This is the week that was…. For the second week, the recurring theme was the Article 20 Legal Challenge with the handover to the Department of Health on the 29th September. This coincided with a large NHS trust going …
Year: 2015
In the News 2nd October
Fridays News at a glance: Vapers in Power Call to Action – Expert says e-cigarettes are unattractive to non-smokers and those who try them don’t get hooked – Linda Bauld & John Britton give evidence to the Welsh HSCC (Part 1) – Public Health News – A Very Predictable Train Crash – An update on Totally Wicked’s TPD challenge – Alan Maryon-Davis gives evidence to the Welsh HSCC (Part 1) – SFATA October Newsletter – Nicotine Science and Policy – Daily Digest – Fri, 2 October 2015
Tagged with: #100k, 100Thousand, Alan Maryon-Davis, Bans, Call to Action, Dr Gilbert Ross, John Britton, Linda Bauld, NSP, Peter Hajek, PHE, Science 2.0, ViP, Wales
In the News 1st October
Thursdays News at a glance: Totally Wicked at the Courts of Justice of the European Union – Costing a ban in Wales – UK e-cigarette firm fights EU vaping laws in European court – If people choose to smoke, vape or drink too much that should be up to them – New Study Violates Research Ethics – PHE is obliged to challenge false risk perceptions created by poor science and sensationalist communication – Hospitals are wrong to ban e-cigarette use – Smoking Bans are Killing People – How Public Health Policy May Be Hazardous to Your Health – Nicotine Science and Policy – Daily Digest – Thu, 1 October 2015
Tagged with: BMJ, Christopher Snowdon, Clive Bates, Dave Clements, David Shaw, Drakeford, James Meikle, Mawsley, Michael Siegel, NSP, POTV, The Guardian, Totally Wicked, Wales
In the News 30th September
Wednesdays News at a glance: European Court of Justice (CJEU) and what will happen on the 1st October – October: Is it “Stoptober”, “Swaptober”, “Neither” or “Both”? – Lifestyle Choices – Vacation Vaper-Spotting With Simple Simon – I went to a vape conference to mock it—then the vapers changed my mind – Funny goings on in our own backyard…. – As Youth Smoking Rates Continue to Plummet, Anti-Smoking Advocates Continue to Claim E-Cigarettes are a Gateway to Youth Smoking – Bee Harming Vaping Environment – How Will E-Cigarettes Affect Big Tobacco? – How new rules could kill the vaping boom – Nicotine Science and Policy – Daily Digest – Wed, 30 September 2015
In the News 29th September
Tuesdays News at a glance: Vaping petition in hands of DOH – Article 20 Challenge – Clive Bates – The Vaping Industry – The Good, the Bad and the Inappropriately Sexy – Saints sponsor blasts county council’s e-cig stance – Do e-cigarettes lead to cigarette smoking? – Largest NHS trust to become ‘smoke free’ next month – Prison smoking ban to begin in 2016 – Nicotine Science and Policy – Daily Digest – Tue, 29 September 2015
Tagged with: Article 20, Bans, Barts, bbc, Bill Godshall, Brad Rodu, Clive Bates, Fergus Mason, Fraser Cropper, Mawsley, NSP, Nursing Times, POTV, Prisons, Steve Ford, Totally Wicked
In the News 28th September
Mondays News at a glance: The Final Countdown – Blackburn-based e-cigarette manufacturer set to fight ‘unfair’ ruling – Silly Sally And The Lancet – Dame Sally Davies interview: the chief medical officer on e-cigarettes, antibiotic resistance – Calling Welsh Vapers and E-Cig Retailers – No smoke without fire in this EU nightmare – Ecig consumer wants and “needs” – FDA’s Proposed Rule on Allowable E-Cigarette Claims – Saskatoon recommends vaping shops included in smoking ban – Will E-Cigs and Vaping End Smoking, or Just Create New Problems? – Nicotine Science and Policy – Daily Digest – Mon, 28 September 2015
Diversity in the Marketplace
My 66 year old, smoking aunt has watched nearly my entire family switch from smoking to vaping over the past 6 years. She never showed any interest – “too much fuss” she said, so we never pushed it. We even …
News Review 27th September
This is the week that was…. The recurring theme of the week was the gathering crescendo of support for the Totally Wicked(TW) Legal Challenge to Article 20 of the TPD(Tobacco Products Directive). Also Tobacco Industry reduced risk products and e-cig …
In the News 25th September
Fridays News at a glance: European Court update – Totally Wicked Petition Handover – Vapers in Power – Call to Action – Leading the Way on Ecigs – Louise Ross, Stop Smoking Service Manager – Is “ecigs are a gateway” the new “addiction”? -Important New Study Documents that Dual Use is Not a Negative Consequence of E-Cigarette Use, But a Positive One – Philip Morris Device Criticized by Imperial Researcher – Proposed Pierce County vaping rules spark debate – DC Launches Anti-Smoking Campaign A Week Before Taxing Vape Shops Out Of Existence
Tagged with: Bloomberg, Call to Action, Carl V. Phillips, Louise Ross, Mawsley, Michael Siegel, NSP, POTV, Sam Chambers, Totally Wicked, TPD, ViP
In the News 24th September
Thursdays News at a glance: A Tale of Education – Public Health England Fight Back – Complaints about conflict of interest are designed to maximize conflict of interest – Physicians Continue to Make Unsupported Claims About E-Cigarettes – More Disinformation about E-Cigs – Vaping as a ‘gateway’ to smoking is still more hype than hazard – Opinion: public health, magical thinking and monsters under the bed – Smoking in numbers: Do e-cigarettes help Scots quit? – Nicotine Science and Policy – Daily Digest
Tagged with: Anti-THR Lies, Barnaby Page, BMJ, Carl V. Phillips, ECig Intelligence, Facts Do Matter, Gateway Theory, Lancashire, Mawsley, Michael Siegel, PHE, POTV, The Conversation, The Scotsman
