Introduction:\nGiven the increasing popularity of electronic-cigarettes (e-cigs), it is imperative to evaluate the potential health risks of e-cigs especially in users with pre-existing health concerns. Although we have recently demonstrated that acute exposure to e-cig exacerbates endothelial ...
"It's like if you eat something that is 'half the fat' then that is bound to be better than something that is 'full fat' but if you overindulge in it you will still get the same negative health conditions." Hui and Brian are part of the Medical Science discipline group, which also ...
Cheaper Life Insurance.Smoking is theleadingcause of preventable death, so it drives up the cost of your life insurance. Using an e-cig isvaping, not smoking, and the lack of associated dangers makes for cheaper insurance. Social Benefitsof E-Cigarettes ...
How do they work? You don’t actually light up an e-cig; they’re powered by a rechargeable lithium battery. Instead of burningtobacco, the “e-liquid” is vaporized in a heating chamber when the user inhales. The replaceable liquid cartridge contains nicotine mixed with a base (usually p...
However, the pathogenesis of EVALI and the complex physicochemical properties of e-cig emissions remain unclear, raising concerns on health risks of vaping. This study investigates the effect of Δ8THC/VEA e-liquids and e-cig operational voltage on in vitro toxicity of e-cig aerosols. A novel...
"We don't have long-term health data of e-cig use yet, but any common sense analysis says that e-cigs are much less toxic. And our paper shows that they appear to be much less addictive, as well. So in both measures they seem to have advantages when you're concerned about health....
Just as with cigarette smokers, e-cig users aren’t the only ones who should be concerned about exposure to toxic chemicals from vaping. A 2013 study conducted by the Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority concluded that secondhand vapor released detectable levels of nicotine, particulate matter...
There have been many reports regarding the adverse effects of e-cigarettes on oral health (Fig. 5). Regulatory agencies caution that e-cig users may absorb higher concentrations of nicotine and other compounds, such as tobacco-specific nitrosamines, aldehydes, metals, and volatile organic compounds...
An e-cig "doesn't make my hair smell, my teeth turn yellow" and "I don't get the stink-eye from others."E-cigs may also have potential as an effective smoking-cessation aid. Smoking is arguably the worst thing you can do for your health, causing cancer, heart attacks, strokes, ...
"The question here," she added, "is if this is a 90% effective vaccine, is it going to be similarly effective in e-cig users, or are they going to have trouble generating that immune memory?" That is still unclear at this time, Rebuli said. Further studies are needed that look at ...