E-Cigarettes Recommendable over Ordinary Cigarettes

Seeking to get rid of the evil habit of smoking, try and prefer electronic cigarettes, suggests a team of researchers from the Athens- based Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, as revealed in a recent report, to all those people who are failing constantly in their efforts to quit inhaling tobacco. The team has been affirming that while providing the same experience as cigarettes does, when one would chuck out his addiction would not even be realized by him.

Besides, the fatal consequences such as a heart disease would also not occur. The claims are evident-based from a study conducted recruiting some 20 young daily smokers. Heart activities of participants smoking an ordinary cigarette were examined and compared with those smoking E-cigarettes for 7 minutes. It was found the latter group was least affected, however, the former group tended to show distraction in their blood pressure or heartbeats.

It has been told that one ordinary cigarette provides such levels of nitrosamines, which are offered by electronic cigarettes in four to 12 months, if smoked daily. Researcher Konstantinos Farsalinos was quoted as saying, “Currently available data suggest that electronic cigarettes are far less harmful, and substituting tobacco with electronic cigarettes may be beneficial to health”.

Driver held over untaxed cigarettes

Deputy Muar police chief Superintendent Sahadan Jaafar said police detained the white Inokom 3-tonne lorry at the Jalan Bari second link and found 310 boxes of contraband cigarettes. He said police arrested the 30-year-old lorry driver from Alor Star, Kedah. The cigarettes are valued at RM155,000 with unpaid Customs duty of RM1.41 million.

Sahadan said the suspect, upon conviction, could be fined 10 times the value of the cigarettes or RM1.55 million. He said initial investigation revealed the driver was instructed to deliver the cigarettes, believed to have been smuggled from a neighbouring country, from Air Hitam in Johor to Malacca. "The suspect claimed he had met an individual in Singapore who offered him RM200 for each delivery, from Air Hitam to Malacca," he said.

E-Cigarette Now Delivers More Vapor and Better Flavor

Electronic cigarettes are an exciting new technology that offers cigarette smokers an alternative that is free of tars and other byproducts while offering the complete experience of smoking. A battery that looks like a cigarette and a disposable cartridge vaporize a specially formulated liquid producing a vapor that looks, feels and tastes like cigarette smoke. Users can switch to these smokeless e-cigarettes immediately without any discomfort.

Now there is an intermediate step between smoking cigarettes and total abstinence that promises hope for millions of people. PrimeVapor, a US company based in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, has developed a new version of these vapor cigarettes that combines the latest battery technology with their own vapor formula to make the most advanced electronic cigarette on the market. The PrimeVapor flavor cartridge is processed in the United States at their ISO9002 certified facility. This plant operates under the pharmaceutical industries’ Good Manufacturing Practice to guarantee the highest quality control standards.

The proprietary formula is made from all-natural; US made vegetable glycerin, food grade flavor extracts and just the right amount of nicotine to offer the smoker everything they need. It compares favorably to the widely used Chinese origin e-cigarette formulas that use propylene glycol. Most importantly, it compares favorably to 4,000 or so chemical by-products in tobacco smoke that includes some known carcinogens. With the introduction of the new Chameleon battery, PrimeVapor takes the lead in e-cigarette technology.

This protected lithium-ion battery is not only durable and long lasting, but has PrimeVapor’s own SmartCharge LED indicator that tells the user how much charge is remaining in their battery every time they use it. Electronic cigarettes have never been easier to use. PrimeVapor recommends the Deluxe E-Cigarette Starter Kit for those who want to begin using e-cigarettes. This is a complete package of batteries, USB Battery Charger and AC Adapter plus a package of five flavor cartridges.

NH court reverses ruling in light cigarette case

The New Hampshire Supreme Court Tuesday reversed a class-action certification in a lawsuit filed by consumers who claim tobacco giant Philip Morris violated the state’s Consumer Protection Act by falsely labeling a brand of cigarettes as ‘‘Marlboro Lights.’’ The Supreme Court says there were ample academic studies and news reports suggesting that smokers of light cigarettes inhaled the same amount of tar and nicotine as smokers of other cigarettes.

The lawsuit was filed 10 years ago by longtime Marlboro Lights smoker Karen Lawrence, but was on hold for several years awaiting U.S. Supreme Court rulings on a variety of related topics. A superior court judge certified it as a class-action suit in 2010 and the Supreme Court ruling addresses only whether that certification was in error. The case has yet to go to trial. Tuesday’s ruling cites studies dating to 1976 that indicate smokers of light cigarettes compensated by smoking more or inhaling deeper.

The justices ruled unanimously that plaintiffs would have to be polled individually about the information they were exposed to and their individual smoking habits — making the case inappropriate for a class action. Attorney Chuck Douglas, who represents Lawrence, said he and other lawyers representing her were discussing whether they would proceed with her case. He said Lawrence survived lung cancer, but stressed the case wasn’t about cancer but about advertising statements he says violate the state’s Consumer Protection Act.

‘‘I wish the case had been able to go forward because these folks are entitled to compensation for the representations that were false,’’ said Douglas. Philip Morris spokesman Murray Garnick said the ruling joins those of 15 other courts that have rejected the cases on a variety of legal grounds. ‘‘The court recognized correctly that there are too many individual issues for this case to be treated as a class action,’’ Garnick said.

Federal appeals court says no to FDA graphic cigarette warnings

Medline Plus has reported that smoking is simply bad for your health. Smoking causes harm to nearly every organ of the body. Approximately 87 percent of lung cancer deaths are caused by cigarette smoking. Cigarette smoking is also responsible for many other cancers and health problems, which include lung disease, heart and blood vessel disease, stroke and cataracts. And women who smoke have a greater risk of certain pregnancy problems or having a baby die from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

Furthermore, secondhand smoke from cigarette smokers can also be very harmful to other people. Therefore the FDA was surprised when a federal appeals court recently threw out its attempts to place graphic warning labels on cigarette packs. David Pittman has reported for MedPage Today "Appeals Court Nixes Cigarette Warnings." In a 2-1 decision on Friday a federal appeals court threw out the FDA's attempts to have warning labels, such as a pair of lungs which are blackened by smoke, put on cigarette packs. In this decision the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld a lower court ruling in March that cigarette companies' First Amendment rights would be violated by such warning labels.

In this ruling the court also ruled that the FDA failed to show these warning labels would reduce smoking. The federal appeals court wrote "FDA has not provided a shred of evidence -- much less the 'substantial evidence' required by the Administrative Procedure Act-- showing that the graphic warnings will 'directly advance' its interest in reducing the number of Americans who smoke. FDA makes much of the 'international consensus' surrounding the effectiveness of large graphic warnings, but offers no evidence showing that such warnings have directly caused a material decrease in smoking rates in any of the countries that now require them."

The American Cancer Society and other anti-smoking advocates are clearly disappointed by he ruling in this case. Chief executive John R. Seffrin, PhD of the American Cancer Society said in a statement "Overwhelming evidence demonstrates both that existing warnings have failed to inform the public adequately of the risks of tobacco use, and that the large, graphic warnings required by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act would be effective at raising public awareness of the risks of smoking," The case is on record as R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co et al v. FDA, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, No. 11-5332.

Court Strikes Down Gross-Out Cigarette Labels

The government can't force cigarette makers to put disgusting imagery warning of the dangers of smoking on their packages, a federal appeals court ruled today. In a 2-1 decision, the justices upheld a lower court ruling that the labels violated free speech protections, the AP reports. They
said the case raises "novel questions about the scope of the government's authority" to regulate companies' speech.

They also added that the FDA "has not provided a shred of evidence" that the warnings would "directly advance" its goal of reducing smoking. Legal experts tell the Wall Street Journal that the case will probably wind up being decided by the Supreme Court.

Judge mulling whether to revive cigarette lawsuit

After a hearing Tuesday in Edwardsville, Madison County Circuit Judge Dennis Ruth took the matter under advisement without offering any insight on when he might rule. A different Madison County judge in 2003 found that Philip Morris misled customers about “light” and “low tar” cigarettes and broke state law by marketing them as safer.

The state’s high court later threw out that verdict. But a state appellate court last year cleared the way for the plaintiffs to argue that a favorable 2008 U.S. Supreme Court decision in an unrelated case may be applied to reinstate the Madison County case. The class-action lawsuit involves 1.1 million people who bought “light” cigarettes in Illinois.