The biggest unfounded health scares of 2010

[cyberwolf]

The electronic cigarette is number 2 on the list of unfounded health scares in this article in the Daily Caller. It is then reprinted on the American Council On Science and Health website.

2). E-cigarettes (electronic cigarettes), which are an odorless and flameless clean nicotine delivery system, stand accused of containing “carcinogens” and of being as dangerous as real cigarettes.

But e-cigarettes pose little or no harm compared to real cigarettes. What is harmful about traditional cigarette smoking is the products of combustion that are created when the smoker lights up. Nicotine, in itself, although highly addictive, isn’t particularly harmful — its “toxicity” is about the same as caffeine. E-cigarettes give smokers the nicotine “fix” they want — without the frightening chemical mix produced by the combustion in traditional cigarettes.

So-called public health and anti-smoking groups who condemn the e-cigarettes as health hazards similar to traditional smoking are doing a great disservice to the tens of millions of addicted cigarette smokers in America.

 

[Gizmo362]

I wish my health insurance would read this!!

 

[jj2]

Wow great to see this in print.

 

[reverendg]

The electronic cigarette is number 2 on the list of unfounded health scares in this article in the Daily Caller. It is then reprinted on the American Council On Science and Health website.

We should give Kudos to the Dr. that wrote this article -By Dr. Elizabeth Whelan - The Daily Caller

 

[cyberwolf]

We should give Kudos to the Dr. that wrote this article -By Dr. Elizabeth Whelan - The Daily Caller

Agreed - whelane[AT]acsh[DOT]org

 

[StormFinch]

Ah, that would explain it. Dr. Whelan has been one of our biggest supporters over the last couple of years, calling out the FDA over the biased reporting of their lab tests. Here is her op-ed on the 09 FDA press conference; FDA smoke screen on e-cigarettes - Washington Times

 

[Vocalek]

There is a button on the article that lets you link it to your Face Book profile. I did so as a public service to my friends and family.

 

[reverendg]

Agreed - whelane@acsh.org

excellent , thanks for the email.

 

[jj2]

There is a button on the article that lets you link it to your Face Book profile. I did so as a public service to my friends and family.

So did I.................LOL

 

[Phreaker]

I enjoyed the whole article, glad to see e-cigs were #2! "Recommended" the article via Facebook as well.

 

[MoonRose]

I enjoyed the whole article, glad to see e-cigs were #2! "Recommended" the article via Facebook as well.

Ditto! Also "Recommended"

 

[Tiari]

Recommended it to facebook as well......... I've known forever that some of these scares were utter crap lol. Just wish others would figure it out as well.

 

[hairball]

Recommended it to facebook as well......... I've known forever that some of these scares were utter crap lol. Just wish others would figure it out as well.

I agree with you. I always looked at vaping like this: I was willing to ingest 4000 chemicals, so why not give ecigs a try. Wouldn't hurt me, could only benefit from it, since I knew I was killing myself otherwise. A risk I'm glad I took.

 

[Bustastew]

People trying to ban ecigs can go to hell. I mean that from the heart!

But I am happy that we are getting so many good articles in now =)

 

[judybr]

Great article, thanks for sharing it. I also did the facebook thing. I just hope at some point more people understand that vaping is much healthier than smoking.
I know at work people are very thankful I am not coughing all the time. Now it's my turn to tell the non-smokers when they cough that they need to stop smoking since they told me that all the time(of course, I wasn's coughing any more than the rest of them), lol.

 

[IOU]

Finally a sane voice!
Thank you OP for this information and all the links.
Fantastic articles!