News tagged with nicotine delivery

Appeals court says US can't block electronic cigarettes

A US appeals court ruled Tuesday that the government cannot block the sale or import of so-called electronic cigarettes under existing laws, in a victory for the industry.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chewing tobacco maker agrees to $5M settlement

(AP) -- The maker of Skoal and Copenhagen smokeless tobacco has agreed to pay $5 million to the family of a man who died of mouth cancer in what is believed to be the first wrongful-death settlement won from a chewing tobacco ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 07, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New pump created for microneedle drug-delivery patch

(PhysOrg.com) -- Purdue University researchers have developed a new type of pump for drug-delivery patches that might use arrays of "microneedles" to deliver a wider range of medications than now possible ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Sep 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Electronic cigarettes require more suction than conventional brands

Stronger suction is required to smoke "electronic cigarettes" - marketed as tobacco-free nicotine delivery systems - than conventional brands, with possible adverse effects on human health, researchers at ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 28, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1