Cigarettes and Tobacco News

'FIRE-SAFE' CIGARETTES ARE HERE
Source: The Union Leader
Author: Shawne K. Wickham
Sep 29, 2007 -- A new state law aimed at preventing fatal fires caused by smoking materials kicks in tomorrow.
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HAZARDS: SMOKELESS TOBACCO ON PAR WITH CIGARETTES
Source: New York Times
Author: Nicolas Bakalar
Aug 20, 2007 -- Smokeless tobacco, the kind users put between cheek and gum, is one way to satisfy a craving for nicotine without offensive smoke. But a new study has found that it may be almost as effective as cigarettes in delivering nicotine and carcinogens.
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IS IT POSSIBLE FOR CIGARETTES TO BE SAFER?
Source: Orlando Sentinel
Author: Robyn Shelton
Jul 24, 2007 -- You don't often see the words "safer" and "cigarettes" in the same sentence.
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COFFEE AND CIGARETTES MAY REDUCE RISK OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Source: The Conservative Voice
Jul 12, 2007 -- A new medical report is causing shockwaves throughout the world: smoking cigarettes and drinking coffee may protect people from Parkinson's disease, according to a medical study in a recent issue of Archives of Neurology.
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CANDY CIGARETTES MAY ENCOURAGE FUTURE SMOKING
Source: Science Daily
Jun 18, 2007 -- New research suggests that playing with candy cigarettes may favorably set the minds of some children towards becoming future cigarette smokers. The study, reported in the July issue of Preventive Medicine, shows that in a nationally representative sample of 25,887 US adults, the percentages who had never consumed candy cigarettes were 12% in current and former smokers vs. 22% in never smokers, and the corresponding percentages of adults who had regularly (often or very often) consumed candy cigarettes were 22% in current and former smokers vs. 14% in never smokers.
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