WHO’s Dr. Susan Pineda-Mercado falsely claims e-cigarettes cause hypertension, heart attacks and strokes

[Bill Godshall]

WHO’s Dr. Susan Pineda-Mercado falsely claims e-cigarettes cause hypertension, heart attacks and strokes, falsely claims e-cigarette users switch to cigarette smoking, and falsely claims there’s no evidence e-cigarettes can help some smokers quit.
E-cigarettes won't help you quit; can also cause stroke, hypertension, heart attack - WHO - InterAksyon.com


This is a different WHO doctor than the one Farsalinos properly criticized last week.

 

[AgentAnia]

Oh good grief... Not the "pure nicotine" thing again... And.... Well, this woman is so full of lies and misinformation I wouldn't know where to start refuting!

One thing that struck me, though, is that this woman is the WHO Western Pacific Office director for Building Healthy Communities and Populations and she's not sure which countries in her WHO region are regulating ecigs?

And I think Australia has also regulated e-cigarettes and also the United Kingdom. So I think countries are starting to do it on their own, using their own laws

 

[gayhalo]

I have sent here an appropriate message on facebook. She doesn't look very dangerous... straight from med school into the WHO. just following the party line.

 

[AgentAnia]

She may not look very dangerous, but her official statements as a spokesperson for the World Health Organization are dangerous! IMO, this is no time to give someone like that the benefit of the doubt...

 

[2coils]

This whole piece is a disaster full of lies. This organization would not accept the studies if they were stapled to their foreheads! (not suggesting we do this lol). And who are their experts?? Any disclosure here??? WE are the evidence that e-cigs can help you quit smoking and WE are all doing just fine. As the plot thickens e-cigs users around the globe are going to have to protest in masses to be heard.

 

[Elnroth]

This whole piece is a disaster full of lies. This organization would not accept the studies if they were stapled to their foreheads! (not suggesting we do this lol). And who are their experts?? Any disclosure here??? WE are the evidence that e-cigs can help you quit smoking and WE are all doing just fine. As the plot thickens e-cigs users around the globe are going to have to protest in masses to be heard.

For your info, there is a protest occurring in Brussels today, July 10th.

 

[2coils]

For your info, there is a protest occurring in Brussels today, July 10th.

I did see this. I hope there is coverage of this! Im sure we all want to know about the turnout.

 

[mrfixit]

She was taught this stance at medical schools our medical schools were highjacked years ago by some very wealthy business people with major holdings in big pharmaceuticals,the med students although very smart are taught from day one to treat with prescriptions they are taught little about nutrition or natural medicines that are less toxic and are also known to be effective treatments for diseases again its all about money not health.

 

[Vocalek]

What do they prescribe these days to prevent Survey?

 

[Petrodus]

For your info, there is a protest occurring in Brussels today, July 10th.

The reason why e-cigarettes are here to stay
is because we have had it up to our eye-balls with
being pushed around, demonized, ridiculed, banned
to the outside, and told we are nothing more than
just a dirty smoker ....

We FINALLY found something that WORKS and we quit smoking...
Just to find out THEY DON'T APPROVE OF THIS EITHER !!

Well that's just too bad ... We're not going to take the abuse anymore !!
Enough is Enough (period)
We have drawn a line in the sand ... We will continue to e-smoke
and who ever doesn't approve ... can just go suck eggs !!

 

[Vocalek]

Sorry, posted in wrong thread.

 

[AgentAnia]

We're not going to take the abuse anymore !!
Enough is Enough (period)
We have drawn a line in the sand ... We will continue to e-smoke
and who ever doesn't approve ... can just go suck eggs !!

Let them suck cigarettes...

 

[RosaJ]

Oh good grief... Not the "pure nicotine" thing again... And.... Well, this woman is so full of lies and misinformation I wouldn't know where to start refuting!

One thing that struck me, though, is that this woman is the WHO Western Pacific Office director for Building Healthy Communities and Populations and she's not sure which countries in her WHO region are regulating ecigs?

She's too busy going to the bank to deposit her payola money and keeping track of it to bother to do her job properly.

 

[Orb Skewer]

She's too busy going to the bank to deposit her payola money and keeping track of it to bother to do her job properly.

I agree, Dr Mercado is a devout moneyist from the Wicked Heinous Order


Mercado thats Spanish for Market isn't it ?

 

[AgentAnia]

I agree, Dr Mercado is a devout moneyist from the Wicked Heinous Order


Mercado thats Spanish for Market isn't it ?

Good catch, that! yes, mercado is Spanish for market.

 

[swtraveler]

It seems to me that these people have been fighting against the smokers for so long that as it becomes that there is nowhere left to ban tobacco or harms to prove they have had to find a new 'social issue'. Their original enemy is in retreat and now are looking for someone else to fight.

It is obvious that much of the call for regulation and mudslinging is rooted in the desire of a certain echelon to maintain their cash flow but some of these people just don't seem to fall into that.

 

[zapped]

I rarely pay attention to anything written by people with two last names. I find it pretentious and largely unneeded except in rare cases where there isnt a male heir to pass on the family name.

I do think it interesting to note that the letters of her first and last names spell out PMS

 

[Petrodus]

I rarely pay attention to anything written by people with two last names. I find it pretentious and largely unneeded except in rare cases where there isnt a male heir to pass on the family name.

I do think it interesting to note that the letters of her first and last names spell out PMS

PMS ??!!