tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post1168669193211243325..comments2023-10-17T15:56:22.827+01:00Comments on Velvet Glove, Iron Fist: Nicotine wars: LatestChristopher Snowdonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-11452398391244492762012-12-14T16:13:27.350+00:002012-12-14T16:13:27.350+00:00dearieme,
You are subsidising French tobacco grow...dearieme,<br /><br />You are subsidising French tobacco growers as well....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-32294215049657885372012-02-11T11:53:02.884+00:002012-02-11T11:53:02.884+00:00I don't see the problem. Of course big pharma ...I don't see the problem. Of course big pharma is going to want to defend itself against a competitor and, like any other organisation, will use whatever weapons it has at its disposal. Does that make me a c++t? I don't think so but then I wouldn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-54024126578985646582011-12-13T16:34:42.008+00:002011-12-13T16:34:42.008+00:00"Interesting to note that the real goal is to..."Interesting to note that the real goal is total prohibition of all tobacco products"<br /><br /><br />Which might just have something to do with the Tobacco plant's future in drug production.<br /><br />There have been widespread concerns about the use of edible plants, so they have been looking for a high yield plant that is not part of the food chain.<br /><br /><br />Harvesting "green" pharmaceuticals - 2001<br /><br />"Today, more than one in four pharmaceutical products are manufactured by means of biotechnology and genetic engineering. <br /><br />Until now, drugs such as insulin, interferon and vaccines against jaundice were mostly derived from bacteria or animal cell cultures.<br /><br />Yet these methods have several disadvantages: The proteins produced in bacterial or mammalian cell cultures can trigger immune responses or transmit pathogens such as HIV or viral strains of hepatitis. <br /><br />"Plants, on the other hand, do not produce any bacterial toxins, virus particles or pathogens that might represent a health risk for humans,"<br /><br /><br />"The tobacco plant is most suited to large-scale production of active agents. <br />It can easily be genetically modified and cultivated at low cost. <br /><br />Tobacco generates a great volume of biomass per hectare and year, and thus produces the very high yield of the final product," says the biologist, summarizing the results."<br /><br /><br />Currently in progress at East Malling Research Station Kent<br /><br /><br />"Researchers at East Malling Research are helping to grow genetically-modified tobacco plants which give off a potentially life-saving drug through their roots.<br /><br />It is the first small experimental set up of its kind undertaken in Europe.<br /><br />The EMR team, led by Dr Chris Atkinson, and Professor Julian Ma, of St George's, University of London, are looking at ways to use the plants to produce large quantities of a drug known to block HIV infection.<br /><br />After a year of trials, Professor Ma hopes effective HIV drugs will be produced in sufficient quantities to help millions of people in the next five years.<br /><br />In the latest experiments tobacco plants have been transformed by Prof Ma's team at St. George's University of London to produce a protein called cyanovirin-N, which prevents HIV from binding to human cells.<br /><br />Dr Atkinson, deputy chief executive at EMR, said: "This is a groundbreaking and globally significant piece of research with huge potential.<br /><br />"Tobacco is an ideal non-food crop for this research, thanks to the speed it grows and matures and our deep knowledge of its physiology and transformability, which has been the focus of scientific attention for more than 20 years."<br /><br />KentOnline<br />Friday, December 09 2011<br /><br /><br />RoseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-69648707333099749072011-12-13T14:15:35.089+00:002011-12-13T14:15:35.089+00:00Here it is:
http://www.rjordancizelj.si/images/up...Here it is:<br /><br />http://www.rjordancizelj.si/images/upload/2011/2633_Tobacco_Products_Directive_letter_141011.pdf<br /><br />I've added it to the blog post now as well.Christopher Snowdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-89650151688940224192011-12-13T14:06:28.318+00:002011-12-13T14:06:28.318+00:00Do you have a link to the letter with all its sign...Do you have a link to the letter with all its signatories Chris?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-56543006289755010042011-12-13T14:03:26.392+00:002011-12-13T14:03:26.392+00:00If you want to try snus, don't be put off by t...If you want to try snus, don't be put off by the ban. You can order it online and keep it in the freezer. Most of the time there are no problems. See UK Snus Lovers<br />http://www.facebook.com/groups/40356668212/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-88909756623487837852011-12-13T13:55:45.712+00:002011-12-13T13:55:45.712+00:00Are we still subsidising Greek tobacco growers?Are we still subsidising Greek tobacco growers?deariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-6336907649579339202011-12-13T13:32:59.375+00:002011-12-13T13:32:59.375+00:00The snus ban has always been a bad decision, but o...The snus ban has always been a bad decision, but one that up until now could be described as a mistake, however costly.<br />But now, with dozens of studies and the current behaviour of various European and national officials, the whole matter looks different.<br />What is happening now is that decision makers are deliberately misleading the public into supporting a ban that is indirectly responsible for a huge number of deaths.<br />It would be nice if someone reminded the people in charge that their behaviour, such as distorting the consultation results or using the inappropriate SCENHIR report a few years ago in order to support the ban, may expose them to unpleasant litigation in the future. At least that is my impression.Jeannoreply@blogger.com