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Tobacco industry opposes South African laws to curb smoking
The South African government is under pressure to scrap proposed new tobacco laws meant to curb smoking, among other goals, writes Bekezela Phakathi for Business Day....
Misinformation, lack of access, confusion hamper quitting smoking
Philip Morris International Inc on 20 August released a ‘white paper’ titled “Unsmoke: Clearing the way for change” based on findings from an international study...
Daily e-cigarette use may help smokers quit regular cigarettes
A study from Massachusetts General Hospital's Tobacco Research and Treatment Center provides critical population-level evidence demonstrating that using e-cigarettes daily helps US smokers to...
Easing privacy rules proposed to improve addiction treatment
The Trump administration proposed to ease privacy rules governing addiction treatment on 22 August in an effort to give doctors access to key information about...
A moral problem – Barriers to e-cigarettes for smoking cessation
Ensuring that vaping is cheaper than smoking is key to harm reduction among poorer communities in the United Kingdom, research by sociologist Frances Thirlway of the...
Experts urge India medics not to recommend banning e-cigs
More than 60 specialists in nicotine, science and medicine have urged the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to reconsider its recommendation to prohibit e-cigarettes, citing a critical...
Altria, Philip Morris consider reuniting for post-cigarette future
Tobacco may be on the verge of its biggest-ever deal, and it’s not about cigarettes, reports Bloomberg in Business Maverick. Rather, more than 10 years after...
Advertising restrictions needed to curb vaping among youth
As the popularity of e-cigarettes among Canadian teens surged, advertisements in stores and on TV contributed to their popularity – and now need to be regulated – according to...
E-cigs can trigger same lung changes seen in smokers, emphysema
E-cigarette 'vaping' is widely assumed to be safer than cigarette smoking, but scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine have uncovered...
Italy wants to send phone-addicted teenagers to rehab
A politician in Italy submitted a bill in late July that is intended to curb what she perceives as the rising threat of ‘phone addiction’ among...