Tweet Dr Richard Carmona, the former Surgeon General who supports a comprehensive ban all tobacco products has recently joined the board of a well-known e-cigarette company. His role is an advisory one, essentially to advise the company on public health and regulatory issues, as well as spearhead their research center. Carmona holds other positions along… Read more »
Posts Tagged: e-cigs
Federal Bills Would Substantially Increase Tobacco Taxes and Allow New Taxes on Electronic Cigarettes
Tweet Senate Bill 39, introduced by Tom Harkin in January of this year, if passed would allow federal excise taxes on electronic cigarettes; but only if the FDA finds e-cigs to be tobacco products. A second proposed Senate Bill – number 194, introduced at the same time, with three well known anti tobacco supporters –… Read more »
Smokeless tobacco products to have new warning labels. FDA now seeking comments.
Tweet Feb 1st saw the start of the FDA seeking comments on any changes to the current warning labels on smokeless tobacco products. Electronic cigarettes will fall into this category, and as such will have to display these new warnings. The FDA are undertaking this research with the aim of better informing the public of… Read more »
Plain packs are effective – poor research says so!
Tweet A study has been done that claims that plain packaging on cigarettes works, and is turning smokers away from cigarettes in Australia. Considering that plain packaging has very recently been introduced there, it’s an interesting and very quick conclusion. The study in question is called ‘The impact of Tobacco Related Health Warning Labels across… Read more »
One interesting reason e-cigs are easier to switch to.
Tweet Had a bit of an epiphany last night while I was reading a book about motivation. In it the author suggest that the motivational paradigm (idea/theory) that we use is not good for us, and doesn’t really work. He has scoured the research and he has proof that if you offer rewards for certain… Read more »