The UK is one step closer to introducing standardized packaging for tobacco products. In an address to the House of Commons, Jane Ellison MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health, called for swift action in light of the recent report confirming the likely positive impact standardized packaging would have on the health of children. […]
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e-cigarettes hot topic in global tobacco control
At the 6th European Conference on Tobacco Control in Turkey last month, the panel discussion on e-cigarettes was one of the most popular and controversial sessions on offer. While much of the data presented was from the UK, there is near universal agreement that e-cigarette use has risen in the past few years, that some […]
Passive smoking linked to increased miscarriage, stillbirth, and ectopic pregnancy risk
BMJ Press Release Associations of lifetime active and passive smoking with spontaneous abortion, stillbirth and tubal ectopic pregnancy: a cross sectional analysis of historical data from the Women’s Health Initiative Passive smoking is linked to a significantly increased risk of miscarriage, stillbirth and ectopic pregnancy, finds a large observational study, published online in Tobacco Control. […]
The Bluetooth e-cigarette
By Stan Shatenstein There are so many spoof sites on the Internet, you have to think carefully before sharing news of an airline that provides in-flight shisha lounges. But a Bluetooth e-cigarette that lets you receive calls and listen to music? Oh, that one’s for real. On the Dutch-based Supersmoker’s UK site, the Bluetooth e-cigarette […]
Will the UK government go ahead with standardised tobacco packaging or not?
Deborah Arnott Chief Executive, ASH UK It seems like a straightforward question, but as is often the case there isn’t a simple answer. The UK parliament has passed primary legislation which allows it to introduce standardised packaging by regulation, but the government hasn’t yet made a decision to go ahead. This primary legislation is […]
FDA moves to make e-cigarette research more difficult
Below we republish a post by Stan Glantz from the UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Reserved & Education. At a time when e-cigarette marketing, sales and use appears to be escalating, “real world” independent research is urgently needed. The FDA appears to be shutting down this important investigative channel. Dilbert meets Kafka again: While FDA […]
#DortmundKills campaign: the legal, moral and ethical case against Inter-tabac Asia
As reported in News Analysis in the January edition of Tobacco Control, the Dortmund city-owned company Westfalenhallen Dortmund GmbH (Germany) is organising Inter-tabac Asia, a trade fair for the tobacco industry, to be held on the Indonesian island of Bali on 27 & 28 February. An international campaign against the event has attracted support from around the world, and […]
When will the tobacco industry apologise for its galactic harms?
Simon Chapman writes for the BMJ blog about the forthcoming advertisements from the US tobacco industry where they must admit to deceiving the public about addiction and health harms. But as snakes shed their skins only to replace them with more of the same, the global tobacco industry continues its business as usual. A friend […]
Beyond statistics: the hidden face of smoking-related cancer
This story should be required reading for anyone who works for a tobacco company or denies that tobacco causes horrific suffering. The editorial team at Tobacco Control thanks Karen for her bravery and honesty in sharing her very personal story. Beyond statistics: the hidden face of smoking-related cancer By Simon Chapman, University of Sydney The […]
Japan: Prime Minister appoints tobacco executive to board of national broadcaster
Earlier this year, tobacco control advocates from around the world supported an effort by their counterparts in Japan to block a proposed appointment of Mr Katsuhiko Honda, former President of Japan Tobacco, to serve on the Board of Governors of NHK, Japan’s public broadcaster (Japan’s equivalent of the BBC). Unfortunately, the temporary success there […]