robbster wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptAfter 42 years, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has ended a test to measure the amount of tar and nicotine in cigarettes.
According to the Associated Press, the FTC decided to discontinue the testing for two reasons: the test itself was flawed, and tobacco companies could [...]

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CiglessBot wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptFor over four decades the tobacco industry has used machine testing approved by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to measure tar and nicotine levels in cigarettes.
But in a 4-0 vote, the FTC has now shunned the tests, known as the Cambridge Filter Method, rescinding guidance [...]

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CiglessBot wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptFindings could point towards more successful smoking cessation efforts.  The study was published in an online Early Edition issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the week of November 24. Scripps Florida is a division of The Scripps Research Institute.
The neuropeptide, hypocretin-1 [...]

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CiglessBot wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt American researchers have recently discovered a connection between two proteins in the brain, linking nicotine addiction and autism.
According to a study presented at a Society for Neuroscience meeting, there is a physical and functional association between these two conditions.
The study showed that the neurexin-1 [...]

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Kabuki wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptTobacco companies have covered up for 40 years the fact that cigarette smoke contains a dangerous radioactive substance that exposes heavy smokers to the radiation equivalent of having 300 chest X-rays a year.
Internal company records reveal that cigarette manufacturers knew that tobacco contained polonium-210 but [...]

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CiglessBot wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptA Kansas State University psychology professor’s research suggests that nicotine’s power may be in how it enhances other experiences.
For a smoker who enjoys drinking coffee, the nicotine may make a cup of joe even better.
And that offer another explaination why smoking is so hard to [...]

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