Slow day - Altria (PMI) buys Green Smoke; 50,000 Irish smokers reported to have quit via PVs according to PV co. ; dreadful junk segment on Katie Couric;
Coverage: UK, Ire., Ca., US States: NY, PA, IA & IL
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(UK-based med. jrnl) www . bmj . com/content/348/bmj.g475/rr/684977 [junky anti-PV "be afraid, be very afraid" letter which appears to be science-free other than to reference two papers involving nicotine effects from analogs]
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(UK Nat'l paper) www . theguardian . com/society/2014/feb/02/e-cigarettes-medicines-nhs [Guardian picks up story that BAT and Nicolite are both applying to NHS for therapeutic status; similar to yesterday's BBC story, no junk. Also see this in the S. China (HK) Morning Post, apparently junk-free: www . scmp . com/news/world/article/1420057/e-cigarettes-could-gain-status-medicine-britains-national-health-service ]
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(Dublin Ire. local papers' site) www . independent . ie/irish-news/ecigarette-sales-soaring-as-50000-smokers-make-switch-29973483.html [gen'l junk-free article reviews status in Ireland; est.s that 50K Irish smokers have switched to PVs according to quoted PV co. exec.]
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(Toronto Ca local paper) www . theglobeandmail . com/life/health-and-fitness/health/the-high-stakes-debate-over-e-cigarettes/article16628859/ [already posted, comments here: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...570-positive-balanced-article-globe-mail.html
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(Katie Couric video interview w/ ABC's health expert Dr. Besser) news . yahoo . com/video/clearing-air-e-cigarettes-160326994.html [about the best thing I can say here is that "it could've been a lot worse" - we hear the usual "concerns" "fears" "don't know what's in them" stuff, and of course "marketed to minors." On the plus side, he mentioned greater cessation rates than the patch and doesn't invoke "hit job" studies. But it's clear that the producers want to alarm the public, convince them that PVs aren't worth trying, and also that neither he nor Katie knows very much.]
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(WSJ US Nat'l Business) online . wsj . com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304626804579360552508696542 [Altria = PMI to buy Green Smoke, which makes cartomizer kits and has its own branded e-juice. No junk this is straight business reporting.]
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(US Nat'l Business) www . marketwatch . com/story/e-cigarette-companies-scramble-while-tobacco-giants-pounce-lorillard-inc-nyse-lo-philip-morris-international-inc-nyse-pmi-vapor-corp-otcqb-vpco-mcig-inc-otcqb-mcig-2014-02-03?reflink=MW_news_stmp [general report on BT acquisitions of small PV co.s; no junk]
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(Nat'l Ind US web site owned by Anshultz which also owns Clarity) www . examiner . com/article/health-officials-fuming-over-e-cigarette-super-bowl-ads Another pro-vaping review, similar to yesterday's article - junk from cited ANTZ 'experts' - gist seems to be that analogs have "met their match." Caveat lector, I personally wouldn't believe much that this alleged 'publication' suggests as credible, but this article doesn't seem to have any distinctive errors other than the fact that the writer appears unaware of the FDA's postponement on reg.s to 10/31.]
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(NYC-based VICE group web site) motherboard . vice . com/blog/europe-is-all-confused-about-what-e-cigs-actually-are [this article is supposed to about the legal situation in Europe, although it only discusses the EU and the UK. Not particularly informative, but no junk]
(NYC local paper) nypost . com/2014/02/03/blowing-smoke-over-e-cig-ad/ [already posted, comments here: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...19-blowing-smoke-over-e-cig-ad-superbowl.html
(NYC ind. web site video) www . accuweather . com/en/weather-video/video-smoke-alert-the-hidden-dangers-of-e-cigarettes/2395277005001 [dreadful uninformative junky video segment, apparently shown on NYC cable]
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(Philadelpha PA US NBC affiliate) www . nbcphiladelphia . com/news/local/WHYYPhilly-Considering-a-Ban-on-Indoor-E-Cig-Use-243216941.html [This is actually a fairly balanced article in that the writer lets others do the talking. CASAA's Greg Conoley & Jeff Stier of the Public Policy Research Fnd. are both quoted. ANTZ org. GASP now says: "Theres no proof that e-cigarettes are an effective stop-smoking tool - over the long term. (boldface added - also claims 2nd hand "vapor smoke" makes people ill.) See CASAA call on Philly: CASAA: Call to Action! Philadelphia E-Cigarette Usage Ban - no date has been set for hearing (?).]
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(Pittsburgh PA US Local paper) www . post-gazette . com/news/health/2014/02/03/THE-ALLURE-THE-DANGERS-OF-E-CIGARETTES/stories/201402030018 [general article on vaping as cessation; some stoking of minor use fears; some junk; writer unaware of exact nature of PG and VG; but little ANTZ propaganda]
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(ISU IA US student paper) www . iowastatedaily . com/news/article_3c6203a6-89d5-11e3-9924-001a4bcf887a.html [student-written junk-free article on proposed statewide minor ban also covers proposed Story Co. minor ban. ISU hasn't yet included PVs in its Clean Air policy. Also mentions st. A/G Tom Miller's desire to define vaping as smoking for purposes of statewide law. ANTZ orgs in IA have been opposing minor bans on the grounds that they favor Miller's approach, see: Public health groups: Don't ban sale of e-cigarettes to minors « Watchdog.org and This is what local public health looks like, Iowa edition | Anti-THR Lies and related topics ]
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(Jacksonville IL US - Springfield area - radio station) wlds . com/news/store-specializing-in-e-cigarettes-opens-in-jacksonville/ [article on new vaping store; no junk]
Coverage: UK, Ire., Ca., US States: NY, PA, IA & IL
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(UK-based med. jrnl) www . bmj . com/content/348/bmj.g475/rr/684977 [junky anti-PV "be afraid, be very afraid" letter which appears to be science-free other than to reference two papers involving nicotine effects from analogs]
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(UK Nat'l paper) www . theguardian . com/society/2014/feb/02/e-cigarettes-medicines-nhs [Guardian picks up story that BAT and Nicolite are both applying to NHS for therapeutic status; similar to yesterday's BBC story, no junk. Also see this in the S. China (HK) Morning Post, apparently junk-free: www . scmp . com/news/world/article/1420057/e-cigarettes-could-gain-status-medicine-britains-national-health-service ]
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(Dublin Ire. local papers' site) www . independent . ie/irish-news/ecigarette-sales-soaring-as-50000-smokers-make-switch-29973483.html [gen'l junk-free article reviews status in Ireland; est.s that 50K Irish smokers have switched to PVs according to quoted PV co. exec.]
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(Toronto Ca local paper) www . theglobeandmail . com/life/health-and-fitness/health/the-high-stakes-debate-over-e-cigarettes/article16628859/ [already posted, comments here: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...570-positive-balanced-article-globe-mail.html
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(Katie Couric video interview w/ ABC's health expert Dr. Besser) news . yahoo . com/video/clearing-air-e-cigarettes-160326994.html [about the best thing I can say here is that "it could've been a lot worse" - we hear the usual "concerns" "fears" "don't know what's in them" stuff, and of course "marketed to minors." On the plus side, he mentioned greater cessation rates than the patch and doesn't invoke "hit job" studies. But it's clear that the producers want to alarm the public, convince them that PVs aren't worth trying, and also that neither he nor Katie knows very much.]
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(WSJ US Nat'l Business) online . wsj . com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304626804579360552508696542 [Altria = PMI to buy Green Smoke, which makes cartomizer kits and has its own branded e-juice. No junk this is straight business reporting.]
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(US Nat'l Business) www . marketwatch . com/story/e-cigarette-companies-scramble-while-tobacco-giants-pounce-lorillard-inc-nyse-lo-philip-morris-international-inc-nyse-pmi-vapor-corp-otcqb-vpco-mcig-inc-otcqb-mcig-2014-02-03?reflink=MW_news_stmp [general report on BT acquisitions of small PV co.s; no junk]
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(Nat'l Ind US web site owned by Anshultz which also owns Clarity) www . examiner . com/article/health-officials-fuming-over-e-cigarette-super-bowl-ads Another pro-vaping review, similar to yesterday's article - junk from cited ANTZ 'experts' - gist seems to be that analogs have "met their match." Caveat lector, I personally wouldn't believe much that this alleged 'publication' suggests as credible, but this article doesn't seem to have any distinctive errors other than the fact that the writer appears unaware of the FDA's postponement on reg.s to 10/31.]
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(NYC-based VICE group web site) motherboard . vice . com/blog/europe-is-all-confused-about-what-e-cigs-actually-are [this article is supposed to about the legal situation in Europe, although it only discusses the EU and the UK. Not particularly informative, but no junk]
(NYC local paper) nypost . com/2014/02/03/blowing-smoke-over-e-cig-ad/ [already posted, comments here: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...19-blowing-smoke-over-e-cig-ad-superbowl.html
(NYC ind. web site video) www . accuweather . com/en/weather-video/video-smoke-alert-the-hidden-dangers-of-e-cigarettes/2395277005001 [dreadful uninformative junky video segment, apparently shown on NYC cable]
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(Philadelpha PA US NBC affiliate) www . nbcphiladelphia . com/news/local/WHYYPhilly-Considering-a-Ban-on-Indoor-E-Cig-Use-243216941.html [This is actually a fairly balanced article in that the writer lets others do the talking. CASAA's Greg Conoley & Jeff Stier of the Public Policy Research Fnd. are both quoted. ANTZ org. GASP now says: "Theres no proof that e-cigarettes are an effective stop-smoking tool - over the long term. (boldface added - also claims 2nd hand "vapor smoke" makes people ill.) See CASAA call on Philly: CASAA: Call to Action! Philadelphia E-Cigarette Usage Ban - no date has been set for hearing (?).]
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(Pittsburgh PA US Local paper) www . post-gazette . com/news/health/2014/02/03/THE-ALLURE-THE-DANGERS-OF-E-CIGARETTES/stories/201402030018 [general article on vaping as cessation; some stoking of minor use fears; some junk; writer unaware of exact nature of PG and VG; but little ANTZ propaganda]
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(ISU IA US student paper) www . iowastatedaily . com/news/article_3c6203a6-89d5-11e3-9924-001a4bcf887a.html [student-written junk-free article on proposed statewide minor ban also covers proposed Story Co. minor ban. ISU hasn't yet included PVs in its Clean Air policy. Also mentions st. A/G Tom Miller's desire to define vaping as smoking for purposes of statewide law. ANTZ orgs in IA have been opposing minor bans on the grounds that they favor Miller's approach, see: Public health groups: Don't ban sale of e-cigarettes to minors « Watchdog.org and This is what local public health looks like, Iowa edition | Anti-THR Lies and related topics ]
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(Jacksonville IL US - Springfield area - radio station) wlds . com/news/store-specializing-in-e-cigarettes-opens-in-jacksonville/ [article on new vaping store; no junk]
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