http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/pdf/1752-1947-5-585.pdf
This article is well worth reading in full. It cites several of the studies that have already been reported here (e.g., Etter and Bullen's survey).
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http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/pdf/1752-1947-5-585.pdf
This article is well worth reading in full. It cites several of the studies that have already been reported here (e.g., Etter and Bullen's survey).
Great paper. The case studies were inspiring, and the discussion section of the paper was fabulous. I'm going to write that guy an email and thank him for his continuing research on e-cigs. I admire his passion for the health of his patients.
Excellent Case Report! I love that they are were not afraid to discuss the FDA Press Conference and Lab Analysis and they were not afraid to mention that the FDA Analysis reportedly found DEG in 1 of 18 samples but that they failed to point out the amount detected was a non toxic quanity. I love that they state that none of the 15 other studies done on the ecig cartridges found any DEG!
This is a fantastic report and it verifies something that we as ecig users already know, ecigs help smokers quit smoking and they do so in a much higher percentage of people than those methods currently approved for cessation.
This is a fantastic report and it verifies something that we as ecig users already know, ecigs help smokers quit smoking and they do so in a much higher percentage of people than those methods currently approved for cessation.
Very glad you enjoyed it. This group of researchers is based in Italy. I served as an adviser to the team, providing input on the situation in the US.
Darn Elaine, you're getting to legendary level. Keep it up and you may end up in history books. 
That is one fine study. I'm sure it will be reported nationally on the 5 o'clock news health watch. NOT
That is one fine study. I'm sure it will be reported nationally on the 5 o'clock news health watch. NOT
Excellent paper! Just what we already knew but now in print and in a medical section! Yippee. bnrk
I just spoke with Dr. Polosa. He told me that he received a very nice email message from someone who uses an e-cigarette (my guess would be that it was an ECF member) thanking him for the work he is doing to study e-cigarettes and promote their use.
The good doctor commented that it is letters like this that make all the hard work worth while.
The good doctor commented that it is letters like this that make all the hard work worth while.
This is an important counter to the ANTZ claim that there is no scientific evidence that e-cigarettes work for smoking cessation! (Granted, it's not a double-blind study, but it IS scientists presenting evidence!)
I'm really proud of my 69 year old mom and her physician. Mom has tried to quit before, but recently was diagnosed with a skin cancer inside her nostril that will be surgically removed. She has been a full on smoker for over 55 years, and she's retired which gives her more free, unstructured time making it harder to quit. However, this recent scare prompted her to drastically reduce her smoking from over a pack a day to one pack lasting over 2 weeks. She's using an Ego vape and really liking it. For the first time she says she is disliking the taste of smoke compared to her vape.
She recently met with her doctor to review her blood work (which was excellent!). Mom had gotten off of statins due to side effects and replaced it with a natural formula calld Heart Savior. She didn't tell her doc what she had done until her blood work came back with really good results (even better than with statins). Her doctor was supportive and encouraged mom's use of natural supplements. Just today mom met with her doc and told her she had been quitting smoking using her vape and the doc was familiar with 'those electronic things'. She said she had been hearing 'a lot' from patients about those and thought it was a good idea.
Every time a physician hears something about e-cigs from patients who are showing positive results it benefits all of us.
She recently met with her doctor to review her blood work (which was excellent!). Mom had gotten off of statins due to side effects and replaced it with a natural formula calld Heart Savior. She didn't tell her doc what she had done until her blood work came back with really good results (even better than with statins). Her doctor was supportive and encouraged mom's use of natural supplements. Just today mom met with her doc and told her she had been quitting smoking using her vape and the doc was familiar with 'those electronic things'. She said she had been hearing 'a lot' from patients about those and thought it was a good idea.
Every time a physician hears something about e-cigs from patients who are showing positive results it benefits all of us.
I think we are starting to build some real momentum with doctors.
Whether or not anything will come of that remains to be seen.
I really liked the idea of a petition that can be signed by doctors.
That would be impressive, but I wonder how many would take the risk of signing.
Whether or not anything will come of that remains to be seen.
I really liked the idea of a petition that can be signed by doctors.
That would be impressive, but I wonder how many would take the risk of signing.
Off Topic - I apologize, but I wanted to get this in somewhere. Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all fellow vapers and friends of our cause. I sincerely hope the holidays find you and yours well and happy. It has been an amazing year with a lot of battles fought and some impressive victories. The dedication and hard work of so many people is inspiring and as we've continued to grow so has our list of supporters in the medical field, public health, government, education and the media.
Thank you all.
Thank you all.
Pity I don't know her email address as I want to add this:
I had complex tachycardia and heart palpitations (missed heart beats) at least once a month for years and I found that this occurred after a heavy smoking bout. 40 cigarettes for the day.
Seven months ago I bought an ecig and have not had 1 tobacco cigarette since as I love the taste and feel of my ecig.
I was a heavy smoker for 33 years and tried patches, inhalers etc with no effect. I smoked with the patches on.
My Cardiologist found no physical problem with my heart and suggested I stop smoking as this is the problem due to the muscle irritants in tobacco.
Seven months later and NO cardio problems although I chain smoke my 16mg ecig. Not 1 episode of tachycardia or palps in 7 months. Not 1 late nite visit to hospital or 911 calls thanks to ecigs.
I had complex tachycardia and heart palpitations (missed heart beats) at least once a month for years and I found that this occurred after a heavy smoking bout. 40 cigarettes for the day.
Seven months ago I bought an ecig and have not had 1 tobacco cigarette since as I love the taste and feel of my ecig.
I was a heavy smoker for 33 years and tried patches, inhalers etc with no effect. I smoked with the patches on.
My Cardiologist found no physical problem with my heart and suggested I stop smoking as this is the problem due to the muscle irritants in tobacco.
Seven months later and NO cardio problems although I chain smoke my 16mg ecig. Not 1 episode of tachycardia or palps in 7 months. Not 1 late nite visit to hospital or 911 calls thanks to ecigs.
Didn't realize it was cited here- I put up a link to that study elsewhere on the ECF!!
Don't feel bad though- it's our ammunition! The more people read it the better!
Don't feel bad though- it's our ammunition! The more people read it the better!
The abstract seems to have a typo:
Perhaps it should read: ".....after taking up an e-cigarette."?
Perhaps it should read: ".....after taking up an e-cigarette."?
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