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May 14. Health New Zealand Ltd makes oral
submission to the Maori Affairs Select Committee in Christchurch on company research results relevant to the
Committee’s Inquiry into the tobacco industry. www.healthnz.co.nz/HealthNZ_Oral_14May2010.ppt
9 April 2010: E-cigarette clinical trial results. www.healthnz.co.nz/News2010.htm
March 2010: 6712 visits to this site, mainly
for information on e-cigarettes. 45% from USA, 17% from NZ.
October 2009: Dr Laugesen
slide presentation on the electronic cigarette Oceania Tobacco Control Conference. Darwin. ElectronicCigsDarwinOct09.pdf
13 Aug. 09. Electronic buzz:
E-cigarettes
stir excitement, concern. 2000
sold in one day from one store, US$60 ea. “The best stop-smoking
tool I have seen” – says doctor treating patients with
emphysema. - WFAE 90.7FM Charlotte NC USA http://wfae.org/wfae/19_100_0.cfm?id=5343&action=display
July 2009: Over 7000
visitors to this site, mainly to read or download Health
NZ research on e-cigarettes, and mainly from USA, but many from NZ and a
wide spread of other
countries.
3o July 2009. FDA report – actually shows
e-cigarettes much safer than conventional ones ecigarette.htm
26 June
2009. RYO cigarettes dangerous money-savers - Health NZ research coynews.htm
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27 February 2010: New Nicotine cigarette gives
fast delivery of nicotine to the lung. Results released to Society
for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco in Baltimore MD, USA. For smokers, this is
likely, once sold, to be a life-saving smoking substitute they will
gladly switch to.
Nicotine Pyruvate
inhaler-cigarette has potential as a rapid, safe and pleasant way for
smokers to obtain nicotine. The
device was tested by Health New Zealand Ltd and Christchurch Clinical
Studies Trust in 2009 for Duke University, USA more…….
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 2010
Dr Murray Laugesen
QSO for public services
WHO Tobacco or Health medallist
MBChB NZ, FRCS Edin, MCCM NZ, FNZCPHM Dip
Obst
Managing director and public health
physician
On leaving the Public
Health Commission in 1995 Dr Laugesen founded Health New Zealand Ltd as
his consultancy company. Dr Laugesen has been involved in the
prevention of cancer, heart disease and smoking at national level since
1984. More…
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