Electronic cigarettes get a lot of negative exposure through bad reporting and mainstream media features that spread disinformation. However, this week some good news surfaced as doctors defended vaping at a London Summit and even recommended that smokers use electronic cigarettes if they can’t give up nicotine on their own. According to this report, doctors…

A major British medical organisation has called for the promotion of e-cigarettes as a safe alternative to smoking – a move at odds with Australian medical experts and authorities. The Royal College of Physicians on Thursday released a report concluding e-cigarettes were likely to be beneficial to UK public health, insisting their use should be…

Cigarette smokers in the UK are being encouraged to switch to electronic cigarettes, which the Royal College of Physicians says are much safer than regular tobacco cigarettes, The New York Times reports. The recommendations, released today by the prestigious medical group in the UK, come as a bit of a surprise, as reports about e-cigs…

An independent study finds that e-cigarettes are 95 percent safer than tobacco and could be “game-changer” for getting people to quit smoking. The study, commissioned by Public Health England, says that while e-cigarettes may not be totally safe, they contain almost none of the chemicals in cigarettes associated with serious diseases like lung cancer and emphysema.…

SOURCE  http://blog.heartland.org/2014/06/studies-show-e-cigarettes-help-smokers-quit/ For years, advocates for smoke-free alternatives, such as electronic cigarettes and other e-vapor products, have known that these products are effective at helping smokers quit or dramatically reduce their cigarette consumption. Some, including myself, have their own personal experiences quitting smoking with the help of e-cigarettes. Others, meanwhile, learned that electronic cigarettes worked…

Paris (AFP) – The e-cigarette was pushed centre stage ahead of World No Tobacco Day, with doctors and policy experts urging the UN’s health agency to embrace the gadget as a life saver. With tobacco smoke claiming a life every six seconds, the tar-free, electronic alternative could help prevent much of the cancer, heart and…