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Public Health Groups Urge FDA to Follow Up on Nicotine Lollipop Ban By Taking Action Against Other New Nicotine Products
WASHINGTON, April 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Eleven public health groups today sent a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration urging the FDA to stop the sale of other new nicotine products just as it recently stopped the sale of nicotine lollipops and WASHINGTON, April 22 /U.S. Newswire/ --...
Tags: FDA, public health
Research articles 2002-04-22
Nicotine-laced lollipops declared illegal by FDA. (News).(Brief Article)
Nicotine-enhanced lollipops, marketed as a tool to help smokers kick the habit, took a hit last month when the FDA ruled that they were being illegally sold by several U.S. pharmacies. The nicotine-spiked lollipops were concocted by pharmacist Nicotine-enhanced...
Tags: FDA
Research articles 2002-04-01
Vector seeking FDA guidance on smoking-cessation claim.(Industry News)(Vector Group Ltd.)(nicotine-free Quest cigarettes)
Miami-based Vector Group Ltd. has announced that in a preliminary study on its reduced nicotine and nicotine-free Quest cigarettes, 33 percent of Quest 3 smokers were able to achieve four-week continuous abstinence, a standard threshold for smoking c Miami-based Vector Group Ltd. has announced that in...
Tags: cigarette, FDA
Research articles 2003-12-01
Nicotine-free quest now available. (Industry News).(Vector Group Ltd.)(Brief Article)
Miami-based Vector Group Ltd. has announced that Quest, the first cigarette brand that allows consumers to gradually step down nicotine consumption to nicotine-free smoking, is now available in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illin Miami-based Vector Group Ltd. has announced that Quest, the first...
Tags: cigarette
Research articles 2003-04-01
New signs of nicotine's addictiveness - nicotine boosts activity within nucleus accumbens in rats - Brief Article
Nicotine's effects on the brain precisely mimic those produced by morphine and other major drugs of abuse, according to a study conducted on rats. The finding by Italian scientists "adds new weight to the conclusion that nicotine is indeed addictive," Leslie L. Iversen of the University of Oxford in England...
Tags: University of Oxford
Research articles 1996-07-20
TFK: Proliferation of Nicotine Lollipops Underscores Need for FDA Regulation of All Nicotine Products
WASHINGTON, April 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement by Matthew L. Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, on the proliferation of nicotine lollipops: WASHINGTON, April 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement by Matthew L. Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, on the...
Tags: FDA
Research articles 2002-04-03
UCI Tobacco Research Center Study Suggests First Exposure to Nicotine May Change Adolescents' Brain, Behavior; Animal Study Suggests Nicotine Use Is More Rewarding During Teen Years.
Byline: University of California, Irvine IRVINE, Calif., May 13 AScribe Newswire -- The adolescent brain appears to be more responsive to nicotine's rewarding effects than the adult brain, a UC Irvine Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center TTURC animal study has found. ...
Tags: tobacco, University of California
Research articles 2004-05-13
REGULATORY: Nicotine Water Denied by FDA
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857; Tel: 888/463-6332) responded to a Citizen's Petition by preventing Nicotine Water, or Nicowater from hitting store shelves. The FDA considered several factors, including statem The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, 5600 Fishers Lane,...
Tags: FDA
Research articles 2002-08-01
Liggett Papers Show Company Sought More Potent Nicotine in Tobacco.(Originated from The Boston Globe)
Mar. 26--Researchers for the tobacco industry agonized over whether to pursue a safer cigarette and thus admit the harmful effects of smoking, while at the same time worked to increase the nicotine kick in tobacco products to keep smokers coming b Mar. 26--Researchers...
Tags: Boston Globe, tobacco
Research articles 1997-03-26
TFK: Vector's Claims About 'Nicotine-Free Cigarettes' Underscore Congress' Need to Grant FDA Authority Over All Tobacco Products
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement on nicotine-free cigarettes by Matthew L. Myers, president, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement on nicotine-free cigarettes by Matthew L. Myers, president, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids:
Tags: FDA, tobacco, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2003-01-27
NICOTINE.
Elan Corporation PLC and Perrigo Company, Allegan, Mich., have received approval from FDA for Elan's sNDA to change the status of its Nicotine Transdermal System patch from prescription to over-the-counter ... Elan Corporation PLC and Perrigo Company, Allegan, Mich., have received approval from...
Tags: Elan Corp. Plc., prescription
Research articles 1999-01-25
Nicotine lollipop sales climb; FDA steps in. (Industry News).(Food and Drug Administration )(Brief Article)
Drug stores are experiencing strong sales of nicotine-laced lollipops to smokers who want to quit, even though the pops have not received federal regulatory approval, the Wall Street Journal recently reported. Drug stores are experiencing strong sales of nicotine-laced lollipops to smokers who...
Tags: sales, FDA
Research articles 2002-06-01
Position Statement Of The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) On Water Products That Contain Nicotine
WASHINGTON, June 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The International Bottled Water Association IBWA emphasizes that water-based products that contain nicotine and are intended for drinking are not considered by federal regulatory authorities to be "bottled wateWASHINGTON, June 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The International Bottled Water Association IBWA emphasizes that water-based products...
Tags: FDA
Research articles 2002-06-06
Targacept, a spinoff of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco aimed at finding medicinal uses for nicotine. (Regional Report: Triad).(Targacept Inc. receives venture capital funding)(Brief Article)
WINSTON-SALEM -- Targacept, a spinoff of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco aimed at finding medicinal uses for nicotine, has landed $46 million in venture capital. Financing was led by Nomura ... WINSTON-SALEM -- Targacept, a spinoff of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco aimed at finding medicinal uses for nicotine, has...
Tags: venture capital
Research articles 2003-03-01
NIH Awards Grant to SRI International and UCSF to Study Pharmacogenetics of Nicotine Addiction and Treatment; Program Will Facilitate Development of Novel Medications to Reduce the Impact of Smoking as a Major Health Problem
MENLO PARK, Calif. -- SRI International and the University of California, San Francisco UCSF, today announced they have received a five-year, $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health NIH for the Pharmacogenetics of Nicotine Addiction Treatment PNAT program. The interdisciplinary, multi-center research program is focused on the pharmacogenetics...
Tags: health care
Research articles 2006-01-25
Nicotine patches for 12-year-old British smokers
LONDON AFP — British schoolchildren as young as 12 are to be offered nicotine patches to help them kick the habit, according to health officials. "It does not take long for young people to be addicted to nicotine," Iain Miller, a smoking cessation adviser with local healthcare provider Derwentside...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Patches, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2005-12-20
US study finds 'significantly' more nicotine in cigarettes
NEW YORK AFP — The amount of nicotine in cigarettes has increased by 10 percent in recent years, according to new US research, with scientists warning the hike could make it harder for smokers to quit. A study by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health found that, regardless of brand,...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Benefits, cigarette, HEALTHCARE, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2006-08-31
U.S. HHS: Gene variant found that can help protect against nicotine addiction
M2 PRESSWIRE-25 June 1998-U.S. HHS: Gene variant found that can help protect against nicotine addiction C1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:240698 Some individuals carry a gene variant that may help protect them from becoming addicted to nicotine, according to a new study funded in part by...
Tags: Benefits, cigarette, HEALTHCARE, SOFTWARE, tobacco, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Research articles 1998-06-25
Nicotine helps schizophrenics with attention and memory.
M2 PRESSWIRE-23 June 2005-YALE UNIVERSITY: Nicotine helps schizophrenics with attention and memoryC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:23062005 New Haven, Conn. -- Cigarette smoking may improve attention and short-term memory in persons with schizophrenia by stimulating nicotine receptors in the brain, according...
Tags: memory, researcher, Yale University
Research articles 2005-06-23
Yale will enroll patients in smoking cessation study combining nicotine patch and naltrexone.
M2 PRESSWIRE-1 May 2001-YALE UNIVERSITY: Yale will enroll patients in smoking cessation study combining nicotine patch and naltrexone C1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01052001 New Haven, Conn. -- Cigarette smokers interested in quitting are invited to join a six-week, research treatment...
Tags: medication, Patches, patient, Yale University
Research articles 2001-05-01
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