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Evidence suggests e-cigs safer than cigarettes, researcher claims
December 16, 2010 -- In a new report that bucks the concerns raised by the Food and Drug Administration, a Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) (sph.bu.edu) researcher concludes that electronic cigarettes are much safer than real cigarettes and show promise in the fight against tobacco-related diseases and death. ...
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FDA can't regulate e-cigarettes as drug devices, appeals court rules
December 7, 2010 -- In a setback to the Food and Drug Administration, a three-judge federal panel says the agency should regulate electronic cigarettes as tobacco products and not drug-delivery devices, which would have to meet tougher rules. ...
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Smokeless tobacco picking up steam
December 6, 2010 -- Products growing in popularity as smokers turn to cheaper and less obtrusive alternatives. ...
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How It’s Done: Electronic Cigarettes
November 22, 2010 -- Smokers looking to kick the habit have a variety of smoking cessation products at their disposal, such as nicotine patches, gums, and other medications, yet a relatively new and innovative product, the electronic cigarette, has created quite a buzz. But how does an electronic cigarette work? ...
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Case has E-cigarette industry fired up
October 7, 2010 -- Sebastian Cangemi is carefully watching a federal court case that could affect millions of American cigarette smokers. Cangemi is the president of Liberty Stix, a Willoughby-based manufacturer and distributor of electronic cigarettes. E-cigs look and feel like typical cigarettes. But instead of tobacco, they're electronic. Sellers say they are odorless, flameless and contain none of the carbon monoxide, tar, tobacco, smoke or cancer-causing agents found in regular cigarettes. ...
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Katherine Heigl Smokes An E-Cigarette on David Letterman – Video
October 1, 2010 -- Katherine Heigl started a big flap when she appeared on the David Letterman and smoked her e-cigarette! She even offered to let Letterman try out the electronic cigarette too, and he really seemed to like it! The e-cigarette, or vapor stick as it’s sometimes called, can have nicotine in it, but it doesn’t put out any smoke. It puts out a water vapor that is not harmful to anyone, unlike real cigarettes. Heigl said her e-cigarette had nicotine in it, but it is possible to use them without nicotine, if you really want to be nicotine free and still “smoke.” ...
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Judge Orders F.D.A. to Stop Blocking Imports of E-Cigarettes From China
January 14, 2010 -- A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Food and Drug Administration to stop blocking the importation of electronic cigarettes from China and indicated that the devices should be regulated as tobacco products rather than drug or medical devices. Judge Richard J. Leon of Federal District Court in Washington issued a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit brought by two distributors of the so-called e-cigarettes, which are battery-powered tubes that heat liquid nicotine into an inhalable vapor and are meant to simulate the taste of tobacco. ...
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