Cigarettes With Pro-Environment Marketing Perceived as Less Harmful, Study Finds

A new Stanford study finds that people perceive cigarettes with pro-environment marketing on the packaging as less harmful not only to the environment but also to the health of smokers and people around them. The survey, published recently in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, is the first to gauge the effect of such marketing on cigarette packaging, which is viewed about 20 times a day by the average pack-a-day smoker

2019-08-05
medicalxpress.com

FDA Can Save Lives by Rejecting Scott Gottlieb's Lies

E-cigarettes have proven effective at helping people quit smoking, a massive potential public health gain, considering nearly half a million people die every year from smoking-related illnesses. The big question is: How can we help smokers quit and at the same time discourage young people from taking up either smoking or vaping? Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb has paid some lip service to “preserv[ing] e-cigarettes as a tool to help adult smokers while snuffing out the teen smoking epidemic,” but it’s difficult to believe Gottlieb or the FDA when they’ve been lying to us so far. Teen smoking remains a concern, but let’s be honest about the size and scope of the problem: There is no teen smoking epidemic.

2019-08-05
washingtonexaminer.com

Trying to Cut Cigarette Use by Banning Vaping Might Backfire

The building is the headquarters of Juul, a large company that markets vaping products — electronic cigarettes — that has been running full-page ads in major newspapers ostensibly attempting to limit sales of its product: “Youth vaping is a serious problem” that justifies “cracking down on underage sales at retail stores” and removing from stores “flavored products.” Juul’s flavors include mint, mango, fruit and cucumber. Other companies’ flavors have included “Unicorn Puke” and “Zombie Juice.” The target audience is not mature. This city, Juul’s host, recently banned such products from being sold in stores or online and delivered to city addresses. Its purpose is to limit cigarette smoking, the nation’s foremost cause of preventable death (..)

2019-08-05
japantimes.co.jp

Hospitalizations Highlight Potential Dangers of E-Cigs to Teens’ Lungs

The eight Wisconsin teens had become so short of breath that they needed to be hospitalized. Although the cause of their lung injuries remains to be determined, the teens had one thing in common: All reported vaping in the weeks and months before their hospital stays in July. The health department’s investigation into these cases has just begun. But vaping as a culprit isn’t a stretch. With more adolescents using JUUL and other types of electronic cigarettes, sometimes frequently, “it is not surprising” that we are starting to see some children developing lung injuries, says pediatric pulmonologist Sharon McGrath-Morrow of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore. “Studies already have reported more chronic respiratory symptoms and more severe asthma symptoms in adolescents who vape,” she says.

2019-08-05
sciencenews.org

Juul Launches New E-Cigarettes That Monitor When And Where You Use Them

The company recently launched its new smart e-cigarettes. These devices will collect information regarding the user, even tracking when and where they vape. The device will reportedly even utilize facial recognition software to keep the device out of the hands of children. However, there have already been some concerns about how the company will use the data they collect from their customers. Dan Thomson, a spokesperson for Juul, recently stated that the company’s intention is to offer the data they collect to their customers for their own access.

2019-08-05
inquisitr.com

Altria Says Cigarette Sales Continue to Decline

Altria Group Inc. reported its second quarter earnings. Although revenue beat Wall Street expectations, adjusted earnings fell short. The Company attributes this to the decline of cigarette sales, as e-cigarettes grow in popularity. Altria sells Marlboro, the largest U.S. cigarette brand, but declines in cigarette sales puts the Company in a rough spot, forcing them to look for growth in other areas, such as e-cigarettes, oral nicotine pouches and cannabis products. Shares of the market fell 1% in premarket trading. According to Refinitiv analysts, the Company reported earnings per share of USD 1.10, adjusted vs. earnings per share of USD 1.11, expected and a revenue of USD 5.19 Billion vs. an estimated revenue of USD 5.09 Billion.

2019-08-05
financialbuzz.com