Some Older Smokers Turn to Vaping. That May Not Be a Bad Idea.
Tobacco use is hazardous at any age, but older smokers are particularly vulnerable to the health effects. More of them are exploring an alternative: e-cigarettes.
Feds Owe the Public 'Corrective Statements' on Vaping | RealClearHealth
Major tobacco companies, such as Altria and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, have unveiled primetime television commercials and full-page ads in over 40 newspapers telling Americans something they already...
Another study finds e-cigs are more preferred as smoking cessation aid
Another university research study has determined that electronic cigarettes and vaporizers are emerging as the top product preference for smokers trying to kick their habit.
Science: No Negative Respiratory Impact from E-Cigarettes on Never Smokers
Surveys of e-cigarette users (vapers) overwhelmingly demonstrate that almost all of them (even up to 99 percent) are smokers or former smokers. After sur...
I love teasing my friends who use e-cigarettes. There’s something intrinsically uncool about e-cigs – they’re gadgety, a bit silly-looking thanks to their chunkiness and the huge clouds of vapour they…
Rise in e-cigarette use linked to increase in smoking cessation rates | The BMJ
New evidence supports a liberal approach to e-cigarette regulation Evidence for the effectiveness of e-cigarettes as smoking cessation aids for individual smokers, still limited to just two randomised…
Why Don’t More Smokers Switch to Using E-Cigarettes: The Views of Confirmed Smokers
Whilst e-cigarettes have been characterised by Public Health England as being around 95% less harmful than combustible tobacco products, only a minority of current smokers (around 16% within the UK) a…
Children With Parents Who Smoke Are More Likely To Pick Up Smoking
23 July 2009 CHILDREN WITH PARENTS WHO SMOKE ARE MORE LIKELY TO PICK UP SMOKING A study by researchers at Dartmouth College revealed that children with parents who smoked were 4 times more likely to p…
Parental Smoking Linked to Genetic Changes Found in Childhood Cancer
Smoking by either parent helps promote genetic deletions in children that are associated with the development and progression of the most common type of childhood cancer, according to research headed …
Children whose parents smoked are twice as likely to begin smoking between ages 13 and 21 as offspri…
September 28, 2005 Twelve-year-olds whose parents smoked were more than two times as likely to begin smoking cigarettes on a daily basis between the ages of 13 and 21 than were children whose parents …
If Mom or Dad Is a Smoker, Their Teenager Is More Likely To Be a Smoker Too Daughters Especially Vul…
The more a parent smokes, the more their teenage son or daughter will also smoke. Teenagers are much more likely to smoke and be dependent on nicotine if a parent is dependent on nicotine, especially …
Avoiding bureaucratic destruction of the US vaping market - proposals for a new approach by FDA
Can the impending near-complete destruction of the U.S. vaping market be averted? A group of public health experts believes it can - though time is running out. Led by Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller…
Legislation to Raise Tobacco (and E-Cigarette) Age is Unnecessary, Risky
The University of Michigan’s “Monitoring the Future” survey indicates that teen smoking rates are continuing a steady decline and are lower now than any ...
FDA attempt at prohibiting menthol flavoring part of long campaign
For anti-tobacco advocates, securing a ban on menthol favoring in tobacco and nicotine products would be tantamount to cutting the head off a dangerous snake.
First of a two-part essay describing the fundamental inability of existing tobacco research methods to unravel the truth behind the "efficacy" of vape tech.
Clearing the air around e-cigarettes - University of Victoria
Fears that �vaping� is a gateway to tobacco smoking are unfounded, shows a comprehensive review of available evidence on the harms and benefits of electronic or e-cigarettes and vapour devices, re...
Safer to Puff, E-Cigarettes Can’t Shake Their Reputation as a Menace
A growing number of experts say that the portrayal of e-cigarettes as a public health threat is a profound disservice to smokers who could benefit from them.