New E-Cig study bucks FDA

[jpracing]

[h=2]Study Shows That E-Cigarettes are Safer Than Smoking tobacco[/h]In a report that bucks the concerns raised by the FDA, a Boston University researcher concludes that electronic cigarettes are much safer than real cigarettes and show promise in the fight against tobacco-related diseases and death.
December 30, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- In a report that bucks the concerns raised by the FDA, a Boston University researcher concludes that electronic cigarettes are much safer than real cigarettes and show promise in the fight against tobacco-related diseases and death.
Dr. Micheal Siegel is an authority in the area of tobacco control, focusing on secondhand smoke health effects, exposure, and policies, cigarette advertising and marketing practices and their effects on youths, and evaluation of tobacco control policies and their impact on youth and adult smoking behavior.
In a report released in the Journal of Public Health Policy, Dr. Siegel states that "We conclude that electronic cigarettes show tremendous promise in the fight against tobacco-related morbidity and mortality. By dramatically expanding the potential for harm reduction strategies to achieve substantial health gains, they may fundamentally alter the tobacco harm reduction debate."

 

[hairball]

This is great new. Thank you for posting.

 

[jacquelyn]

Interesting post.. THank you for sharing

 

[cba191]

I found the link.

News Archive

 

[jpracing]

That's even better cba! Thank you!

 

[wolcen]

I'm pretty sure this article is about a year old. I know there have been a couple relatively recent studies performed in the Boston area, but I was unsure about any resulting write-ups.

 

[mistinthewoods]

Saying that ecigs are safer than cigarettes is like saying that riding a bus is safer than being hit by one. Just sayin'......

 

[billo]

Yes, it says the article was first published on the internet Dec. 9, 2010.

 

[washvap]

Well, at leas the information is out there and some studies have been made. Great thread though.

 

[jpracing]

Just wanted to put it out so anyone who hasn't seen it can read and be more informed.

 

[AutumnWolf]

A year old or not, it is still good! I'm sharing this on my facebook page...

 

[classwife]

Moving to Media and General News.

For more information on Dr. Siegel's items...enter Siegel in "Search Thread"

 

[KimberlyM]

Even the good news is being ignored by anyone who actually makes the rules

 

[Bill Godshall]

Although the press release at News Archive is a year old, the excerpt of the press release posted by jpricing had a Dec 30, 2011 date.

It would be helpful if jpricing (or anyone else) provides a weblink to Siegel's most recent press release (if the date was correct).

 

[steliosak]

Although the press release at News Archive is a year old, the excerpt of the press release posted by jpricing had a Dec 30, 2011 date.

It would be helpful if jpricing (or anyone else) provides a weblink to Siegel's most recent press release (if the date was correct).

There is also his blog at

The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary

 

[throatkick]

This is great! While it may be in the news it is NOT really news to us. Unfortunate it takes so long for the truth to start surfacing. I suppose, the way things are going we should consider ourselves lucky that it is surfacing at all.

 

[EmmaJo]

It would be nice if Dr. Siegel could encourage a lot of his other colleagues to makes some positive noise about the e-cig.