A new study has demonstrated that e-cigarettes appear to reduce the ability of the lungs to fight off bacteria and viruses in mice, a finding which has been reported as “E-cigarettes increase the risk of flu and pneumonia.” The authors conclude that “e-cig exposure is not a safe alternative to smoking.” But do the findings really apply to human vapers?
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Mr. Good Vape is all about the fruit and dessert flavored e-liquids, with a selection of 12 flavors available, from the apple-pie influenced Dabble Dooyah through to Pistachio Man and the peaches-and-cream flavor Karma Cream. But do the e-liquids really deliver?
Another study has called the addiction-based criticisms of vaping into question, suggesting that e-cigarettes are much less addictive than cigarettes and around as addictive as nicotine gum - which isn't particularly addictive at all.
The iTaste MVP V2 sees Innokin improving on the old model in terms of design and functionality, but is the new incarnation all it’s cracked up to be? We put the VV/VW mod to the test in our iTaste MVP V2 review to find out.
Is the Joyetech eVic the high-tech, user-friendly future of vaping, or is it simply a bunch of needless features tacked onto a tube mod to convince you to give up your hard-earned cash? We've put it to the test to find out.
Juice by Numbers is a fairly new entrant into the world of e-liquid, but they’re earning a favorable reputation among vapers for their well-captured, fruity and dessert-based flavors. We’ve put #1 through #5 to the test to see if Juice by Numbers is just another in a long list of mid-range e-liquid brands or one that can really make a name for itself with vapers.
Health authorities in Mexico have closed down two vape stores in Mexico City, seizing almost 9,500 devices and citing the technical illegality of e-cigarettes in the country. For the two years prior to this seizure, only around 2,200 devices had been seized, and this may be an indication that authorities are planning on stepping up activity against vaping.
The California Department of Public Health's new "Protect Your Family from E-Cigarettes" campaign is a rag-tag collection of lies covering a lot of ground, like some prohibitionist Gish gallop replete with straw men, half truths and outright demonstrable falsehoods, masquerading as “the Facts You Need to Know.”
The cancer risk associated with formaldehyde consumption from long-term high-voltage vaping is 5 to 15 times greater than the formaldehyde-related risk from long-term pack-a-day smoking, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. However, when you look more closely, the finding isn't quite what it seems.
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is losing sales of its nicotine patches and gums because of the proliferation of e-cigarettes, according to the company’s chief executive. Andrew Witty commented, “Of course, it's definitely taken a bit of our market, no question at all," but said they won't release their own because e-cigs are "just too controversial."
Whether you’re still attempting to replace your deadly combusted tobacco habit with e-cigarettes, have tried to quit smoking using traditional methods and aren’t having much luck, or just happen to have decided to make the switch recently, getting some tips for successfully switching from smoking to vaping can help you stay on the wagon and wave goodbye to cigarettes for good.
In December, the 2013 Health Survey for England was released, adding more evidence that non-smokers – children or adults – are not particularly interested in e-cigarettes, and that vaping is confined almost entirely to smokers or ex-smokers. Yet again, the idea of a potential gateway to smoking has been slapped down by cold, hard numbers.
The Vamo is one of the most well-known VV/VW mods on the market, now on its fifth incarnation and still much-loved by vapers around the world, but is it really worth the purchase when there are so many dependable and capable mods available?
The Standard Vape has a selection of ten e-liquids available, ranging from the marshmallow and kiwi Frankenvape to the pineapple, coconut, mango and menthol G35 and right through to the brown sugar and rum Irie Nights. But they’re a little on the expensive side, so we’ve put Dead Man’s Party, Irie Nights and Curious Jorge to the test to see if the extra cost is justified by the juice.
P.O.E.T. (standing for “pursuit of excellent taste”) is an e-liquid line from Randy Freer, a vaper who wanted to recreate the flavors from his favorite Italian bakery. He subsequently got awesome at it and five of his e-liquids went on sale at VapeRev, with romantically Italian-sounding names like Torte De Pastaccio and Americano Ciambella, and the implicit promise of gourmet quality. There are now eight, and P.O.E.T. is making quite a name for itself in the community as an excellent mixer, serving up primarily dessert-style e-liquids with a couple of drinks thrown in for good measure. We’ve put the original bunch to the test to see if the hype, borderline-food-porn descriptions and slightly inflated price tags are justified by the quality of the e-liquid. How far down the road to excellent taste can the P.O.E.T. go?
A new study has attempted to settle the "e-liquid flavors attract teens" debate, and found that flavors don’t attract non-smoking teens to e-cigarettes. The results suggest that pre-existing interest in e-cigarettes is the most important factor: even widely-criticized flavors like bubblegum or cotton candy had no impact on non-smoking teens' interest in vaping, and actually appealed more to adults.
Big tobacco giant Lorillard saw sales of blu eCigs fall by almost 40 percent in the third quarter of 2014, likely due to the fact that vapers have long-since realized that eGo-style devices or mods are vastly superior to the cigarette-sized weaklings of the vaping industry.
The new Monitoring the Future 2014 results show that more 8th, 10th and 12th graders had used an e-cigarette in the past 30 days than had smoked a cigarette. However, as is always the case, the rates of vaping among non-smokers is very low, and the concern about the findings is far from justified.
E-cigarettes are harmful, sold by the tobacco industry, contain toxic and cancer-causing chemicals, emit a “pollution cloud” that does “second-hand harm to others” and are just the "latest gimmick" from Big Tobacco, according to the new #CurbIt campaign from the San Francisco Tobacco Free Project.
The new Cochrane Review of the effectiveness of e-cigarettes for quitting confirms that the evidence to date supports the idea that even poorly performing cig-a-likes are effective for helping smokers either quit entirely or markedly reduce the amount they smoke.