2019 Canadian Press New regulations remove brand colours, fonts from packages Canadian cigarette packs will have to be plain, drab brown with standardized layouts and lettering under new rules that kick in Nov.
Tobacco salesman given 1,200 free cigarettes a month has inoperable lung cancer
25 April 2019 Jane Dalton ‘Industry chiefs hid evidence that smoking was heavily addictive,’ lawyers claim A former tobacco salesman who was given free cigarettes as a perk of the job and now has inoperable lung cancer is hoping
VAPE ALERT E-cigarettes ‘contaminated with dangerous toxins linked to asthma and lung disease’
24 April 2019 Lizzi Parry The new Harvard study adds to growing evidence that the devices are not harmless MOST e-cigarettes are contaminated with nasty toxins, experts have warned. The bacterial and fungal bugs increase
‘Stop ignoring the dangers of vaping’: Scientist accuses Public Health England of turning a blind eye to risks of e-cigarettes
23 Apirl 2019 Victoria Allan A leading academic has criticised health officials for ‘promoting’ e-cigarettes despite growing evidence of their harms. Professor Martin McKee, of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said there are grounds for
Vaping teens exposed to as much nicotine as tobacco smokers but don’t know it
22 April 2019 Linda Carroll New study is one of the first to show through urine samples how much nicotine young people are getting from e-cigarettes. Many teens who use e-cigarettes aren’t aware they are inhaling
The Government of Canada implements commitment to plain packaging for tobacco products
1 May 2019 Health Canada Reducing the appeal of tobacco products will help to protect the health of Canadians from tobacco-related death and disease OTTAWA, May 1, 2019 /CNW/ – Despite decades of effort to reduce tobacco use, it remains
Disney World’s smoking and vaping ban begins Wednesday, among other changes
29 Apirl 2019 Josh Fiallo Keep your ice at home now, too. If being able to light a smoke at Walt Disney World was on your bucket list, Tuesday may be your last day to
Teens are vaping nicotine and they don’t even realize it, study says
23 April 2019 Brett Molina Many teens who use e-cigarettes are often unaware of the amount of nicotine they ingest, a study published in the journal Pediatrics suggests. The study, published online Monday, surveyed 500 teens between
Smoking is slavery and against human rights, activists say
23 April 2019 Sarantis Michalopoulos Smoking is a form of slavery and is completely incompatible with widely recognised human rights, activists against smoking have said. They also criticised the so-called novel tobacco products for muddying
E-Cigarette Maker JUUL Sued for Allegedly Targeting Young Users
15 April 2019 Zach Schlein The complaint alleges the e-cigarette company and Altria Group knowingly withheld information from consumers, specifically teenage users, about the addictive nature of JUULs. Juul electronic cigarette and packaging with nicotine
Revealed — A Roadmap to Defeat Tobacco Tax & Keep Indonesians Addicted
Ulysses Dorotheo Dr. Ulysses Dorotheo is Executive Director of the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA)* BANGKOK, Thailand, Apr 11 2019 (IPS) – The image of a smoking toddler from Indonesia horrified the world but did little
Senators’ scathing letter to Juul demands answers about tactics targeting youth, ties to Big Tobacco
8 April 2019 Michael Nedelman (CNN)Leading e-cigarette company Juul Labs is under the microscope again, with 11 senators demanding answers from the company at the center of the youth vaping “epidemic” whose business practices have
FDA: Dozens of seizures reported after vaping, mostly by young people
3 April 2019 Jayne O’Donnell At least 35 people reported seizures after using electronic cigarettes over the past decade, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said the agency is investigating the incidents,
The cost of defeating Philip Morris over cigarette plain packaging
2 April 2019 Pat Ranald: Australia scored a victory over the tobacco giant Philip Morris in the High Court in 2012. The court held that Australia’s plain cigarette packaging laws were legal and did not constitute an
More Americans think e-cigarettes are harmful, study says
29 March 2019 Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez (CNN)More American adults perceive electronic cigarettes to be as harmful as or more harmful than regular cigarettes, according to a new analysis. The researchers examined data from the Tobacco
Clearing the air about e-cigarettes, vaping, nicotine and health
18 March 2019 Consumer Reports: Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with any advertisers on this site. The promise of electronic cigarettes is straightforward: Lifelong smokers can wean themselves off a toxic habit in favor
WHO urges enforcement of tobacco ad bans at sporting events
14 March 2018 Agence France Presse: The World Health Organization called Thursday for better enforcement of bans on tobacco advertising at sporting events, after tobacco companies discretely reentered sponsorship deals with Formula 1 teams. “WHO
Exclusive – India’s health ministry calls for blocking Juul’s entry into country: document
15 March 2019 Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s health ministry has called for Juul Labs Inc’s electronic cigarettes to be blocked from entering the country, a letter seen by Reuters showed, potentially dealing
Tobacco Industry Targets Women in Asia
14 March 2019 Marry Assunta and Wendell Balderas Inter Press Service: BANGKOK, Thailand, Mar 14 2019 (IPS) – International Women’s Day on 8 March recognized and celebrated the progress women are making globally. The day also
Vaping is probably bad for your heart
8 March 2019 Nicole Wetsman Popular Science: Public health conversations around vaping usually focus on the challenges of keeping young, non-smokers away from the devices, and how to reconcile that with their potential ability to
Exclusive: Philip Morris paid for India manufacturing despite ban on foreign investment – documents
6 March 2019 Aditya Kalra Reuters: NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Philip Morris International Inc has for years paid manufacturing costs to its Indian partner to make its Marlboro cigarettes, circumventing a nine-year-old government ban on
Tokyo 2020: Venues will be smoke-free
5 March 2019 Paralympic.org: Ban extended to heated tobacco products and other vaping devices. The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee announced that smoking will not be permitted at any of the Olympic or Paralympic venues for the duration
Tobacco companies are using e-cigarettes as a ‘Trojan Horse’, experts warn
2 March 2019 Camilla Turner Telegraph: Tobacco companies are using e-cigarettes and “heat not burn” products as a “Trojan Horse” in an attempt to undermine tobacco control regulations and “rehabilitate” their image, experts have warned.
Quebec school principals sound alarm over black-market vaping rings
20 February 2019 Katherine Wilton Montreal Gazette A Laval private school principal expelled six students and warns “vaping is a real problem in our schools and the students don’t think it’s a big deal.” Myriam
We ignored the evidence linking cigarettes to cancer. Let’s not do that with vaping
16 February 2019 Brendon Stiles and Steve Alperin The Guardian Since 2011, e-cigarettes and vaping has increased in teens since 2011, and we still don’t know the long-term health effects Today, it seems so obvious. Cigarettes
CDC blames spike in teen tobacco use on vaping, popularity of Juul
11 February 2019 Angelica LaVito CNBC: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is blaming nicotine vaping devices like Juul for single-handedly driving a spike in tobacco use among teens, threatening to erase years of
Vaping and traditional cigarettes: both damaging to the lungs, research says
11 February 2019 Emma Russell NZherald: Vaping of high concentration causes the same toxic damage to lung cells as traditional cigarettes, a new study has found. Researchers say the study suggests newer electronic nicotine delivery
Experts call for outright cigarette ban over China’s railway network
11 January 2019 Xinhua: BEIJING, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) — Experts called for an outright ban on smoking throughout China’s railway network, after air quality inspections found dangerous levels of harmful pollutants on slow trains, most
European Commission compares e-cigarettes to ‘poison’
6 February 2019 Gerardo Fortuna and Sarantis Michalopoulos Euractiv: The European Commission is “reluctant” to sit with the tobacco industry at the same table to discuss novel tobacco products such as e-cigarettes, a high-ranking EU official has said.