Up to date NHS guidance after e-cigs feared linked to deaths and illnesses

Current advice from the National Health Service states that vaping is a useful tool to help people quit smoking. They even recommend that pregnant women struggling to quit tobacco continue to vape if it helps them, saying: "It's much safer for you and your baby than continuing to smoke." Experts claim vaping has helped thousands of smoker to quit tobacco. NHS Professor John Newton said: "It isn't risk-free but it is far less harmful than smoking. It would be tragic if smokers who could quit with the help of an e-cigarette did not do so because of false fears about their safety."

2019-10-02
liverpoolecho.co.uk

Debating the health impacts of vaping

Dr. Robert Tarran, UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine, and Tony Abboud, Vapor Technology Association, debate the safety and health impacts of vaping.

2019-10-02
cnbc.com

Is e-cigarette use associated with coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction? [...]

This study analyzed the National Health Interview Surveys (NHIS) of 2016 (n = 33,028) and 2017 (n = 26,742) to examine whether e-cigarette use is consistently associated with myocardial infarction (MI) and coronary heart disease (CHD). The pooled analysis of the 2016 and 2017 NHIS showed no association between e-cigarette use and MI or CHD. The associations between established risk factors, including smoking, and both conditions were remarkably consistent. [...]

2019-10-02
journals.sagepub.com

Q&A: Does NZ have a place for e-cigarettes?

Three University of Auckland researchers discuss the outcomes of new New Zealand trials on vaping amid a global backlash against e-cigarettes Discussion on the therapeutic benefits of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes to smokers worldwide who want to quit the killer habit is being overtaken by concerns over potential harms. But while the debate over vaping is raging, we have shown in our research with more than a thousand New Zealanders who smoke cigarettes and want to quit, that nicotine-containing e-cigarettes when used alone or with nicotine patches can help.

2019-10-02
newsroom.co.nz

The “Other” Youth Vaping Epidemic: Why Has It Been Ignored?

While the CDC and many health groups have been obsessed with youth e-cigarette use, an even more troubling epidemic has been spreading among our nation’s youth. In contrast to the e-cigarette use explosion, which has not caused any significant disease or deaths, this other, ignored epidemic has caused hundreds of youth to develop life-threatening respiratory failure and has been responsible for 13 deaths.

2019-10-02
tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com

Parent and sibling attitudes among top influences on teenage e-cigarette use

Published in the September-October issue of the Journal of Pediatric Nursing, the study is one of a few to examine the perception adolescents have of e-cigarettes and where these youth receive information about the products. In the wake of recent vaping-related illnesses and deaths, teenage perceptions of the products are crucial to guiding the development of interventions, says Eunhee Park, PhD, lead investigator and assistant professor in the UB School of Nursing. "E-cigarette use is an emerging health issue," said Park. [...]

2019-10-02
sciencedaily.com