In the latest volume of Tobacco Control, among the many new strategies proposed by self described endgame visionaries, those who are skirting ever so closer to prohibition but dressing it up in more flattering wear, is a new paper evaluating various smokeless products as cessation aids. (Regarding the same volume, make sure to read Carl […]
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Really super article in the UK Maidenhead Advertiser titled TV chef’s staff told to butt out. I thought this was worth repeating in its entirety because it is so groundbreaking, so edgy, and cuts straight to the heart of so many contemporary issues. This is journalism at its finest. So sit yourself down (but not […]
Short one today…more a pointer at a couple of posts from elsewhere. Over at Instead titled Can We Trust The FDA To Fairly Regulate E-Cigarettes? the point is made that considering that the FDA treats snus as if it is as dangerous as smoking, we must need worry about what they will end up doing […]
In a recent article in Nicotine and Tobacco Research, Does Dual Use Jeopardize the Potential Role of Smokeless Tobacco in Harm Reduction? Kimberly Frost-Pineda et al investigate and discuss the ramifications of dual use (link to abstract). (First of all to get the terminology clear, dual use refers to the same individual sometimes smoking and […]
I am not one for conspiracy theories but the events of the last month or so have me wondering if I should throw out my well worn rose coloured glasses. The FDA attack on flavored product and now with the letters to the major e-cigarette groups, and the recent American Heart Association policy statement (all […]
Dorothy Bishop has a posting Science and journalism: an uneasy alliance that is very worth reading. Excerpt: So here we come to the nub of the matter, and the reason why scientists tend to get cross about misleading reporting: it is not just down to human error. The errors aren’t random: they fall in a […]
Reading, writing and thinking about tobacco related issues has me continually circling back to wondering how so many ludicrous statements (not to mention research and policy) see the light of day, and even when exposed to the bright cruel light of reason still manage to live long and prosper. For example, the following is taken […]
A colleague ran across this and just had to pass it on. Though it does not exactly qualify as harm reduction, it does raise some important issues. But first the citation and abstract: Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2010 Jun 19. [Epub ahead of print] A case of life-threatening rectal administration of moist snuff. Knudsen K, Strinnholm […]
Following up on epidemiology showing that diabetics taking metformin have a decreased cancer incidence, new research using mice found further support for pursuing the possibility of using this drug to reduce the risk of lung cancer in general. Though the mechanisms are not fully understood, and there is still the need to do research with […]
Tamping down the urge to simply rant and rage against this “regulatory wrath” I find myself somewhat at a loss regarding the legal niceties at play. I just cannot tell if the FDA is acting within or outside its jurisdiction. But even if they do have the power, this is just plain wrong. In January […]
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