A foremost scientific review of examination of e-cigarettes by UC San Francisco scientists has discovered that the claims of the industry related to the devices are unsubstantiated by the proof to date, counting claims that e-cigarettes aid smokers quit. The review was the first comprehensive assessment of peer-reviewed published research into the relatively new phenomenon of electronic … [Read more...]
Electronic Cigarettes: A boon or bane for smokers?
Electronic cigarettes that are considered as a good way to quit smoking or a better and healthy alternative to traditional cigarettes, are raising concerns among the researchers as they are still unclear about their health effects. How far these e-cigarettes are healthy is a matter that needs to be addressed. There’s a little research on how safe they are and their efficiency on kicking the … [Read more...]
E-Cigarettes are Illegal – Britain to Bann Electronic Cigarettes to Under 18
Amid the US government mulling to have stringent anti-smoking laws to check use of electronic cigarettes among teenagers and adults, the UK government has moved a step ahead in checking its use among under-18s. The chief medical officer (CMO) banned the selling of electronic cigarettes to under-18s, warning that they could be extremely damaging to their health. Breaking of the law would … [Read more...]
Stop-smoking battle, struggling even after a half century
About 50 years ago, on Jan. 11, 1964 the surgeon general declared the health perils connected to smoking. Despite the laws, advertising bans, warning labels, hazards and price the number of people who smoke hasn’t decreased. The report "Smoking and Health" states ingenuously that smoking cigarettes originates lung cancer, stroke and is also associated to other hazardous diseases which are … [Read more...]
Number of world smokers growing significantly
Even though the global smoking rate has declined since 1980, the total number of world smokers has grown significantly. The revelation has been made in a study published online in the Journal of the American Medical Assn. Researchers have found that the total number of smokers around the world with a pack-a-day habit has increased significantly. At a time when global smoking rate declined … [Read more...]