New Study Claims E-Cigs May Strengthen Life-Threatening Bacteria
E-cigarettes are gateway to smoking, they contain dangerous chemicals, they are potentially deadlier than analogs. These are the same old arguments electronic cigarette opponents always use when trying to make their case. But, now, they finally have some new material to work with. According to a new study conducted by researchers at VA San Diego Healthcare System and UC San Diego, e-cigarette vapor may make the MRSA bacteria even harder to treat. Laura E. Crotty...
Read More...What Is Propylene Glycol?
Propylene Glycol (PG) is a clear, colorless, odorless and tasteless fluid obtained from petrochemical sources. It's also one of the most versatile substances ever created, with uses in the food, cosmetic, pharmaceutical and chemical industries. Ever since electronic cigarettes first hit the market, propylene glycol has been the main ingredient for e-liquid. PG is used as a base for e-liquids mainly for its emulsifying properties - it keeps other ingredients in suspension...
Read More...French Doctors Stand Up for E-Cigarettes, Call Them Infinitely Less Dangerous Than Analogs
A group of ten reputed French doctors have recently signed a letter stating their support for electronic cigarettes, and warning members of the European Parliament that regulating them as medicinal products would only keep smokers from making the switch from tobacco. The group of physicians includes experts in tobacco addiction, cardiology, angiology, cancer, urology, neurology, fetal pathology, as well France’s senior ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialist, all of...
Read More...Year-Long Medical Study Shows Electronic Cigarette Use Substantially Decreases Cigarette Consumption in Schizophrenia Patients
The recently-published results of a 12-month study conducted by a team of doctors and researchers from Catania, Italy, shows that e-cigarette use substantially decreases analog cigarette consumption in patients suffering from schizophrenia. Quitting cigarettes is hard for the vast majority of smokers, but even more so for people suffering from schizophrenia. It's a serious mental disorder characterized by a breakdown of thought processes and by poor emotion...
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