Researching safer, effective alternatives to smoking   

February 2010 Dr Laugesen will attend the 16th Annual Conference of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

 

Early 2010  E-cigarette trial (pharmacokinetics and craving) to be published by Clinical Trials Research Unit University of Auckland. In Tobacco Control first on line.

 

October 2009: Dr Laugesen slide presentation on the electronic cigarette (personal nicotine vaporizer).  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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Dr Murray Laugesen QSO

MBChB NZ FRCS Edin  NZCPHM

Dip Obst NZ

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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