For 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 it established 42 years ago. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) found that cigarette design … [Read more...] about FTC Rescinds Guidance On Cigarette Testing
Scripps Florida Scientists Find Blocking a Neuropeptide Receptor Decreases Nicotine Addiction
Findings 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 (Orexin A), may initiate a key signaling cascade, a series of closely … [Read more...] about Scripps Florida Scientists Find Blocking a Neuropeptide Receptor Decreases Nicotine Addiction
Smokers Use Cigarettes to Cope with Stress
Smokers are poorly equipped to deal with distress without resorting to cigarettes because of their implicit belief that smoking helps them to deal with difficult feelings, a conference for psychologists was told yesterday. Nigel Vahey of NUI Maynooth said research had found that a key psychological component of tobacco-dependence involved the implicit belief that smoking was … [Read more...] about Smokers Use Cigarettes to Cope with Stress
Nicotine Addiction Linked to Studies on Autism
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 beta proteins, which are a part of the brain's chemical … [Read more...] about Nicotine Addiction Linked to Studies on Autism
Obama Expected To Render Stricter FDA Imports Monitoring
With Barack Obama having been elected the next president of the United States on November 4, Americans are now expecting to see him keep his promise of bringing the change that the nation needs. Currently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is said to begin to both monitor more closely and to instate stricter regulations, as well, where imports are concerned, in order to … [Read more...] about Obama Expected To Render Stricter FDA Imports Monitoring
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