Study on the Formation of Benzene in E-Cigarettes Finds More of It in Ambient Air
The authors of a new study on the formation of benzene in electronic cigarettes struggle to suggest that levels of the known carcinogen detected during their research can be considered dangerous, when in reality they are much lower than the benzene found in tobacco smoke and even ambient air. Let me just start by saying that if you want to know how misinformation about e-cigarettes...
Read More...Mysterious Study Claims Vaping May Cause Severe Strokes, Is Worse Than Smoking
A recent study presented at the American Heart Association's International Stroke Conference in Houston, last month, suggests that e-cigarette users are at an even greater risk of stroke that cigarette smokers. According to a press release published by the American Heart Association "Mice exposed to e-cigarette vapor for 10 days or 30 days had worse stroke outcome and neurological deficits, than...
Read More...Depression Linked to E-Cigarette Use, But Not in the Way You Might Think
Researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston recently published a study on the longitudinal relationship between e-cigarette use and elevated depressive symptoms among young adults. Their results are interesting, although unsurprising, but they way the university and the media have chosen to report the findings of this research is the textbook definition of "misleading".
Read More...E-Cigarettes Are Considerably Less Toxic Than Tobacco Cigarettes, Study Finds
A new study that analyzed the levels of dangerous toxins and carcinogens in the bodies of smokers, e-cigarette users and dual-users has found that vaping seems to be much safer than smoking. Moreover, it seems that smokers who switch to electronic cigarettes completely cut their intake of toxins as much as those who quit smoking using traditional nicotine replacement therapies, like nicotine gum, patches or lozenges.
Read More...Small Study Concludes That E-Cigarettes MAY Increase Risk of Heart Disease
A small study published in the JAMA Cardiology medical journal found that regular e-cigarette use appears to be associated with shifts in cardiac sympathetic activity and and increased oxidative stress, mechanisms believed to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. However, the many limitations of this research have prompted members of the scientific community to question its conclusion.
Read More...Study on Trace Metals Compares E-Cigarette Aerosol and Tobacco Smoke
A comparative analysis of trace metals in e-cigarette aerosol and cigarette smoke reveals that, except for the element nickel (Ni), metal concentrations in e-cigarette vapor are at least one order of magnitude lower than those detected in the smoke produced by tobacco cigarettes. One of the main arguments used by vaping opponents is that e-cigarette aerosol contains dangerous levels...
Read More...Misleading Study Claims Vaping Pushes Youth to Smoking Tobacco
The gateway theory that electronic cigarettes eventually push kids to start smoking has already been debunked numerous times, but it seems vaping opponents are not willing to let scientific evidence and survey data stand in the way of their agenda. A study published in the "Pediatrics" journal this week concludes that vaping is encouraging kids to consume nicotine and creating a new generation of smokers, despite providing no real evidence of this.
Read More...E-Cigarette Vapor Less Toxic Than Tobacco Smoke, Scientific Review Finds
In a report entitled "Clearing the Air", researchers from the University of Victoria’s Centre for Addictions Research write that electronic cigarettes are a replacement for tobacco, not a gateway to it, and that vapor emitted from these devices is less toxic than tobacco smoke. Looking to find answers to the most burning questions regarding vaping, researchers browsed 15 databases and...
Read More...Scientific Assessment Finds E-Cigarettes a Cost-Effective Way to Help Smokers Quit
An official state assessment of how best to help citizens give up smoking conducted by Ireland's Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) recently revealed that a greater uptake of electronic cigarettes by smokers is likely to increase the number of successful quit attempts and lower the overall costs of smoking cessation. The health technology assessment was requested by Dr. Fenton...
Read More...Study Debunks Theory That E-Cigarettes Make Smoking Socially Acceptable
A new study conducted by the Centre for Substance Use and Research, in Glasgow, Scotland, has found that young young non-smokers are clearly able to differentiate between tobacco cigarettes and e-cigarettes, and have no desire to start smoking after seeing e-cigs being used in public. Ever since electronic cigarettes became a popular alternative to smoking tobacco, opponents of...
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