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US to ban e-cigarette sales to minors — is Canada Next?

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After many years of neglect, the U.S. food and drug administration has finally proposed a rule that would ban the sale of e-cigarettes to anyone under the age of 18. In our humble opinion, this is something that should have been addressed years ago. This long-awaited proposal would be the first federal regulation of electronic … Read more

Electronic Cigarettes Help You Quit Smoking – New Study Reveals

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Electronic Cigarettes will help you quit smoking says a new study.   A new study of almost 6,000 smokers over five years has shown that the use of electronic cigarettes will help you quit smoking.  Smokers are 60 percent more likely to successfully quit smoking if they use electronic cigarettes vs. other nicotine products such … Read more

Top Scientists Warn WHO Not to Stub Out E-cigarettes

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Top Scientists warn World Health Organization not to classify electronic cigarettes as tobacco products. LONDON (Reuters) – A group of 53 leading scientists has warned the World Health Organization not to classify e-cigarettes as tobacco products, arguing that doing so would jeopardize a major opportunity to slash disease and deaths caused by smoking. The UN … Read more

American Medical Association updates view on E-cigarettes

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“The American Medical Association supports an FDA proposal to fill the gap in federal regulations on purchasing, labeling, packaging, and advertising of electronic cigarettes,” said incoming AMA President Robert M. Wah, M.D. “The new policy will guide the AMA’s future efforts to strongly encourage the proposed FDA regulation as a notable and important step to … Read more

E-cigarettes could save hundreds of millions of lives, scientists tell WHO

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Health authorities continue to view e-cigarettes as a threat, but experts cite potential for harm reduction More than 50 public health experts and nicotine experts, including five Canadians, are urging the World Health Organization not to classify e-cigarettes as tobacco products, because they say doing so could jeopardize a “significant health innovation” that could save hundreds … Read more

Cool Interview with Original Inventor of E-cigarettes – Herbert Gilbert

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Many believe the original inventor of the e-cigarette was Herbert Gilbert back in the 1960’s. I was able to find a really cool back and forth interview with Herbert, discussing e-cigarettes, his design and ideas, as well as his thoughts on the future of e-cigarettes. Many thanks to James Dunworth for this interview. JD: Herbert, … Read more

Doctor Reports “Using electronic cigarettes as dangerous as fruits, vegetables and fish”

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This is a great watch! This European News video found on Youtube interviews a doctor Phillip Prelle who is rallying behind e-cigarettes, stating the following: “With the electronic cigarette we have managed to eliminate tobacco’s three big poisons which are tar, carbon monoxide and the fine particles which lead to cancer, heart attacks, and chronic … Read more

Toronto board of health to review a ban on electronic cigarettes

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Toronto Board of Health meeting to discuss banning electronic cigarettes The Toronto board of heath is meeting on Monday to discuss a possible municipal ban on electronic cigarettes, categorizing them the same way as traditional cigarettes.  This would mean that there would be no vaping or use of electronic cigarettes in public parks, in any … Read more

Two major bans of e-cigarettes in Canada.

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Over the course of the last two weeks there have been two different city bans imposed on electronic cigarettes in Canada. Vancouver bans e-cigarettes in ‘public spaces’ The first took place last week in Vancouver, where city councilors voted unanimously to ban e-cigarettes in public spaces, as well as banning the sale of e-cigarettes to … Read more