A success story on MSN Health and Fitness

Posted by Alissa on November 19th, 2010
A success story on MSN Health and Fitness

Electronic Cigarettes

His name is Rick. He is a former smoker of 1 pack a day for 35 years. He has been smoke free for 1 year and 7 months now. Like me, his success story is thanks to the smoking alternative electronic cigarettes.

He told his story to MSN Health and Fitness. About how he started because of social pressure and because it was a cool thing to do.

This is some of what he shared with MSN:

“I, like many smokers, had tried to quit many times, trying everything available: gum, patches, pills, cold turkey, tapering off, etc. All had short-term success, three to 12 months”

I can relate to this (and a whole lot of former smokers too). Going as far as trying hypnosis, nothing seemed to work for my addiction until I discovered the smoke free alternative electronic cigarettes.

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Holiday risk: indoor smoking at airports

Posted by Alissa on November 19th, 2010
Holiday risk: indoor smoking at airports

smoke free

More and more airports and hub-airports are going smoke free due to tighter smoking bans. November is one of the nation’s busiest travel seasons. Airlines need connecting points to transfer passengers from one plane to another. These are called hub airports, and they are a total of 29 in the country.

According to the latest survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are seven large hub airports that still allow some sort of indoor smoking

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The National Health Service Stop Smoking campaign is not very effective

Posted by Alissa on November 16th, 2010
The National Health Service Stop Smoking campaign is not very effective

National Health Service

The National Health Service (NHS) in UK spends millions of Euros to encourage smokers to quit the habit. Sadly, fewer smokers are quitting and the number of people trying to give up or stop altogether has halved.

And even though the money gone to the National Health Service Stop Smoking campaign has gone up from £51million in 2006/07 to £84million last year. Less than a 5% of smokers are trying to give up making use of the NHS’s services, which includes:

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Budget slash for anti-smoking programs

Posted by Alissa on November 15th, 2010
Budget slash for anti-smoking programs

tobacco tax

The Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement in 1998 between 46 states and cigarette companies said that tobacco companies were to pay an estimated $246 billion over 25 years to the states. However, states are allowed to spend their settlement dollars on needs other than tobacco prevention.

In fiscal year 2010, tobacco settlement revenue amounted to an estimated $8.1 billion for all states. States are cutting down their funding for tobacco-prevention programs. In the current fiscal year, it reached the lowest level since 1999.

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NYU professor says electronic cigarettes are unhealthy

Posted by Alissa on October 28th, 2010
NYU professor says electronic cigarettes are unhealthy

NYU

According to Jonathan Whiteson, who is the medical director of the Cardiac and Pulmonary Wellness and Rehabilitation Program, electronic cigarette can be unhealthy.

To the NYU professor, these are some of the dangers electronic cigarettes may possess.

• Dangerous chemicals in the vapor
• They can potentially cause lung damage
• Few studies have been conducted on the health effects

To top of it all off, Whiteson said that electronic cigarettes are not a valid method to quit smoking and play no role in the medical field of smoking cessation.

Carolyn Park, who is CAS senior also supports Prof. Whiteson point of view. She said:
“If you want to smoke, just smoke the real thing. I understand the appeal, but it looks silly.

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Partnership between Global Exec Aviation and blu cigs

Posted by Alissa on October 22nd, 2010
Partnership between Global Exec Aviation and blu cigs

Global Exec Aviation

Global Exec Aviation (GEA), who is a charter jet service based in Southern California for luxurious people and celebrities, will now give in-flight packs of disposable blu cigs.

The disposable version of blu cigs works the same as the regular or rechargeable version, but once you finish you e-juice you can throw it away. This will allow the passengers of GEA to get their nicotine fix without the harm of second hand smoke or impacting air travel safety.

blu cigs president Jason Healy said: “blu offers everything you like about smoking, and none of the things you don’t. We are thrilled to partner with a company like GEA, since this alliance further underscores our own ongoing commitment to deliver a product that enhances our customers’ lifestyles.”

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Warning for lithium batteries could be a problem for electronic cigarette

Posted by Preston on October 14th, 2010
Warning for lithium batteries

Lithium Batteries

Electronic cigarette are composed by a handful of elements, and one of those are lithium batteries. Fallowing last month’s crash of a United Parcel Service plane in Dubai that killed both pilots, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials urged air carriers to voluntarily take steps to reduce the risk of cargo fires caused by overheated lithium batteries.

Lithium ion batteries are flammable and capable of self-igniting. They can generate temperatures very close to the melting point of aluminum, which is what the exterior of airplanes are typically made of.

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European Commission targets electronic cigarettes

Posted by Preston on September 30th, 2010
European Commission targets electronic cigarettes

European Union

The European Commission on Friday launched a consultation to update the rules on snuff, which are sold in pharmacies. The measures being considered include:

- The level deck marketing of electronic cigarettes
- Drinks and nicotine candies
- Nicotine and additives and flavors added to cigarettes

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All things set for FDA case

Posted by Preston on September 22nd, 2010
All things set for FDA case

The U.S. Court of Appeals

Tomorrow can be a big day in the electronic cigarette industry. The court case is to determine whether electronic cigarettes are going to be regulated or labeled as “tobacco products” or as a “drug device combination”.

All parties agree that the FDA has the authority to regulate electronic cigarettes. Why? Because the Congress gave the FDA the authority to regulate tobacco products when it passed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.

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Positive press in Good Day Atlanta

Posted by Preston on September 16th, 2010
Positive press in Good Day Atlanta

Good Day Atlanta

It was in the morning show Good Day Atlanta with Dr. Neil Winawer from Emory University. Dr. Winawer practices internal medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Winawer graduated with an MD 17 years ago.

Emory University is well respected and it is good to see a positive report for a change from a medical professional. Dr. Neil Winawer gave his opinion on Good Day Atlanta about electronic cigarettes and he was very open and public.

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