Study Concludes E-Cigarette Aerosol Is Toxic, Its Results Show Otherwise
A study due to be published in the Current Environmental Health Reports journal, concludes that secondhand exposure to exhaled e-cigarette aerosol is toxic because it contains particulate matter. The problem is the presented results of the observational study show levels of particulate matter in homes of e-cigarette users are no different than those measured in smoke-free and vape-free homes. The purpose of the
Read More...E-Cigarette Vapor Contains Less Volatile Organic Compounds Than Normal Exhaled Breath, Study Shows
Scientists from the Spanish Council of Scientific Research came up with some pretty interesting results after measuring the levels of several volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in indoor air, normal exhaled breath, smoke of tobacco cigarettes, exhaled breath of smokers after taking cigarette puffs, e-cigarette aerosol and exhaled breath of vapers after taking e-cigarette puffs. The issue of second-hand vapor and the exposure of bystanders to volatile organic...
Read More...Study Shows Smokers Who Switch to E-Cigarettes Breathe Fewer Toxins
According to a new English study published in the Cancer Prevention Research journal, smokers who switch to electronic cigarettes and even dual-users significantly reduce their exposure to life-threatening pollutants like carbon monoxide and acrolein. Researchers from the Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine at Queen Mary University of London gave electronic cigarettes to 40 participants - typically in their 40's - who said they wanted to quit smoking and had tried...
Read More...Study Finds E-Cigarettes Act as Gateway to Smoking. No, Not Really…
A new e-cigarette study sponsored by the National Cancer Institute and carried out by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center concluded that teenagers and young adults who use electronic cigarettes are more likely to move on to smoking tobacco than those who never try the devices. Unfortunately, the reasoning behind this conclusion is questionable, at best. The
Read More...Using E-Cigarettes Could Leave Lungs Vulnerable to Infection, Australian Research Finds
Dr Miranda Ween, a researcher in the Lung Research Unit at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, in Australia, has been studying the effects e-cigarette vapor may have on the lungs, and though her findings won't be published until next year, she has revealed that using e-cigs makes users prone to lung infections. Ween's research focused primarily on the lungs' capacity to clear unwanted cells and bacteria, and it apparently found that e-cigarette use impairs this ability. "We...
Read More...E-Cigarettes Around 95% Safer Than Smoking, Scientific Review Shows
According to an expert independent review commissioned by Public Health England (PHE), an agency of the UK’s Department of Health, and led by researchers from King’s College London and Queen Mary University of London, e-cigarette use is around 95% safer than smoking tobacco. "E-cigarettes are not completely risk free but when compared to smoking, evidence shows they carry just a fraction of the harm," Professor Kevin Fenton, Director of Health and Wellbeing at...
Read More...Big Tobacco Study Claims E-Cigarette Vapor Is as Harmless to Human Airway Tissue as Plain Air
A new study funded by tobacco giant British American Tobacco (BAT) and published in the Toxicology in Vitro scientific journal found that electronic cigarette vapor is about as safe as air to human airway tissue. Scientists at British American Tobacco teamed up with the MatTek Corporation, which makes models of human cells used in 'in vitro' laboratory experiments, to test the potential adverse effects of e-cigarette vapor on airway tissue compared to cigarette smoke....
Read More...Italian Study Claims E-Cigarettes Are Safe to Use but Don’t Help Smokers Quit
According to an Italian study published in the PLoS One medical journal, electronic cigarettes can keep ex-smokers from relapsing, but do not help dual-users give up smoking. Fourteen Italian researchers from various universities, healthcare organizations and the Higher Institute of Health (ISS) monitored a large sample of e-cigarette users, smokers and dual users, for a period of 12 months, to see how successful they are in
Read More...E-Cigarettes NOT a Gateway to Smoking for Teens, French Survey Shows
According to a new survey conducted on a representative sample of over 3,000 French students, electronic cigarettes do spark teen curiosity, but they are not a gateway to smoking. On the eve of World No Tobacco Day, French association Paris Sans Tabac (Tobacco-Free Paris) partnered with the Paris Academy to shed some light on controversial issues, like whether e-cigarettes act as a gateway to smoking for youths. To find some much needed answers, they conducted a survey on...
Read More...Analysis Shows Metals Emitted from E-Cigarettes Are Within Safety Limits
Several studies have reported the presence of heavy metals in electronic cigarette aerosol, which is plausible due to the build structure of these devices. However the health impact they might have on users has not been properly defined. In order to shed some light on this issue, a team of Greek researchers led by Dr. Konstantinos Farsalinos conducted a through analysis, evaluating the exposure of e-cigarette users to heavy metals and comparing it with currently-available...
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