Health
Smoking rates continue to drop in many states: CDC
(HealthDay)—Cigarette smoking continues to decline in about half of American states, according to the latest U.S. government estimates.
May 21, 2015
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News tagged with smokeless tobacco products
Health
Using tobacco's marketing techniques in public health messaging
Carla Berg is trying to think like a tobacco executive. The associate professor in behavioral sciences and health education wants to borrow the sophisticated market segmentation techniques the tobacco industry has used so ...
May 6, 2015
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Health
FDA panel opposes dropping warnings from tobacco pouch (Update)
Government advisers recommended against a proposal by Swedish Match to market its smokeless tobacco pouches as less harmful than cigarettes and other tobacco products.
Apr 10, 2015
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FDA questions evidence for lower-risk tobacco product
U.S. health regulators have questions about the data submitted by tobacco maker Swedish Match in its bid to become the first company to market a smokeless tobacco product as less harmful than cigarettes.
Apr 7, 2015
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Pediatrics
Some kids use tobacco, E-cigarettes together, study finds
(HealthDay)—American children and teens who smoke may also use a variety of other nicotine delivery systems, including e-cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, hookahs and pipes, a new study finds.
Feb 2, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Levels of cancer-causing chemicals in smokeless tobacco products influence carcinogen exposure
Higher levels of cancer-causing chemicals called tobacco-specific nitrosamines in smokeless tobacco products led to greater exposure to these carcinogens even after taking into account how much or how long the product was ...
Dec 19, 2014
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Pediatrics
Hookah pipes, smokeless tobacco snus associated with smoking onset
Smoking water pipe tobacco from hookahs and using the smokeless tobacco snus were associated with initiating cigarette smoking and smoking cigarettes in the past 30 days among previously nonsmoking teenagers and young adults, ...
Dec 8, 2014
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Health
Snus use in Norway has tripled in five years
The increase in Scandinavian snus consumption in Norway is highest among young people, according to a new report from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
Nov 20, 2014
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Health
Psychological distress affects tobacco use differently for men and women
A new study in the American Journal of Health Behavior finds that women are more likely than men to use tobacco products after experiencing severe psychological distress.
Jun 18, 2014
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Firm seeks to say tobacco cuts risk
Smokeless tobacco maker Swedish Match is asking the Food and Drug Administration to certify its General-branded pouches of tobacco as less harmful than cigarettes.
Jun 10, 2014
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