Month: February 2016

Mondays News at a glance: Boiling frogs – What would I do about Ecigs if I was the boss? – Sunday Psychopaths – A Spectator At The Spectator -The mask always slips – So much of what is wrong with public health, in one short rejection letter – Chilling Effect – Quebec Vaping Regulations Stifle Free Speech – In the polarising debate about vaping, we’ve forgotten to ask the right questions – Will the EU inadvertently undermine the fight against cancer? – Anti-E-Cig Lobby Is Like ‘Abstinence Only’ Movement – Ecigs: Potential health threats build up – Where Was All the Vape Talk at the Debate – Radical proposals part of strategy to win faltering war on smoking – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest – Monday, 15 February 2016

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Fridays News at a glance: E cigarettes and pregnancy – For the record: Response to stories suggesting that e-cigarettes are as dangerous as tobacco, or worse, during pregnancy – Vaping in Wales – Time To Change Tactics ? Part 2 – Calling all Vapers everywhere – Wales needs YOU – Guest Blog – Amelia Howard – Mayo Clinic Reveals Results of A Ground Breaking New Ecig Experiment – Data show Ecigs help English smokers quit – Systematic review of what the chemistry of contaminants in electronic cigarettes tells us about health risks – There Were 8.5 Million Google Searches Related To Vaping In 2014 – Correction and Retraction: – Juice Protest – Tobacco Harm Reduction Update – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest – Friday, 12 February 2016

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Thursdays News at a glance: Researchers – qualified or, basically, fuckwits? – Internet searches reflect vaping’s surge – New FDA-funded @SDSU research establishes that public health researchers are remarkably dim – Why people shouldn’t be searching for what they are searching for – The Curious Incident Of The Wonk In The Night-time – Latest Data from England – Before the e-cigarette, tobacco companies had no competitor – Dems Try Banning E-Cigs On Planes – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest – Thursday, 11 February 2016

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Wednesdays News at a glance: Eyes Wide Shut – Alternatives to smoking – Propylene Glycol in E-Cigarettes: What All Vapers Need to Know – Response to McKee and Capewell – The E-Cigarette Barn Door Is Open – VT Hands Out Taxpayer Dollars So Children Can Campaign Against E-Cigarettes – CDC Exaggerates Smoking Quitline Success – Electronic cigarettes: the renormalisation of nicotine use – The impact of the EU Tobacco Products Directive – Another Aspect of the Ban on the Use of Grant Monies for Lobbying – Why vapers think e-cigarettes will lead to the end of cigarettes – Senate committee votes down restrictions on electronic cigarettes – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest – Wednesday, 10 February 2016

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Tuesdays News at a glance: Two brain dumps in a week. I must be annoyed – Fake Charities, From Blog To Statute – More infuriating no vaping signs – Sixteen cancers linked to smoking – Dear “public health”: you seriously cannot figure out why people hate you? – ‘Vapes’ to determine the next president – Mayo Clinic and Rhode Island Department of Health – Anti-E-Cigarette Policy – Flourishing State Taxation projects – E-cigarette retailers in the haze – Coalition Letter Opposing Absurd FDA Regulations – Public health hang-up on e-cigs makes little sense – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest – Tuesday, 9 February 2016

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Mondays News at a glance: Vaping in Wales – Time To Change Tactics ? – Vape, Quit, Tweet: E-Cigarettes and Smoking Cessation, according to Twitter – Why It’s Right To Rejoice At Smokefree South West’s Demise – Anti-nicotine, or anti-enjoyment? – VapourTrails TV – Do e-cigarettes make it harder to stop smoking? – Health Minister accused of “vanity project” – Vaping and Ride-Sharing – Interview: Dr ML Goniewicz – How does Swedish Anti THR compare to USA? – EU watchdog raises alarm on tobacco lobbying – 5 Vaping Researchers Who Clearly Don’t Understand Vaping – A help, or all hype? – Oregon Vapers Could Face E-Cigarette Tax Of 50% – How much do you know about battery safety? – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest – Monday, 8 February 2016

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Fridays News at a glance: TPD implementation – maximising harm by going beyond the minimum – Government Lobbying Government Spotted In Bristol – Smokefree South West to close in June – Public Health (Wales) Bill – Is Glantz’s meta-analysis valid? BBC Radio 4 – Duped and Demoralised Politicians – Fueling the e-cigarette ‘gateway’ crusade with tax dollars – What Can We Do to Save Vaping? The EU and the TPD – Nicotine Science and Policy – Daily Digest – Fri, 5 February 2016

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Thursdays News at a glance: Does Vaping Attack the Immune System? – American Lung Association Gives Middle Finger to Vapers Who Have Quit or are Trying to Quit Smoking – Mayo Clinic: E-Cigarettes well accepted by patients before elective surgery – A Policy Experiment is Worth a Million Lives – The Very Low Nicotine Cigarette (VLNC) versus the e-cigarette – E-cig regulation in Norway: A short status update – Diacetyl in e-cigarettes – VapourTrails TV – Petition: Belgian Federation of Vaping Professionals – Tobacco Harm Reduction Update – E-quitting – Nicotine Science and Policy – Daily Digest – Thu, 4 February 2016

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Wednesdays News at a glance: Two steps back, one step forward – Should We Lie Like Tobacco Controllers? – Hearing Loss Caused By Ecigs? – Fueling the E-Cigarette Gateway Crusade with Tax Dollars – Belgium to legalise e-cigarettes – Big Tobacco Buys Rahm Emanuel; Shuts Down Vaping in Chicago – Chicago Pre-Empted from Adopting Tobacco Tax – Nicotine Science and Policy – Daily Digest – Wed, 3 February 2016

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Tuesdays News at a glance: Tactics, lies and persuasion from top health organizations keep smokers smoking – Hot or cold – How would you like your surströmming Sir? – Wartime Giants – Self-regulated E-liquid industry – Smaller retailers struggle in Athens e-cig market – ALA Attacks Leonardo DiCaprio For Vaping — AVA Says Leave Him Alone – More on Failed Disclosures: Even Former Tobacco Industry-Funded Scientists Disclose their Past History of Financial Conflicts – Study on dual users: people who smoke and vape – Taxing e-cigarettes will backfire on public health -E-Cigs Demistified: Science & Regulations – Nicotine Science and Policy – Daily Digest – Tuesday, 2 February 2016

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