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Old 04-02-2009, 12:27 PM   #1
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Default Absurdity Gone Wild: Health Canada Asks Smokers Not to Use E-Cigarettes Because of Safety Concerns, But Not to Refrain from the Known Toxic Ones

Please read this blog wrote by Michael Siegel - Physician who specialized in preventive medicine and public health.

Now a professor in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department, Boston University School of Public Health.

20 years of experience in tobacco control, primarily as a researcher

The Rest of the Story:Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary

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Apparently, Health Canada has deemed that electronic cigarettes -- which have little if any known risks -- pose such a risk to the health of smokers that they need to issue an advisory not to use the products, but the same concern does not hold for actual cigarettes, which are known to cause serious diseases and even death among many Canadian smokers.
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Smokers who are using e-cigarettes should call their doctors immediately to inquire about their health effects. But smokers who are using traditional cigarettes need not discuss the health effects with their doctors. They should just continue to smoke without worrying about the health risks. After all, at least the health risks of their products have been very well-studied and well-documented.
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First at all, I apology for my poor English.

This article wrote by a non smoker and especially by this professor, seems to be a very good way for us .
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