SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Scientists have discovered that the brain region associated with movement disorders like Parkinson’s disease is also linked to physical nicotine withdrawal symptoms, potentially opening new avenues for smoking cessation treatment. The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced on January 8 that researchers led by Dr. Im Heh-in have [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – In a recent ruling, the Seoul Administrative Court dismissed the argument of an electronic cigarette liquid importer, Company A, that its product should not be classified as tobacco because it was extracted from the stem, not the leaves, of the tobacco plant. The importer had been importing e-cigarette liquid made [...]
WARSAW, Poland, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — International public health specialists, scientists, doctors, regulators, consumers and manufacturers are convening this week in the Polish capital to discuss new ways of tackling global smoking-related death and disease. Over four days, 70 speakers and hundreds of delegates at the tenth annual Global Forum on Nicotine (21 – 24 June) will [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Following an interpretation by the government that nicotine extracted from tobacco roots and stems does not legally qualify as ‘tobacco’, imports of nicotine for e-cigarettes known to be extracted from the said parts have soared. The Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) reported that imports of nicotine extracted from [...]
NEW YORK, Apr. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — via NetworkWire – NetworkNewsWire (“NNW”), a multifaceted financial news and publishing company, today announces the publication of an editorial featuring Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (CSE:LXX) (OTCQX:LXRP), a client of NNW focused on developing and out-licensing its proprietary technology for improved taste, rapidity, and delivery of bioactive compounds, including cannabinoids [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A study conducted by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Professor Kim Hee Jin of the Yonsei Graduate School of Public Health revealed that 65.5 percent of smokers between the ages of 13 and 39 use flavored cigarettes. The data was collected through an online survey [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Smokers lighting up in the comfort of their homes will no longer be able to continue in safe anonymity. On August 9, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that it had revised existing regulations to cut down on indoor smoking in residential apartments. Under the new policy, apartment [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of mild cigarettes that contain lower levels of tar and nicotine are increasing each year. According to KT&G (the Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Corporation), sales of low-tar cigarettes – containing under 1mg of tar and 0.1mg of nicotine – accounted for almost 50 percent of total cigarette sales [...]
SEOUL, Feb.15 (Korea Bizwire) – Research shows that most of those who quit smoking made up their minds because of encouragement from their families. According to a survey conducted by Johnson & Johnson Korea on 1,000 adults between the ages of 20 and 50, 96.5 percent of men quit smoking at the urging of their [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Supplements to improve smoking behavior will be designated and administrated as sanitary aids even though they do not contain nicotine. The supplements only have fragrances added instead of nicotine, and are used as a thinner for concentrated nicotine used in vape pens. In addition, products used for oral hygiene [...]