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2 months ago | 
tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com | Michael Siegel
The American Medical Association (AMA) yesterday claimed that electronic cigarettes cause not just one type of cancer, but multiple types. Here is their statement: "Overwhelming evidence demonstrates that multiple types of cancer are linked to tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, and that the longer someone uses these products the greater their health risks become."I'm at a loss for the multiple types of cancer that are caused by electronic cigarettes.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com | Michael Siegel
One of the major arguments that the major national health organizations make against the use of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation is that many smokers become "dual users" (i.e., people who use both e-cigarettes and real cigarettes). For example, the American Heart Association makes the following argument: "E-cigarette promoters claim the devices can help people quit smoking. But much more evidence is needed to determine if they are an effective way to quit.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com | Michael Siegel
In its statement responding to the FDA's approval of Zyn nicotine pouches for marketing in the United States, the American Lung Association blasted the FDA and called for the removal of all flavored nicotine products from the market. This includes flavored nicotine gum but not flavored NRT nicotine gum. The ALA argued that flavored nicotine products appeal to youth and could cause addiction, and therefore should be removed from the market.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com | Michael Siegel
The American Lung Association has issued a statement in response to the FDA's authorization of Zyn nicotine pouches in which it blasts the FDA for approving this product and asserts that it is a "gift to Big Tobacco." The statement also implies that Zyn contains tobacco and can cause cancer. The American Lung Association stated as follows:"Let’s be clear: Zyn is a tobacco product, and no tobacco product is safe.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com | Michael Siegel
In an inane statement, the American Lung Association asserted that if you quit smoking by switching to nicotine pouches, you have not quit smoking.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com | Michael Siegel
In light of the FDA's approval yesterday of a pre-market tobacco product application (PMTA) for Zyn nicotine pouches, I did some internet searches to see what tobacco control and health groups are telling the public about the health risks of nicotine pouches compared to cigarettes. The fact that the FDA approved this product indicates that the agency determined that nicotine pouches are much safer than cigarettes. This is one determination the FDA must make before it can approve any PMTA.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com | Michael Siegel
In what I find a shocking policy revelation, the director of the UCSF Center for Tobacco Research and Education stated on ABC News that she supports a nearly complete ban on the sale of e-cigarettes in San Francisco while real cigarettes continue to be sold with almost no restrictions (the story begins at 37:58). In 2019, the city of San Francisco banned the sale of virtually all e-cigarettes. The only products allowed to be sold are those which are tobacco-flavored.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com | Michael Siegel
An important but largely ignored study published last week in the journal Biomarkers compared changes in exposure to toxic and carcinogenic chemicals among three groups: (1) smokers who switched completely to e-cigarettes; (2) smokers who continued to smoke their usual cigarette brand; and (3) smokers who discontinued all use of nicotine products (both cigarettes and e-cigarettes). A total of 89 smokers were randomized to one of these three groups for six days.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com | Michael Siegel
Through the lobbying efforts and misinformation of multiple anti-vaping groups, of which Parents Against Vaping E-Cigarettes, the American Lung Association, American Heart Association, and the American Cancer Society are just a few, many states and the federal government have implemented a near total ban on flavored e-cigarettes. Because of the hare-brained Pre-Market Tobacco Application scheme, the FDA has to date approved only 34 e-cigarettes for sale in the United States.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
augsburger-allgemeine.de | Michael Siegel
Mehrere Verhandlungstermine und eine ganze Reihe von Zeugen gab es wegen eines Vorfalls auf einer Bauwagen-Party im Landkreis Aichach-Friedberg. Ein 21-Jähriger war in Berufung gegangen, nachdem er vom Amtsgericht Aichach wegen sexuellen Missbrauchs einer damals 13-Jährigen verurteilt worden war. Die Jugendkammer des Landgerichts Augsburg sprach ihn nun frei. Das hatte die Verteidigung des jungen Mannes von Anfang an gefordert.
