News

Once again the eagerness to imagine e-cigarettes are as dangerous as smoking has got the better of an uncritical press. A recent Japanese report claimed that e-cigarettes can contain 10 times as much formaldehyde as a conventional cigarette, but the data

New research at KU Leuven strongly supports the use of e-cigs as very effective smoking cessation aids. In the lab, the e-cigs proved to be just as effective in suppressing the craving for a smoke as tobacco cigarettes were, while the

Oxford English Dictionaries have produced a list of new words that have had most impact in the English language this year. Amongst the words nominated there are; Bae – short for Baby, as in a term of affection for a partner

The Chief Fire Officer has released guidelines to minimise the risks of fires when charging e-cigarettes. These are; Always use the correct charger and follow the manufacturer’s instructions Never charge a battery that has signs of damage, that has been dropped,

When people complain about vaping in restaurants or other public places, it seems to me that some sort of compromise should be adopted. The complainee who takes offense at a small amount of vapour ought to balance a very mild irritation

With patents being applied for the addition of cannabis oil to an e-cigarette and now vitamin infused e-liquids emerging, what direction will the vaping market take in the future? Adding cannibis oil to an e-liquid may not be as bad or

TV adverts for e-cigs could not previously show the actual device, but that’s now changing. The rules have changed to allow the depiction of an e-cig user exhaling what looks like smoke, the first time this has happened in nearly 50

More and more leading campaigners, scientists and health authorities are behind vaping and opposed to anti-vaping rules that could push the products off the shelf. The reactions are increasingly scornful of reactionary health policies. We’ve had it in Europe and now

This question is important to ask and answer. As a vaper and ex-smoker myself, I am concerned that if I continue vaping that I will not be causing harm to my lungs. Improving my lung function was a key objective for

With the general phobia of non-users towards vaping, and also the constant presumptions of any possible negative aspect of vaping compounds, the impression could only be that e-cigs are still more harm than good and should be treated much like combusted