Don't shoot the messenger, but back in 2009 when H1N1 was wreaking havoc (when I also lost someone) - the CDC had a positive opinion about ecigs & the possible benefits of PG... I mean hey, it was already being vaporized & pumped thru ventilation systems in hospitals bc if its anti-bacterial properties. In that Nov 2009 article the following was written (way) below:
Today we have another nightmare that is effecting us all in one way or another, but my curiosity is piqued... while it certainly doesnt play a role in avoiding COVID-19 entirely, I am wondering "if" it might have some effect to some extent... While I believe I am pretty sure that Ive acquired the virus around 2 wks ago BEFORE all hell broke (officially) loose, at an airport cargo terminal waiting a few hrs to pick up my new future svc dog puppy (shipped from OH to Pittsburgh to Philly to my airport), where 1 girl was coughing up a lung & wks later local news reported an employee there had contracted & actually died pretty quickly from the virus. I don't otherwise go out due to disability, .so I dont have any other possible exposure. I am in the process of getting tested & confirmed one way or another. BUT my symptoms are of the more mild nature & while I feel like crap all around, my lungs (to date) are still nice & clear - and while my chest feels occasionally 'tight' - still have no chest congestion or coughing anything up - even w a prior to vaping history of chronic bronchitis, pneumonia a few times (that I haven't ever seen again since).
Know it may sound kooky, but I am just VERY CURIOUS as to how many vapers have tested positive BUT have very mild to no symptoms & definitely have zero chest or breathing issues - which may or may not have anything to do with vaping.... but my gut tells me that my vaping has maybe saved my chest from getting worse (again to date, and still, after being otherwise sick with what seems like a super duper bad cold & then some, for the past 2 wks)... I've also been receiving palliative care for the past several yrs, with an immune system that hasnt exactly been in the best shape bc of some of the drugs that normally suppress it. And I do feel EXTREMELY lucky at this point....
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Copied from http://www.news-medical.net/news/20091104/
Article from NOV 4, 2009
"Propylene glycol in e cigarettes might keep us healthy, says researchers
According to the Centers for Disease Control, during 20002004, "An estimated 443,000 persons in the United States died prematurely each year from smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke. During 20012004, the average annual smokingattributable healthcare expenditures nationwide were approximately $96 billion. When combined with productivity losses of $97 billion, the total economic burden of smoking is approximately $193 billion per year." Comparing the health risks of tobacco smoking to the Swine Flu brings out some interesting and thought provoking statistics. According to President Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology on H1N1, "A plausible scenario is that the epidemic could cause between 30,000 and 90,000 deaths in the United States." That puts the comparison of real deaths of 443,000 smokers to a "war games guess" of 30,000 to 90,000 for the H1N1 influenza for which the government recently declared a Health Emergency. That declaration and the shortage of the H1N1 vaccine has caused a panic in the U.S. No study or statistic has been offered that points to the Swine Flu as being more deadly than tobacco cigarettes in causing death, yet a disproportional effort in preventative measures are currently being channeled to defend against a lower risk health issue. Toxic tobacco smoke contains many additional chemicals, including carbon monoxide and tar which is a sticky substance that accumulates in the lungs, causing lung cancer and respiratory distress. Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death in the world and is responsible for more than 5 million deaths each year. What the flu vaccine is to H1N1 as a preventative, the electronic cigarette may be for the tobacco smoker. An electronic cigarette is a futuristic advancement in science that makes it look, feel, and taste like a tobacco cigarette, as the user duplicates the mechanical motions. It expels an almost odorless water vapor that looks like smoke, but isn't. The e cigarettes are batterypowered with a cartridge that typically contains nicotine in various levels (or none), propylene glycol and tobacco flavorin
In their October briefing, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) in the United Kingdom released a favorable position on electronic cigarettes. Propylene glycol, the primary ingredient in the electronic cigarette cartridge, may be a powerful deterrent against pneumonia, influenza, and other respiratory diseases when vaporized and inhaled according to a study by Dr. Oswald Hope Robertson. Decades before the e cigarette was invented, a study was conducted by Dr. Robertson of the University of Chicago's Billings Hospital in 1942 on inhalation of vaporized propylene glycol in laboratory mice. A more indepth article was printed in the 1942 issue of TIME Magazine http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,932876,00.html for November 16th. "Dr. Robertson placed groups of mice in a chamber and sprayed its air first with propylene glycol, then with influenza virus. All the mice lived. Then he sprayed the chamber with virus alone. All the mice died." The researchers also found that "the propylene glycol itself was a potent germicide. One part of glycol in 2,000,000 parts of air wouldwithin a few secondskill concentrations of airsuspended pneumococci, streptococci and other bacteria numbering millions to the cubic foot." Clinical trials on electronic cigarettes containing propylene glycol were carried out in New Zealand by Dr. Murray Laugeson of Health New Zealand and can be found on the website of SS Choice LLC at HugeDomains.com - ECigarettesChoice.com is for sale (E Cigarettes Choice) under the tab "Media Coverage." Far from posing a threat to our health, the propylene glycol in e cigarettes might just keep us healthy. Further studies should be done on the effects of propylene glycol to determine if it can be used successfully as a virus prevention tool. Wouldn't it be wonderful if the best flu preventative was right under our noses all this time?"
Today we have another nightmare that is effecting us all in one way or another, but my curiosity is piqued... while it certainly doesnt play a role in avoiding COVID-19 entirely, I am wondering "if" it might have some effect to some extent... While I believe I am pretty sure that Ive acquired the virus around 2 wks ago BEFORE all hell broke (officially) loose, at an airport cargo terminal waiting a few hrs to pick up my new future svc dog puppy (shipped from OH to Pittsburgh to Philly to my airport), where 1 girl was coughing up a lung & wks later local news reported an employee there had contracted & actually died pretty quickly from the virus. I don't otherwise go out due to disability, .so I dont have any other possible exposure. I am in the process of getting tested & confirmed one way or another. BUT my symptoms are of the more mild nature & while I feel like crap all around, my lungs (to date) are still nice & clear - and while my chest feels occasionally 'tight' - still have no chest congestion or coughing anything up - even w a prior to vaping history of chronic bronchitis, pneumonia a few times (that I haven't ever seen again since).
Know it may sound kooky, but I am just VERY CURIOUS as to how many vapers have tested positive BUT have very mild to no symptoms & definitely have zero chest or breathing issues - which may or may not have anything to do with vaping.... but my gut tells me that my vaping has maybe saved my chest from getting worse (again to date, and still, after being otherwise sick with what seems like a super duper bad cold & then some, for the past 2 wks)... I've also been receiving palliative care for the past several yrs, with an immune system that hasnt exactly been in the best shape bc of some of the drugs that normally suppress it. And I do feel EXTREMELY lucky at this point....
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Copied from http://www.news-medical.net/news/20091104/
Article from NOV 4, 2009
"Propylene glycol in e cigarettes might keep us healthy, says researchers
According to the Centers for Disease Control, during 20002004, "An estimated 443,000 persons in the United States died prematurely each year from smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke. During 20012004, the average annual smokingattributable healthcare expenditures nationwide were approximately $96 billion. When combined with productivity losses of $97 billion, the total economic burden of smoking is approximately $193 billion per year." Comparing the health risks of tobacco smoking to the Swine Flu brings out some interesting and thought provoking statistics. According to President Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology on H1N1, "A plausible scenario is that the epidemic could cause between 30,000 and 90,000 deaths in the United States." That puts the comparison of real deaths of 443,000 smokers to a "war games guess" of 30,000 to 90,000 for the H1N1 influenza for which the government recently declared a Health Emergency. That declaration and the shortage of the H1N1 vaccine has caused a panic in the U.S. No study or statistic has been offered that points to the Swine Flu as being more deadly than tobacco cigarettes in causing death, yet a disproportional effort in preventative measures are currently being channeled to defend against a lower risk health issue. Toxic tobacco smoke contains many additional chemicals, including carbon monoxide and tar which is a sticky substance that accumulates in the lungs, causing lung cancer and respiratory distress. Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death in the world and is responsible for more than 5 million deaths each year. What the flu vaccine is to H1N1 as a preventative, the electronic cigarette may be for the tobacco smoker. An electronic cigarette is a futuristic advancement in science that makes it look, feel, and taste like a tobacco cigarette, as the user duplicates the mechanical motions. It expels an almost odorless water vapor that looks like smoke, but isn't. The e cigarettes are batterypowered with a cartridge that typically contains nicotine in various levels (or none), propylene glycol and tobacco flavorin
In their October briefing, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) in the United Kingdom released a favorable position on electronic cigarettes. Propylene glycol, the primary ingredient in the electronic cigarette cartridge, may be a powerful deterrent against pneumonia, influenza, and other respiratory diseases when vaporized and inhaled according to a study by Dr. Oswald Hope Robertson. Decades before the e cigarette was invented, a study was conducted by Dr. Robertson of the University of Chicago's Billings Hospital in 1942 on inhalation of vaporized propylene glycol in laboratory mice. A more indepth article was printed in the 1942 issue of TIME Magazine http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,932876,00.html for November 16th. "Dr. Robertson placed groups of mice in a chamber and sprayed its air first with propylene glycol, then with influenza virus. All the mice lived. Then he sprayed the chamber with virus alone. All the mice died." The researchers also found that "the propylene glycol itself was a potent germicide. One part of glycol in 2,000,000 parts of air wouldwithin a few secondskill concentrations of airsuspended pneumococci, streptococci and other bacteria numbering millions to the cubic foot." Clinical trials on electronic cigarettes containing propylene glycol were carried out in New Zealand by Dr. Murray Laugeson of Health New Zealand and can be found on the website of SS Choice LLC at HugeDomains.com - ECigarettesChoice.com is for sale (E Cigarettes Choice) under the tab "Media Coverage." Far from posing a threat to our health, the propylene glycol in e cigarettes might just keep us healthy. Further studies should be done on the effects of propylene glycol to determine if it can be used successfully as a virus prevention tool. Wouldn't it be wonderful if the best flu preventative was right under our noses all this time?"
