Articles tagged with Mark Oates

Science
nicotine-covid snus

Swedish study sheds new light on nicotine-Covid links

Swedish study sheds new light on nicotine-Covid links

Nicotine from tobacco does not protect against Covid-19, a new Swedish study has found. However, the study also adds to the body of evidence suggesting that smokers are somehow protected from Covid-19 infection. It remains unclear why. The study, carried o...

Opinions
PMI-Swedish Match

Experts mull impact of PMI’s acquisition of Swedish Match on harm reduction

Experts mull impact of PMI’s acquisition of Swedish Match on harm reduction

Snusforumet speaks with several tobacco harm reduction experts and advocates to get their take on the potential impact of PMI's acquisition of Swedish Match. On May 11, Philip Morris International (PMI) ann...

Regulations
UK tobacco legislation khan review

‘A sad day for UK smokers’: snus ignored in tobacco legislation review

‘A sad day for UK smokers’: snus ignored in tobacco legislation review

The UK government’s recent post-implementation review of tobacco legislation lacks any mention of snus, delivering a blow to hopes the smokeless tobacco product could help Britain reach its ambitious smoke-fre...

Regulations
UK WHO FCTC COP9

FCTC COP9: All eyes on UK as pressure mounts over WHO harm reduction stance

FCTC COP9: All eyes on UK as pressure mounts over WHO harm reduction stance

Amid a growing chorus calling for the WHO to drop its opposition to tobacco harm reduction, many are pinning their hopes on a post-Brexit UK to challenge the status quo at the upcoming FCTC COP9 meetings. F...

Regulations
jo churchill uk snus ban review

UK breaks from ‘flawed’ EU science with vow of evidence-based snus ban review

UK breaks from ‘flawed’ EU science with vow of evidence-based snus ban review

UK health minister Jo Churchill’s promise of an evidence-based snus ban review marks a significant turning point in acknowledging the questionable science behind the impact assessment used by the EU to justify...

Regulations

Snus after Brexit: positive signals from UK government

Snus after Brexit: positive signals from UK government

The British government has given the first indications that it might consider legalising the sale of snus after Brexit now that the country has left the European Union.  In the run up to Brexit, a growing n...

Science

Snus and Covid-19: Sweden launches new research project

Snus and Covid-19: Sweden launches new research project

Following pleas from a prominent tobacco harm reduction advocate, researchers in Sweden are now examining the relationship between nicotine in snus and Covid-19 using a unique Swedish data set. “Sweden has ...

Health

Nicotine and Covid-19: the world needs Sweden’s help

Nicotine and Covid-19: the world needs Sweden’s help

Widespread use of snus puts Sweden in a unique position to help the world better understand the relationship between nicotine and Covid-19 argues Mark Oates of the New Nicotine Alliance (NNA) in a Snusforu...