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President of American Council on Science and Health says FDA Misled the Public

Picture of Dr. Elizabeth WhelanIn a Washington Post article published Thursday, Dr. Elizabeth M. Whelan, the president of the American Council on Science and Health calls the recent FDA press conference on electronic cigarettes "distorted, incomplete and misleading." She further states the FDA "was violating its long-cherished tradition of sticking to sound science as the basis for its policies. And in doing so, it is putting the lives and health of millions of Americans at risk."

Strong words against the government agency charged with protecting the public from unsafe consumer products from a woman notorious for attacking industries who make unscientific or overstated health claims. One might think she would side with the FDA against e-cigarette manufacturers and retailers claiming they are a smoking cessation product or a "healthier alternative" that contains "no carcinogens" without FDA approved studies to back them up.

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Prominent Public Health Physicians and Tobacco Researchers Expose Double Standard in the FDA's Recent Study of Electronic Cigarettes and Challenge the FDA's Alarmist Attitude Toward the Devices

 BOSTON, July 27 /Standard Newswire/ -- The FDA recently went public with misleading information about the safety of electronic cigarettes and the marketing of the devices, not only using its clout but recruiting other prominent organizations to demonize a product that has great public health benefit potential.
 
 A group of prominent doctors and tobacco researchers, including Dr. Michael Siegel at the Boston University School of Public Health, Dr. Joel Nitzkin of the AAPHP Tobacco Control Task Force, and Dr. Brad Rodu, Endowed Chair, Tobacco Harm Reduction Research University of Louisville, challenge the FDA to provide the full quantitative data of the study upon which the FDA has based its warning against electronic cigarettes. They are concerned that the FDA's disingenuous targeting of electronic cigarettes through a biased presentation of the scientific data has had significant negative impact upon the public perception of electronic cigarettes, when the best available evidence suggests that these have shown that the devices offer great potential to reduce serious health issues among traditional tobacco smokers.
 

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Opinion or Editorial e-Cig Blog Posts

Rachel Ray Video on E-Cigs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flXtE8hb6cs

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Why do people do this?

 

 I own and operate a small online E-Cigarette business and I have recently adapted a chat feature that I use to communicate with my customers so I might help the customer make the right choice when buying my products. I was on my site today (VapeRite.com) and a person from Chicago came on the chat and asked if I had reoccurring charges. I told her No I don't , what you purchase its all that I charge for. She did not seem to believe me , that there must be some catch to this whole E-Cigarette thing. She asked if E-Cigarettes really work. I told her that I know that they work and to do some research on my page or others. She came back and asked again what kind of monthly charges she would incur. Again I told her that there would be none. She stated that i was a scam artist and quit the chat . I noticed that this person was typing in a search term for "Free E-Cigarettes" How she ended up at my site I have no idea, anyway If you are looking for something free on the Internet you  are asking to get shafted.There are some sites that say they will give you a free E-Cig if they can charge your CC every month to send you more cartridges . I do not do that, and any reputable dealer should not in my opinion. Those type of sites are giving this business a bad name. Just my 2c

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VapeRite sale

 

VapeRite.com is having a sale on M401's and DSE 901 bundle kits. You get a free Vape Juice with purchase.

 

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The hidden savings of Vaping

 The hidden savings of Vaping 

 

 

I recently passed my 100 days of Vaping. Off the top of my head I figure that I have spent about $500.00 perhaps $600.00 on my own personal Vaping equipment since I started. I know that I used to spend about $350.00 per month on American Spirit Cigarettes when I smoked. They cost about $5.60 per pack,So 2 packs a day, well do the math. Anyway, I was talking with my wife about how much I am saving per month Vaping. She brought up a hidden value that I overlooked witch was all the extras. I bought my analog Cigs two packs a day from the corner store and every time I would buy Cigs I would also buy beer , or a coke , a snack or something usually. Since I don't go to that store any longer I don't buy all the extra stuff. If you add all that up over a months time , that's about another 100.00 per month I'm saving! These days every bit helps. I am also looking forward to the money saved by not having to go to the doctor to get prescriptions for smoking related stuff. 

 

 

Todd

www.shop.vaperite.com

 

 

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Goucher College Survey Says a Lot About Perceptions of Ecigs

Goucher College in Baltimore Maryland recently took a survey of faculty, staff and students to decide if electronic cigarettes should be included in their smoking ban. What the survey said tells a lot about the public perception of ecigs and vapers.

First off, I commend Goucher’s President Sanford J. Ungar for doing the survey rather than just taking it upon himself to ban ecigs. That shows good leadership and a true community spirit in the college. Democracy in action!

The survey received good response as well. 470 respondents broke down into 64 faculty, 97 staff and 309 students. The question they were asked was "Should the use of e-cigarettes be covered by the college smoking policy?" 

160 responded NO (12 Faculty, 23 staff, 125 students)  and 310 responded YES (52 Faculty, 74 Staff, 184 students), resulting in ecigarettes being included in their smoking policy. The really great thing about this survey though is that they actually published the comments people made and for me, that's very valuable insight into what people are thinking about ecigs.

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Opinion or Editorial Reviews

Thalinor reviews the GreenSmoke cartridges
John takes a look at the Green Smoke brand of electronic cigarettes, which he really likes.He talks about how his past supplier was a nightmare, no working batteries, cartridges half filled. But once he switched to Green Smoke, he's been very happy with "zero problems".He says it puts out more...
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copyright 2009 all rights reserved *Electronic Cigarettes have not been proven to help you quit smoking and no such claims are being made here. These are the authors personal thoughts on the debate and are not based on any scientific study. Ecigarettes are not marketed as a smoking cessation device and no legitimate manufacturer makes any such claim. E-cigarettes should not be confused with any FDA approved nicotine replacement therapy, for, like cigarettes, they are not FDA approved nicotine delivery systems.