Tag: reduces-smoking

  • BAT quits nicotine inhaler to focus on vaping

    British American Tobacco (BAT) has quit plans to market a nicotine inhaler called Voke to focus on consumer items like e-cigarettes rather than health products. The move reins in BAT's earlier, very diversified approach to cigarette alternatives, which are being pursued by all big listed tobacco companies including Philip Morris International and Japan Tobacco International…

  • BAT quits nicotine inhaler to focus on vaping

    British American Tobacco (BAT) has quit plans to market a nicotine inhaler called Voke to focus on consumer items like e-cigarettes rather than health products. The move reins in BAT's earlier, very diversified approach to cigarette alternatives, which are being pursued by all big listed tobacco companies including Philip Morris International and Japan Tobacco International…

  • Trump presses Democrats on Obamacare, calls for bipartisan fix

    U.S. Republican President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday kept up his attacks on Democrats and Obamacare while calling for a bipartisan effort in Congress to come up with a healthcare alternative that would lower costs and improve care. In a series of tweets, Trump, who takes office later this month, blasted Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer…

  • Otonomy’s ear infection drug succeeds in late-stage trial

    (Reuters) – Drug developer Otonomy Inc said on Thursday its drug to treat acute otitis externa (AOE), an infection in the outer ear canal, met the main goal in a late-stage trial. AOE, also known as swimmer’s ear, is a type of bacterial infection causing inflammation in the external ear canal. Children suffering from middle-ear…