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    "Public Health consensus" on ecigs signed by PHE & 11 other agencies

    Now if we could only get a few of the PH organizations in the U.S. to follow suit and support vaping, what a wonderful world it would be!
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    Derek Yach's slides from his GFN 2015 keynote address

    Just a slight correction to your original post. GFN15 was the second Global Forum on Nicotine. First was held in 2014 and they are already planning for GFN16!
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    Clive Bates: Keep calm it’s only poison

    Here's another graph from the AAPCC Annual Report:
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    Dr. Mercola's article on E-cigarettes

    Weebitty, it appears you have lots of very good questions that most folks new to vaping also have. The absolute best way to get started is to visit a local vape shop. In most cases, the folks in the shop are your best source of information. I did see one located in Grants Pass. I have no...
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    Tobacco control terrorists launch attack against vaping in SF

    Try this link to post comments: http://sfist.com/2015/01/06/sf_health_department_to_post_hundre.php
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    Update:ny child dies of nicotine poisoning.

    Need to look closely at how the latest news article reporting this incident defines "Liquid Nicotine": "Nicotine, a powerful stimulant extracted from tobacco, is mixed with flavors, coloring and other chemicals to create liquid nicotine, which is then loaded into electronic cigarettes to be...
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    Update:ny child dies of nicotine poisoning.

    Something about this story still seems fishy.. Found the quote below in an article by Jacques Le Houezec The drag on e-cigarettes | Le Houezec Jacques | The Jordan Times "After reviewing case reports of nicotine intoxications and suicide attempts, the pharmacologist Bernd Mayer found that...
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    5 Dec 2014: Dr Oz again .. AND my anti-BS weapon :)

    If anybody is curious, here is a link to the sneak peak http://www.doctoroz. com/episode/are-e-cigarettes-dangerous The lovely Dr. Natalie can be reached on Twitter @DrNatalieTV - but I doubt you'll get a response.
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    Brilliant 20 minute documentary "Can Ecigarettes Save Lives?"

    @gadgetsnwheels: Here's the link to my doc-style video "Can Ecigarettes Save Lives?" Please have a look and share the link. Thanks http://t.co/JQ1ef6L0Im
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    17 Nov 2014: Firestorm Erupts in Anti-Smoking Massachusetts Town (Good one!)

    This is done and gone now: https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/11/19/westminster-drops-proposal-ban-tobacco-sales/iUqa8BceSI1wO4rFtpqkUL/story.html
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    Two new papers by Lorillard find no health concerns for ecig vapor

    Dr. Farsalinos responded to Glantz's swipe at him: Personal attacks, questionable ethics and support for censorship when the results do not fit to the agenda (?): a sad story of scientific misconduct
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    Dr. Patrick O'Gara - Liars Hall of Shame Nominee

    This puts it in perspective.. And of course, there is this "Saying ecigs are 95 percent safer is not a medical claim, it is a truth - Prof. Hajek"
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    Bill would ban sale of flavored e-cigarettes

    Doctor Farsalinos has a response as well: https://www.scribd.com/doc/242427759/A-Letter-To-Costa-Constantinides-From-Dr-Konstantinos-Farsalinos-M-D
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    NY Times article on flavored e-cigs and huge photo of 20 flavored e-liquids cover front page of Business section

    Bill I agree with you that the article is just more scare mongering. If a person who knows nothing about vaping reads this, they would indeed get the idea that flavors are indeed intended to attract “children” to e-cigarettes. What I don’t understand though is, if there are over 7000 flavors on...
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    Florida Fox affiliate... balance, with slight tilt to vaping

    Scott, Nice reply. You may wish to add this one to your list of links: How Toxic Is E-Liquid? | ECITA Blog
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    Yet another posting by Dr. Konstantinos E. Farsalinos

    Another outstanding article by Dr. Farsalinos. Great read!! "Although it is tempting for regulators to integrate electronic cigarettes into an already-established tobacco products regulation, this would be inappropriate, disproportionate and misleading. "
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    ASH Scotland - e-cigarettes and young people - Jul 2014 - NO gateway

    Here's what the MSM is doing with the results of this survey - saw this tweet today: "Sheila Duffy of @ASHScotland says bubblegum flavour e-cigs are made to target young people " - but I don't recall seeing any questions on the survey regarding flavors. And there is this page with numerous...
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    E-cigarette primer for state and local lawmakers

    Dr. Joel L. Nitzkin has a most excellent paper on e-cigarette policy that should be widely distributed to policy makers. http://www.rstreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/RSTREET25.pdf
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    Pseudoscience in electronic cigarette policy

    Don't forget to read all his posts on that blog. He does excellent work!
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    Pseudoscience in electronic cigarette policy

    A great blog post by Bernd Mayer. Pseudoscience in electronic cigarette policy - Bernd Mayer He is the one who has attempted to debunk the nicotine fatal dose myth. If you haven't read his stuff, please take a moment to do so.