Health and SafetyPlease visit www.e-cignews.com for up to date news. - Professor Michael Siegel -07/30/09 - On FDA e-liquid claims
06/04/09 - On FDA Tobacco Legislation "A third implication of this science is that it demonstrates how completely off-base the anti-smoking groups are in demanding that electronic cigarettes be taken off the market. Here we have an alternative product that is sparing smokers exposure to more than 10,000 chemicals (and maybe 100,000) and these supposed health groups want to take it off the market so that these unfortunate individuals are forced to go back to inhaling the thousands and thousands of chemicals instead." >> link to blog- Professor Michael Siegel - Social and Behavioral Sciences Department, Boston University School of Public Health - Dr. Elizabeth Whelan -08/06/09 - On FDA e-cigarette policy
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a press conference late last month to scare Americans about the so-called "e-cigarette" -- claiming it was loaded with harmful "toxins" and "carcinogens." The agency was implicitly saying: Stay away from these newfangled, untested cigarette substitutes -- better to stick with the real ones, the ones that we are more familiar with, the ones that cause over 450,000 deaths annually in the U.S. >> full article- Dr. Elizabeth Whelan - president of the American Council on Science and Health - author of Cigarettes: What the Warning Label Doesn't Tell You 01/07/09 - The Doctors on CBS -
05/05/09 - Dr Joel Nitzkin -"So if we can figure that the nicotine in the e-cigarettes is basically a generic version of the same nicotine that is in prescription products, we have every reason to believe that the hazard posed by e-cigarettes would be much lower than one percent, probably lower than one tenth of one percent of the hazard posed by regular cigarettes. One way or the other I don't think there is any question, there is no possibility that e-cigarettes could be anywhere near as harmful as cigarettes. Cigarettes kill thirty percent of the people who use them. And with e-cigarettes we are talking small fractions of one percent." - Dr Joel Nitzkin - Chair of the Tobacco Control Task Force for the American Association of Public Health Physicians >> full interview05/02/09 - Dr Murray Laugesen -Dr Laugesen’s on-line letter to the New York Times in response to NY Times Katie Zezima Cigarettes Without Smoke, or Regulation >> see article
- Dr Murray Laugesen - Health New Zealand >> healthnz full studySome Harmful Components Of Cigarette SmokeIf you thought that nicotine is the only harmful component of cigarettes, you are sadly mistaken. There is a whole array of them present to harm your body. Cigarette smoke is a complex mixture of compounds produced by the burning of tobacco and additives. Apart from the usual stimulant nicotine, cigarette smoke contains tar, which is made up of more than 4000 chemicals including around 60 known carcinogenic chemicals. Nearly all of them are deadly. Some are also the cause of lung & heart disease and emphysema. Some are known for their adverse effects on bones and skins. You might be surprised to find the names of some of the deadly chemicals in your cigarette smoke. Some of them are as follows: 1) Cyanide: It is a chemical compound that contains a cyano group.2) Benzene: also known as Benzol is an organic chemical compound that is a flammable and colorless liquid. 3) Formaldehyde: is a compound in the form of gas that has a very pungent smell. 4) Methanol (wood alcohol): is the simplest alcohol that is also known as methyl alcohol. 5) Acetylene (the fuel used in welding torches): is an unsaturated chemical compound that is also the simplest alkyne hydrocarbon. 6) Ammonia: is found everywhere in the environment but is very toxic in combination with certain elements. Cigarette smoke also contains some of the deadly and poisonous gases such as nitrogen oxide and carbon monoxide which can be very harmful for a person's health. The above given list gives a clear picture that no threat dimension is left when it comes to the components of smoke. Anything and everything that is bad for health is a part of smoke. So, just beware when you light your next cigarette. Kingpin products have been tested and certified by the following:
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The FDA held a press conference in which it attempted to scare electronic cigarette users into discontinuing e-cigarette use (and therefore a return to conventional cigarette smoking). In addition, a number of anti-smoking groups, including the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and American Lung Association, have called for a ban on these products due to this carcinogen scare.
At a time when the government is ostensibly trying to cut health costs, why is it trying to ban something that might help people quit smoking tobacco, perhaps the most devastating health problem in the U.S.?
If you are one of the millions of people addicted to smoking, there may be some hope in a possibly safer alternative. The electronic cigarette is a device that gives the impression of smoking, while not emitting the thousands of chemicals that can cause health problems like cancer. The only chemical you consume in using the electronic cigarette is nicotine, and water vapor replaces the harmful smoke that emanates from cigarettes.
“For some people, this may be a big help to get them to quit smoking,” Dr. Ordon says. “We don’t want to get people on nicotine; that’s not good, either [because it] constricts your blood vessels, but it’s a lot better than consuming all that tar and charcoal and carbon monoxide [that is in cigarettes].”
They speak to 41-year-old Beverly, who has been a smoker for 15 years and wants to quit so she can raise her baby daughter. Beverly tries the electronic alternative for a few days and returns with rave reviews. “I am convinced it’s very good. It’s a great alternative,” she says. “It still gives you the action of smoking -- you inhale, you blow out -- so it’s not like a patch or chewing gum, which is something completely different. So I would, as a smoker, recommend it to smokers [who] are trying to give up. Most definitely.”
“During 2008-9 I have coordinated rigorous safety tests by 8 laboratories on the Ruyan e-cigarette, funded by Ruyan. 
