#news ⚡ Streeck begrüßt Pläne zum Verbot von Menthol in E-Zigaretten: Der Drogenbeauftragte der Bundesregierung, Hendrik Streeck (CDU), begrüßt das von Landwirtschaftsminister Alois Rainer (CSU) geplante... https://hubu.de/?p=314281 | #ezigaretten #menthol #plaene #streeck #hubu

Why does mint make water taste so cold? A scientist explains

Used to smoke menthol ciggies bag in the day. They had a cooling effect as well.

https://theconversation.com/why-does-mint-make-water-taste-so-cold-a-scientist-explains-267550

#TheConversation #Menthol #Mint #Cooling

Clear-type E-Cigarettes Rot Your Heart Faster. So-called “clear e-cigarettes that contain synthetic cooling agents that trigger greater blood pressure and heart rate increases than menthol. #ecigarettes #vaping #clear #cooling #menthol #hypertension #heartfailure #stroke
https://www.instagram.com/p/DN023UfWjJq/

@pathfinder @DrSafariBoob (Both #icilin and #acoltremon are basically super-#menthol.)

A new study finds that mice with Alzheimer's disease improve their cognitive abilities when they inhale menthol. See http://www.neat-news.com/2025/01/21.php. #menthol #Alzheimer

Five tourists in Laos have died from suspected poisoning from alcohol tainted with menthanol in a town frequented by foreign backpackers. Over the course of several days, an Australian, American, British and two Danish tourists were all dead shortly after visiting Vang Vieng. Read more from @USAToday about why menthanol poisoning is so dangerous.

https://flip.it/3kgRAE

#Laos #Poison #Tourism #Menthol #Travel

I’m going to start a conspiracy theory and pseudoscience with the same rigor as flat earth:

Pangea still exists. Oceans are an illusion created by the deep state with the goal of preserving the economic viablilty of big tobacco. The menthol must flow

#pangea #flatearth #bigtobacco #menthol

This is how stupid we've become (and #racist the #GOP is):

After RW polling suggested "black voters may turn on #Harris if she bans #Menthol #cigarettes" (no, I'm not kidding), the #DonnieDumbass campaign has come out publicly against any such ban.

But it bears noting that during the T**** Administration, they promised to ban Menthol "e-cigarettes", then when they didn't, they were "criticized by the African American Community". 🤔

Not that I mind them, but..

I'm suddenly seeing #CDC #PSA campaigns saying "hey, uh.. #Menthol #Cigarattes are bad for you too, you know"

Was there confusion about this?

#FromtheArchives - A 1982 British American #Tobacco document on Project Crawford, a review of the #menthol market. Young focus groups reinforce menthol as a "guilt-reducing mechanism" that "manages...to subtly disguise the sin." Entire report in link👇

https://www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/docs/ktll0200

Also, I’ve never had any delay or denial in approval of #opiates from insurures, public or private.

But trying to get safe, non controversial #lidocaine & #menthol for #pain, I’ve had #insurance deny or delay approval most of the time. Other safe options like #massage or #infrared therapy are never offered.

Government & medical institutions are eager to punish, even imprison doctors & patients trying to treat pain, but zero effort has been made to increase use of safe alternative treatments.

Habe in Online-Präsentation Menthol-Health statt Mental-Health verstanden und lutsche jetzt ein Bonbon.

#Menthol
#MyEnglischIsGudd

#FromtheArchives 1974 Philip Morris document: "A STUDY OF SMOKING HABITS AMONG YOUNG SMOKERS" notes "Menthols in general do better among the very young..."

#tobaccoindustry #archives #menthol #research

https://www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/#id=hjdv0130

#NewPaperAlert - More than a "characterizing flavor": Menthol at subliminal levels in tobacco products. Documents show #tobacco cos used 'subliminal #menthol' in nonmenthol cigs to compensate for flavor loss caused by filters & to reduce smoke harshness:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111346

Fenit Nirappil mined our #Juul documents collection for an insightful new Washington Post article on how #Tobacco companies courted Black and #LGBTQ+ allies to loosen #vaping regulations & fight Biden admin plan to ban #menthol cigs

#archives
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/06/21/menthol-ban-vaping-black-lgbt-activists

21-JUN-2024
Study reveals #evolution of human #cold and #menthol sensing protein, offering hope for future non-addictive pain therapies.
Menthol sensing appeared long before cold sensing, suggesting distinct activation modes that can be disentangled, paving the way for new pain therapies without adverse thermal side effects.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1048570 #science #proteins

How Big Tobacco created a menthol ban controversy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N79xkY30OgM&t=38

#news #politics #uspolitics #tobacco #cancer #menthol #washingtonpost

"Ancestral sequence reconstruction was used to explore the origins of TRPM8 activation modes. By resurrecting key TRPM8 nodes along the human evolutionary trajectory, we gained valuable insights into the trafficking, stability, and function of these ancestral forms. Notably, this approach unveiled the differential emergence of cold and #menthol sensitivity over evolutionary time, providing a fresh perspective on complex polymodal behavior."

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adm9228

Fishermens gegen #Alzheimer?
#inMice #Menthol
https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1130044

#FromtheArchives Brown & Williamson 1987 memo: "Menthol brands have been said to be good starter products because...#menthol covers up some of the #tobacco taste...The level of menthol in the product is...critical"
#mentholisforstarters

https://www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/#id=mnbd0132