[h=2]Thursdays News at a glance:[/h] Another Incompetent Chief Medical Officer – Dr. Farsalinos asks The Norwegian Institute of Public Health to retract false statements – Norwegian Institute of Public Health must IMMEDIATELY retract false statements about passive e-cigarette exposure – Reality Bites the Dust in New Smokeless Tobacco Study – E-cigs ‘aren’t addictive’ says poll of 10,000 – Many teenagers try e-cigarettes but few become regular users, study finds – New CDC Report on E-Cigarettes Shatters Gateway Myth – Doctors Earn $3.5 Billion in Kickbacks from Pharmaceutical Companies – expert reaction to surveys of e-cigarette use in teenagers – Nicotine Science and Policy – Daily Digest - Thu, 16 April 2015
[h=2]Fridays News at a glance:[/h] Flavor – a Public Enemy? – ViP Call to Action – What to do about… – Smoking and Vaping Keep Moving in Opposite Directions Among Teenagers – CDC’s latest survey on teen “tobacco” use conflates vaping with smoking. But it’s not the same – E-cigarettes make quitting smoking HARDER, study claims – SIRUS and Institute for Public Health in TV debate – Nicotine Science and Policy – Daily Digest - Fri, 17 April 2015
[h=2]Mondays News at a glance:[/h] Louise Ross: why shouldn’t people with poor mental health have the same opportunities as everyone else? – Mad Stan’s Descent Into Parody – Public Health and The Tractor – Peering Through the Haze – The Irish Cancer Society’s hard sell – E-cigarettes and teenagers: cause for concern? – Guest Blog: My First Hustings – E-cigs, journalists, newspapers and the truth? – US E-cigarette Regulation Issues Q&A – CDC is Running a Dishonest Campaign Against E-Cigarettes Which is Re-Normalizing Smoking – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest - Mon, 20 April 2015
[h=2]Tuesdays News at a glance:[/h] E-cigarettes – does type and frequency of use influence quitting amongst smokers? – You May Be Using the Wrong E-Cigarette Type to Quit Smoking – E-Cigarette Opponent Admits that He Wants to Suppress the Truth About Vaping Success – Vaping in the USA: When the lie’s so big – Welsh Dragon -Expert reaction to two new papers – investigating frequency of e-cigarette use and smoking reduction or cessation, and investigating frequency and type of e-cigarette use and quitting smoking – The ACP warns against e-cigarettes. Why? No good reason, but all their peer groups do as well. – Nicotine Science and Policy – Daily Digest - Tue, 21 April 2015
[h=2]Wednesdays News at a glance:[/h] Norwegian Institute of Public Health responded to my commentary – Experts Say E-Cigarettes Could Save Tens Of Thousands Of Lives Every Year – California ecig “regulation” hearing: a catalog of lies (part 1) – E-Cigarettes- What are E-Cigarettes? – A pilot study on nicotine residues in houses of electronic cigarette users, tobacco smokers, and non-users of nicotine-containing products – Teen Ecig Use Increases CDC Frames Attack – Nicotine Science and Policy – Daily Digest - Wed, 22 April 2015
[h=2]Thursdays News at a glance:[/h] CDC Refuses to Ask Critical Survey Question So that Results Don’t Foul Up Its Attack on E-Cigarettes – Institutionalised Lying – An Interview with Nicotine Expert Dr Jacques Le Houezec – Regular e-cigarette use in children, adolescents low – Vaping: it’s like smoking, only more manly – Take a Deep Breath if You Want to Try Competitive Vaping – California ecig “regulation” hearing: a catalog of lies (part 2) – NYTimes editorial and op-ed sows confusion between e-cigs and real ones – Why The CDC Has It Wrong About The Rise In Teen Vaping – Why Is The CDC Lying About E-Cigarettes? – Public Health Circus – Nicotine Science and Policy – Daily Digest - Thu, 23 April 2015
[h=2]Fridays News at a glance:[/h] Irish vaping mystery solved – Tobacco Control Is Getting It Wrong – The Scientific Case for Regulating Menthol: Next to Nothing – Unholy Smoke? Why does the USA fear vaping? – Snus and E-Cigarettes Are Indisputably Safer Than Smoking, Contrary to What The New York Times Wants You to Think – ViP Call to Action – Tobacco Harm Reduction Update – April 23rd, 2016 – New York Times makes clear that they object to Joe Nocera’s honesty – Nicotine Science and Policy – Daily Digest - Fri, 24 April 2015
Why We Should Support…. – IE Ireland – Tobacco companies can’t tell their arse from their elbow – Nitecore D4 Digi Charger – UPDATED 27/04/2015 Recall – Finally the Science is catching up with e-cig users – Five myths about the chemicals you breathe, eat and drink – New studies highlight the danger posed by the Tobacco Products Directive – ‘Vaping leads to smoking’ claim is stubbed out – Journal Commentary on Electronic Cigarettes is a Scientifically Unsupportable Hatchet Job and Fails to Disclose Author’s Conflict of Interest – Health Journalists. Ethics & Truth. Don’t Shoot the Messenger.. -What’s in a label? – Simple talking points on RCTs not being a very useful way to study tobacco harm reduction – Nicotine Science and Policy – Daily Digest - Mon, 27 April 2015
Biochemically verified smoking cessation and vaping beliefs among vape store customers – CDC’s Lies to the Public Called Out in Forbes Magazine and Reason Online – Is the Rise in E-Cigarette Use by Teens a Positive Thing? – E Smoke and Mirrors. The debate on E-Cigarettes – Shocking! Frightful! Oh My Gawd! Where were you? – Nicotine Science and Policy – Daily Digest - Tue, 28 April 2015
Finland – Regulation? – The Clear View: VIP and Mirage E-Cigarettes – Smoking in England – Latest Statistics – Positive News from Hampshire – Counterpoint: Does the Risk of E-Cigarettes Exceed Potential Benefits? No – Nicotine Science and Policy – Daily Digest - Wed, 29 April 2015