Year: 2015

Mondays News at a glance: Simple Simon squirms – Thoughts from the Dungeon Dimension – And Now We See Through a Glass, Darkly pt 1 & 2 – Supporting smokers to quit – the role of e-cigarettes – Should employees be permitted to use e-cigarettes in the workplace? – Should e-cigarettes be banned in enclosed public spaces? – Health chief wants to BAN smoking in parks – California smoking age raise, e-cigarette regulations stall – National Park Service bans electronic smoking devices in nation’s parks – Vaping Could Save the World, but Toxic Masculinity Is Holding It Back – E-cigarette Smokers Less Exposed to Carbon Monoxide – Commerce Ministry bans e-cigarettes – Nicotine Science and Policy – Daily Digest

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  This is the week that was…. Three main topics will be highlighted this week ‘In the News’ with one common narrative of the vastly different levels of participation or support Monday 7th September Monday was a quiet news day …

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Fridays News at a glance: Secondhand vaping – death of a legend – Creating a problem results in reward of millions: follow-up of the NEJM study on e-cigarette formaldehyde – Vapers in Power Call to Action – Government does NOT intend to ban vaping in pubs and offices – Smoking ban will not be extended to e-cigarettes – The Secret Health Benefits of Nicotine They Don’t Want You To Know – Ignore The Headlines: We Don’t Know If E-Cigs Lead Kids To Real Cigs – Nicotine Science and Policy – Daily Digest

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Thursdays News at a glance: CJEU Court date set for the 1st October 2015 – In the interest of conflict – The Public Health U-Turn on E-Cigs – Pulling The CMO’s Strings – Why are Anti-Smoking Groups and Agencies Lying to the Public About E-Cigarettes: A Political History Explanation – Tobacco Control Research: A Tale of Two Delphi Groups – To help smokers quit, make them vapers – Having breakfast with the Minister – Syed Kamall’s liberal vision – Smokers who switch to e-cigarettes may breathe fewer toxins – Nicotine Science and Policy – Daily Digest

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Wednesdays News at a glance: Flawed e-cigarette formaldehyde paper should be retracted – Does This Study Prove That Vaping Is a Gateway to Smoking? – Ask the Dentist: The benefits of changing to e-cigs – City council approves vaping exemption for e-cig shops – How The FDA Is Helping Big Tobacco – Why Public Advocates Care More About Heroin Addicts Than Smokers – Nicotine Science and Policy – Daily Digest

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Tuesdays News at a glance: Do Something – New study proves there is no second-hand vaping: e-cigarette aerosol contains less volatile compounds than normal exhaled breath – MSPs warned against ‘demonisation’ of e-cigarettes – Portugal adds public vaping ban to new TPD law – Electronic cigarettes: the key to reducing smoking? -Does New JAMA Pediatrics Study Show that E-Cigarettes are a Gateway to Youth Smoking? – Expert reaction to new study on e-cigarette use in US adolescents – Nicotine Science and Policy – Daily Digest

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Mondays News at a glance: Attacking ecigs to encourage continued smoking – Views of experienced electronic cigarette users – Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care)(Scotland) Bill – ASH Scotland Weekly Bulletin – The real challenge is to make e-cigarettes accessible for poor smokers – Public Health England’s evidence based confusion? – Public Health England, and common sense – An interview with Christopher Snowdon – California: attack an association of manufacturers of e-cigarettes – Nicotine absorption from electronic cigarette use – How ‘Big Pharma’ bamboozled Brussels – Nicotine Science and Policy – Daily Digest

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This is the week that was…. Once again a week dominated by the fall-out and propaganda from the highly significant PHE announcement, increasingly desperate attempts to discredit or give  counter-narratives appeared in many sources worldwide. Monday was a major holiday …

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Fridays News at a glance: Tanks, tanks everywhere – Does being opposed to vaping drive you mad? – Friday Message – Scottish Health and Sport Committee – Center for Environmental Health pretends to have made a breakthrough discovery about e-cigarettes – Glantz confirms vaping will have a positive impact on public health – Nicotine Science and Policy – Daily Digest

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Thursdays News at a glance: Mad Stan clutching at straws (again) – Anatomy Of A Charlatan – PHE hits back at conflict of interest claims on e-cigs – As E-Cigarettes Re-Normalize Smoking, Adult Smoking Prevalence in 2015 Plummets – Taking the Pulse of …

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