Vaping Much Less Harmful to Lungs Than Smoking Tobacco, Comprehensive Review Concludes
In an attempt to change the general public's misperceptions about vaping and electronic cigarettes, an international team of researchers and scientists conducted a comprehensive review of significant scientific studies on the effects of vaping on human lungs and the respiratory tract. They concluded that electronic...
Read More...Indian Study Claims Vaping Is a HUGE Gateway to Vaping
E-cigarette opponents have been using the gateway-to-smoking argument for years, but with multiple studies and
Read More...Tobacco Control Experts Claim Vaping Products Are Harmful and Do Not Help Smokers Quit
The European Respiratory Society (ERS) Tobacco Control Committee, an international group of respiratory doctors and scientists, recently issued a statement warning that tobacco harm reduction strategies that involve the use of alternatives like electronic cigarettes do not work and are based on undocumented claims.
Read More...The FDA Is Investigating Reports of Seizures Possibly Linked to Vaping
Just before Scott Gottlieb quit his position as Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, the agency issued a bizarre announcement warning the public about a potential link between vaping and a number of reports of seizures. "Today, we’re notifying the public of another potential emerging safety issue of which the FDA has recently become aware. We have reports indicating that some people...
Read More...Simple Lab Experiment Shows Shocking Effects of Smoking Compared to Vaping
Public Health England (PHE) recently released footage from a simple lab experiment that shows the devastating effects smoking can have on our lungs and how they can be avoided by switching to vaping or quitting completely. As part of PHE's Health Harms campaign, which encourages smokers to quit this January, health experts Dr Lion Shahab and Dr Rosemary Leonard carried out a very basic...
Read More...FDA to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes in Convenience Stores and Gas Stations
The Food and Drug Administration recently announced plans to ban the sale of most flavored electronic cigarettes in traditional physical locations like convenience stores and gas stations, in an effort to prevent a new generation of nicotine addicts. Last Thursday, the FDA and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data which showed a 78 percent increase in...
Read More...FDA Slams Chinese Company for Allegedly Selling Viagra and Cialis Infused E-Liquid
The US Food and Drug Administration recently issued a warning to Chinese e-liquid company HelloCig for selling and advertising products allegedly infused with erectile dysfunction drugs like Viagra and Cialis. The offending company, HelloCig Electronic Technology Co. Ltd, reportedly advertised and e-liquids like “E-Cialis HelloCig E-Liquid” alongside a bottle of Cialis pills and...
Read More...Teen Allegedly Develops ‘Wet Lung’ After Only Three Weeks of Vaping
Doctors at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center recently reported the case of an 18-year-old woman who developed a life-threatening condition known as 'wet lung' after using electronic cigarettes for three months. The woman, whose identity was not revealed for privacy reasons, had reportedly decided to try e-cigarettes as a way to calm her nerves while working as a...
Read More...Punitive Taxation and Excessive Regulation of E-Cigarettes Have Increased in Europe, Think Tank Report Shows
The European Policy Information Center (EPICENTER) recently published its annual Nanny State Index, which tracks tracks overbearing, paternalistic lifestyle regulation across Europe in four major categories: alcohol, food&soft drinks, tobacco and electronic cigarettes. For the latter, this year's report shows an increase in both taxation and regulation, despite the ample scientific evidence that vaping is considerably safer than smoking tobacco.
Read More...Russia to Regulate E-Cigarettes Differently Than Other Tobacco Products
You know there's something wrong with the US regulations of electronic cigarettes when even a country like Russia has the common sense to regulate vaping products as a separate category of tobacco products. Russia doesn't have the most impressive records when it comes to public health and anti-corruption, but even its legislators realize that vaping is considerably different than...
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