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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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·          Clinical trials and pharmacokinetic research

·          Risk profile testing of alternatives to smoking products cigarettetesting.htm  Alternatives.htm

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·         Consultancy, to reduce heart disease, cancer, and smoking.

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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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