5 Big Cover-ups of the Last 5 Years
Some years, it feels like the media and the government are colluding against the people they serve. Despite claims of free press and public office transparency, the most powerful engines of news in the United States More...
Calls about E-cigarettes up 600%: Washington Poison Center
The phenomenon of “vaping” (using an E-cigarette, which resembles smoking) and availability of E-cigarettes and liquid nicotine has dramatically increased over the past several years across the country. Two More...
E-cigarettes advertisements directed toward youth increase significantly: study
PRESS RELEASE RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.— In the absence of the kind of federal regulations that apply to tobacco cigarettes, television advertising for e-cigarettes has increased two-fold for youth and three-fold More...
UK Health Insurance: The Domino Effect of Electric Cigarettes
A moderate smoke, even a “ten-a-day” smoker would be better off by nearly £1,000 per year by switching to an e-cigarette. Furthermore, your health profile will potentially take a turn for the better by making More...
FDA seeks authority over e-cigarettes, nicotine gels and more
PRESS RELEASE As part of its implementation of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act signed by the President in 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today proposed a new rule that would extend More...
Men’s Health Network supports USPSTF recommendation on screening for lung cancer, e-cigarettes should be considered
PRESS RELEASE Men’s Health Network strongly supports the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation on screening for lung cancer released on December 31, 2013, and it suggests that more emphasis More...
International health body, The Union, calls for ‘urgent regulation’ of e-cigarettes
Just months after the World Health Organization (WHO) released a statement advising against the use of e-cigarettes, another international health organization has come out against the smoking cessation aid. Members More...
E-cigarette use by US teens double according to CDC data
The percentage of U.S. middle and high school students who use electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, more than doubled from 2011 to 2012, according to data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The More...
The World Health Organization advises against E-cigarettes
As part of their Tobacco Free Initiative (TFI), the World Health Oganization (WHO) made a statement earlier this week concerning the use of electronic cigarettes or ENDS (electronic nicotine delivery systems). The More...
