New Study Shows Electronic Cigarettes Have No Short-Term Adverse Effects on Coronary Microcirculation
The results of a recently published study on the effects of electronic cigarettes on coronary microcirculation support the theory that the popular devices are significantly less harmful than tobacco cigarettes. The small-scale research presented at European Society of Cardiology 2013 Congress, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, was conducted by a team of scientists led by Dr. Konstantinos Farsalinos of the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, in Kallithea, Greece. The presented...
Read More...New Clinical Study Shows E-Cigarettes May Help People Quit Smoking
Following a new clinical study funded by LOGIC Electronic Cigarettes, renowned psychiatric expert Dr. Keith Ablow has reported dramatic result regarding the efficiency of e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation and reduction aid. Ablow's research monitored the progress of a number of traditional tobacco smokers who were given 10 menthol or tobacco flavored electronic cigarettes. Over the 90-day study period, participants were periodically asked about their use of tobacco...
Read More...New Study Finds E-Cigarette Use Leads to Short-term Smoking Reduction and Cessation
A new e-cigarette study financed by Scottsdale-based NJOY and led by independent researchers and led by independent researchers Mitchell Nides, Ph.D., and Scott Leischow, Ph.D., found electronic cigarettes show great smoking reduction and cessation potential. The research has been approved for publication in the American Journal of Health Behavior and will be published online on October 1,2013. The week-long pilot study evaluated the short-term potential for smoking...
Read More...CASAA Funded Study Proves Chemicals in E-Cigarettes Pose Minimal Risk
Over the years, electronic cigarettes have been included in smoking bans in various parts of the world because of worries regarding the presumed negative effects chemicals in the vapor might have on users and bystanders. So far, there had been little research done into the chemistry of e-cigarettes, and the few prior studies were either completely ignored, or their findings exaggerated in the name of slanderous propaganda. The Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives...
Read More...Study Shows E-Cigarettes Deliver Three Times Less Nicotine Than Analogs
A major concern of both e-cigarette opponents and vapers has always been the amount of nicotine delivered by electronic cigarettes. How much nicotine do you actually inhale when vaping? Is it more than what you get from a traditional cigarette, do users risk an overdose or, even worse, nicotine poisoning? Ovale, one of the world's largest e-cigarette companies, has recently commissioned a study hoping to find the answers to these questions. According to a study conducted...
Read More...World’s First Ever E-Cigarette Clinical Trial Shows Dramatic Quit Rates in Smokers with No Interest in Quitting
Ever since the debate regarding the effectiveness of electronic cigarettes as smoking cessation aids began opponents have constantly argued that small scale studies and surveys don't offer enough proof and that a clinical trial is necessary to settle the issue. Thanks to an Italian study published at the end of last month, we now have clinical evidence that e-cigarettes can actually help people quit smoking. The study, entitled "Efficiency and Safety of an Electronic...
Read More...Study Shows E-Cigarettes Cause Significantly Less Cell Damage Than Tobacco Cigarettes
It has long been known that cigarette smoke causes cell damage which in many cases leads to serious conditions, from heart diseases to cancer, but not much was known about the effect e-cigarette vapor has on cells. Luckily, a new study conducted by a team of Italian scientists and Dr. Konstantinos Farsalinos, frm Greece, puts vapers' worried to rest. Electronic cigarettes have been used as an alternative to analogs for some time now, and even though companies aren't...
Read More...E-Liquid Much Safer than Tobacco According to New Study
A recent study on the levels of nicotine, nicotine degradation products and impurities in commercially available refill liquid for electronic cigarettes found that the nicotine content corresponded to the one specified on the bottle labels and that impurities were below the level where they would be likely to cause harm. There has been a lot of speculation regarding e-liquid contents, and anti-nicotine campaigners have used the lack of scientific data as an argument in...
Read More...Online Survey Shows How Using E-Cigarettes Affects Vapers’ Lungs
The results of a recent online survey conducted by The Ashtray Blog's James Dunsworth and researcher Paul Bergen shed some light on a so-far largely ignored subject - how electronic cigarettes affect vapers' lungs. This new survey was conducted on over 1,000 e-cigarette users. Like Greek cardiology researcher, Dr. Konstantinos Farsalinos, who was asked to analyze the result, notes "it should be mentioned that such surveys, like the one we are currently...
Read More...Metal Traces Found in E-Cigarette Vapor – Should You Be Worried?
A recently published scientific study has reported the detection of traces of metals in the aerosol from one brand of electronic cigarettes. This disturbing discovery frightened e-cigarette users, many of which have begun to doubt the safety of these smokeless devices. The study conducted by Monique Williams, Amanda Villarreal, Krassimir Bozhilov, Sabrina Lin andPrue Talbot appeared in the
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