snus
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Budgets/TaxesRegulationTobacco
Nicotine, Smokeless Tobacco & Tourette Syndrome
by Brad Rodu February 23, 2017A man with Tourette Syndrome, a nerve disorder developing in childhood and involving muscle tics (repetitive involuntary movement) and voice problems (here), recently posted online his experience with smokeless tobacco. …
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Budgets/TaxesRegulationTobacco
Experts to FDA: End the Smokeless Tobacco Misinformation Campaign
by Brad Rodu February 7, 2017Two internationally renowned tobacco policy experts are urging “the FDA and like campaigns and health information websites” to “follow established ethical principles and accepted communication methods to inform the public…
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Budgets/TaxesTobacco
Confirmed: Snus Use Protective for Parkinson’s Disease
by Brad Rodu January 6, 2017Investigators in Sweden, Italy and the United States report that “non-smoking men who used snus had a substantially reduced risk of Parkinson’s disease…” The research, published in the International Journal…
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Budgets/TaxesTobacco
FDA Rejects Plea to Correct Smokeless Tobacco Warnings; A Closer Look at Flawed Interpretations
by Brad Rodu December 21, 2016After two and a half years’ review, the FDA Center for Tobacco Products rejected Swedish Match’s request to eliminate or revise the 30-year-old, egregiously inaccurate warnings that are required to…
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Budgets/TaxesTobacco
Snus Not Associated with Gastroesophageal Reflux, Says Norwegian Study
by Brad Rodu November 23, 2016Norwegian researchers report that snus users had lower risks for gastroesophageal reflux symptoms (GERS) than never users (abstract here). This builds on Swedish findings of six years ago that snus…