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New study confirms benefits of rimonabant in weight loss

Phase III clinical study comparing placebo to rimonabant, the first agent in a new therapeutic class known as selective cannabinoid type 1 (CB1) blockers, showed that overweight or obese people taking rimonabant 20mg once daily benefited from a significant reduction in their body weight

29 Aug 2004

BMA Scotland launches public consultation on smoking in public places

BMA Scotland is today launching a campaign to encourage members of the public to have their say in the Scottish Executive's consultation on smoking in public places.

26 Aug 2004

Cigarettes produce 10 times more pollution than that of an average diesel exhaust

Smoke from cigarettes produces 10 times more pollution than that of an average diesel exhaust, according to a controlled experment carried out in Italy. The experiment is reported in the current issue of Tobacco Control, an international peer review journal for health professionals and others in tobacco control.

24 Aug 2004

Another large tobacco company has joined the Master Settlement Agreement with Iowa and other states

Iowa's share of payments will be about $14.8 million over the next ten years, with over one-fifth of that going to State coffers.

23 Aug 2004

Body symmetry could be a tell tale sign of an aggressive person

Researchers may get some indication of how aggressively an angry person will react by measuring the size relationship between a person’s ears and other body parts, according to a new study.

23 Aug 2004

Tobacco youth buy rate in Nevada cut in half

Nevada Attorney General Brian Sandoval has announced that the percentage of stores that sold cigarettes and other tobacco products to minors has dropped to 8.2% in July.

23 Aug 2004

Rooms where people smoke contain higher air concentrations of endotoxins

A room where people smoke contains dozens or hundreds of times higher air concentrations of endotoxins than smoke-free indoor air. This has been shown by a research team from Lund University.

23 Aug 2004

Nicotine replacement therapy shown to help teenagers and women

In the first study, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found that the nicotine patch seems to work as well, at least initially, for teens as it does for adults. In addition, the patch, the top delivery form of NRT (followed by gum, an inhaler and a nasal spray) worked equally well with or without supplementation by an anti-depressant given to the teens.

21 Aug 2004

Health Canada has outlined proposed changes to the current labelling requirements for tobacco packaging

Health Canada has released a consultation document,"Building On Success - A Proposal for New Health-Related Information on Tobacco Product Labels," outlining proposed changes to the current labelling requirements for tobacco product packaging.

20 Aug 2004

$1.7 Billion dollar public health settlement with major tobacco company

Attorney General Baker stated that, “Georgia’s citizens receive two major victories from this settlement. The first is that Sun Tobacco now will be subject to the same marketing restrictions as other MSA participants, prohibiting them from marketing tobacco products to our youth.

20 Aug 2004

Outraged at cigarette manufacturers plan to expolit black youth and urban hip-hop culture

The National African American Tobacco Prevention Network has denounced a plan by KOOL brand cigarettes to escalate its targeting of black youth and urban hip-hop culture by sponsoring a nationwide Hip-Hop DJ Competition

18 Aug 2004

Decreases in tobacco, drug and alcohol use by students

California's Attorney General Bill Lockyer has released the results of the 10th Biennial California Student Survey (CSS), which shows decreases in tobacco, drug and alcohol use by students in the seventh, ninth and 11th grades during 2003 and 2004.

18 Aug 2004

Exposure to natural and man-made substances in the environment accounts for at least two-thirds of all the cases of cancer in the U.S.

These environmental factors include lifestyle choices like cigarette smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, poor diet, lack of exercise and excessive sunlight exposure. Other factors include exposure to certain medical drugs, hormones, radiation, viruses, bacteria, and chemicals that may be present in the air, water, food and workplace.

18 Aug 2004

Steps families take to minimize asthma triggers in the home are either wrong or ignored

Parents of children who suffer with asthma are making many efforts to clear their homes of substances that could trigger their child's symptoms, but the steps they take aren't always the ones that could do the most good, a new University of Michigan study finds. And many don't take other steps that are known to help.

17 Aug 2004

Charlie Watts treated for throat cancer

The drummer for The Rolling Stones Charles Robert "Charlie" Watts is currently being treated for throat cancer. He is reported to be at the end of a six-week course of radiotherapy after being diagnosed in June of this year.

15 Aug 2004

Smoking may be on the rise again

The statistics are alarming: About one in five high school seniors smoke cigarettes daily. Yet nearly half a million Americans die prematurely from tobacco-related disease and smoking is projected to in some way kill one third of all smokers.

15 Aug 2004

Ways to economically recover recombinant proteins from transgenic tobacco

The economics of producing biopharmaceuticals from transgenic plants such as tobacco is still a roadblock to producing large quantities of urgently needed medicines, especially for people in underdeveloped nations.

12 Aug 2004

Nutritionists are attacking Tennessee's obesity problem

Rep. Zach Wamp announced Tuesday the federal earmark for Tennessee on the Move, which is designed to inform and inspire Tennesseans of all ages to take small, simple steps to maintain a healthy weight.

12 Aug 2004

Survey shows Irish happy with smoke free pubs

Results of a survey, commissioned by the Irish Department of Health and Children, show continuing strong public support for the smoke-free at work measure introduced on 29th March, 2004. The survey of 1,000 people was carried out recently by Lansdowne Market Research.

11 Aug 2004

The smoking rate among Canadian teenagers has dropped below that of the general population for the first time in almost 10 years

Data show that 18% of teens aged 15 to 19 smoked daily or occasionally last year, down from 22% in 2002. Substantial changes in the smoking behaviour of Quebec and Ontario youth are behind much of the decrease, namely lower smoking rates among boys in Quebec and girls in Ontario.

9 Aug 2004

Tobacco News and Research

New study confirms benefits of rimonabant in weight loss

BMA Scotland launches public consultation on smoking in public places

Cigarettes produce 10 times more pollution than that of an average diesel exhaust

Another large tobacco company has joined the Master Settlement Agreement with Iowa and other states

Body symmetry could be a tell tale sign of an aggressive person

Tobacco youth buy rate in Nevada cut in half

Rooms where people smoke contain higher air concentrations of endotoxins

Nicotine replacement therapy shown to help teenagers and women

Health Canada has outlined proposed changes to the current labelling requirements for tobacco packaging

$1.7 Billion dollar public health settlement with major tobacco company

Outraged at cigarette manufacturers plan to expolit black youth and urban hip-hop culture

Decreases in tobacco, drug and alcohol use by students

Exposure to natural and man-made substances in the environment accounts for at least two-thirds of all the cases of cancer in the U.S.

Steps families take to minimize asthma triggers in the home are either wrong or ignored

Charlie Watts treated for throat cancer

Smoking may be on the rise again

Ways to economically recover recombinant proteins from transgenic tobacco

Nutritionists are attacking Tennessee's obesity problem

Survey shows Irish happy with smoke free pubs

The smoking rate among Canadian teenagers has dropped below that of the general population for the first time in almost 10 years

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