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 [...]
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A success story on MSN Health and Fitness
Posted by Alissa on November 19th, 2010
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No Comments »Partnership between Global Exec Aviation and blu cigs
Posted by Alissa on October 22nd, 2010
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 [...]
FDA vs. 5 electronic cigarette distributors
Posted by Preston on September 14th, 2010
The citizenry is taking with mixed opinions the warning letter the FDA issued to 5 different electronic cigarette distributors. The warning letter claims poor manufacturing practices (quality control) and unsubstantiated health claims (quit smoking alternative).
Posted in E-cigarette News Tags: e-cigarettes, e-juice, electronic cigarette, FDA, smoking alternative No Comments »Chile prepares new rule to prohibit sale of electronic cigarettes
Posted by Preston on August 27th, 2010
The electronic cigarette arrived in Chile about a year ago. Since then, it has offered a smoking alternative for people who want to quit smoking. Given the attractiveness of the smoking cessation product, it began to sell quickly. According to Health Minister Jaime Mañalich, while a traditional cigarette contains one to two milligrams of nicotine, [...]
State of Florida investigates electronic cigarette company
Posted by Preston on August 19th, 2010
After more than 80 customer complaints, the Florida Attorney General’s Office decided to investigate a South Florida electronic cigarettes seller. According to state documents, the decision was made because of the following: The company failed to deliver the smoking alternative product The company made unauthorized charges to credit cards
Posted in E-cigarette News Tags: electronic cigarettes, Florida, Oregon, smoking alternative No Comments »Typical cigarette controversies and how electronic cigarettes can help.
Posted by Preston on August 12th, 2010
Lately, I’ve been hearing more and more debate over the electronic cigarettes and other smoking alternative or smokeless tobacco products. It’s really sad that people still don’t understand how this smoking alternative device works and still continues to lump vapers in the same category of smokers.
Posted in E-cigarette News Tags: electronic cigarettes, second hand smoke, smoking alternative, Vapers No Comments »Growth of electronic cigarettes in Chile
Posted by Preston on August 6th, 2010
In Chile, the electronic cigarettes seem to be gaining popularity. Already more than 20,000 kits of electronic cigarettes have been sold in that country, despite concern that persists in the Ministry of Health (Minsa) which still studying a possible ban
Posted in International E-cigarette News Tags: Chile, electronic cigarettes, Minsa, smoking alternative No Comments »In Colombia, Invima warns against electronic cigarettes
Posted by Preston on August 3rd, 2010
In Colombia, The National Institute of Food and Drug Monitoring (Invima) warned that it has not authorized the use of electronic cigarettes in Colombia. They also stated that this product has no therapeutic benefits. For Invima the electronic cigarette is not a drug, because it does not meet the characteristics set forth in Decree 677 [...]
Kuwait Doctor says electronic cigarettes are harmful
Posted by Preston on July 22nd, 2010
Dr Sami Al-Nasser is a health expert and member of the Nation Program for Combat Smoking in Kuwait. In an interview with KUNA (Kuwait News Agency) he said that he doubted that using electronic cigarettes can help smokers quit the habit.
Electronic cigarettes in Colombia causes controversy
Posted by Preston on July 14th, 2010
In Colombia, the General Director of the National Cancer Institute (INC) Carlos Vicente Rada Escobar made a statement related to the electronic cigarette. He quoted the study made by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) which points out that the electronic cigarette contains nitrosamines, substances formed by nitrate. With this study, the electronic [...]
Posted in International E-cigarette News Tags: Colombia, electronic cigarette, FDA, smoking alternative No Comments »
