By THE EDITORIAL BOARD A British government agency has issued a bullish assessment of the value of electronic cigarettes in helping people to quit smoking. It found that e-cigarettes can reduce the health risks of smoking by 95 percent because they deliver nicotine to satisfy an addiction, but far fewer harmful chemicals than regular cigarettes. […]
By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer Teens who use e-cigarettes are more likely than others to later smoke conventional cigarettes and other tobacco products, a study at 10 Los Angeles high schools suggests. The study doesn’t prove that electronic cigarettes are a “gateway drug” but some doctors say it bolsters arguments that the devices should […]
By John LaChance from Fargo I used to believe smoking was just a part of life. My parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, neighbors, doctors, nurses, teachers, etc. all smoked around me as I was growing up. For years, I worked in bars and restaurants where people smoked. The more they smoked, the more they drank. […]
By: Dr. Eric Johnson, Grand Forks President, Tobacco Free North Dakota If you have not read the June 30, 2015 New York Times article titled, “U.S. Chamber of Commerce Works Globally to Fight Antismoking Measures”, please do so. While we acknowledge there is, at times, a disconnect between national, state and local organizations such as […]
NEW YORK – Frustrated by the slow pace of federal action, state attorneys general are waging their own campaigns against the sale and advertising of e-cigarettes to minors. More than a dozen AGs, including those in New York, California, Indiana and Ohio, are using new state and local laws – some of which they helped […]
Upon reading the New York Times article entitled, “US Chamber works globally to fight antismoking measurers”, TFND communicated its disappointment with the Greater North Dakota Chamber’s work in our state alongside Big Tobacco. In doing so, we sent this letter: TFND Letter to GNDC – 7.1.15. GNDC responded: GNDC – TFND Letter – 7.2.15 And our final communication […]
From the AARC Times, July Issue, Pg. 49 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is already an aggressive bacteria. Now researchers from the University of California San Diego find that cigarette smoke just ups the ante. MRSA bacteria exposed to cigarette smoke in their study were more resistant to reactive oxygen species and antimicrobial peptides, as well […]
By DANNY HAKIM KIEV, Ukraine — A parliamentary hearing was convened here in March to consider an odd remnant of Ukraine’s corrupt, pre-revolutionary government. Three years ago, Ukraine filed an international legal challenge against Australia, over Australia’s right to enact antismoking laws on its own soil. To a number of lawmakers, the case seemed absurd, […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it is seeking additional data and comments on liquid nicotine as it considers warning the public about the dangers of its exposure amid a rise in electronic cigarette use. The agency has evaluated data and science on the risks, especially to infants and children, from accidental exposure to […]
By Andrew Haffner The Southwestern District Unit Health caught six Dickinson businesses selling tobacco to a minor Monday in a quarterly compliance check of 25 city retailers. The businesses that failed the check are M & H Gas Station, Cenex Convenience Store on Villard Street, Simonson’s Store on Villard Street, Rosie’s Food & Gas, and […]