WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released a 600-plus page report entitled, “Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes,” which sought to review over 800 peer-reviewed scientific studies. In the process, the committee reached dozens of conclusion on a range of health impacts. The report can be viewed here. Gregory […]
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Landmark Long-Term Study on Vaping by Never-Smokers Finds No Negative Health Impacts
Despite fears of activists, no harm seen after three and a half years of vaping
LONDON, ENGLAND — In a first of its kind long-term study published in the journal Nature, researchers have found no negative health impacts from the daily use of electronic cigarettes by young adult never-smokers. Researchers from the University of Catania, led by Dr. Riccardo Polosa, tracked nine electronic cigarette users with no history of smoking, […]
Major U.S. Study: Vaping Could Save 6.6 Million American Smokers
Even under worse case assumptions, vaping still saves lives, finds multi-university research study
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In what could turn out to be a transformative moment in the debate over vaping in America, a research team led by investigators from Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center is now estimating that vaping could save the lives of up to 6.6 million U.S. smokers over the next 10 years. On the […]
Major Changes to FDA Vaping Regulations Announced
Much-needed move will save vapor industry from decimation in 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the American Vaping Association reacted to a landmark announcement from Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the Commissioner of the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), on the future of tobacco and nicotine regulation in the United States. Among the announcements: Delay of PMTA deadline — In a major change in policy, manufacturers of non-combustible […]
Democrat Leaders Celebrate as Industry-Saving Cole-Bishop Amendment Is Killed in Budget Deal
House and Senate Democrats boast about keeping vapor industry on path to prohibition
WASHINGTON, DC — Yesterday, leadership in the U.S. House and Senate struck a deal on an omnibus government funding bill to keep the government operating through October. Much to the disappointment of millions of vapers and 10,000-plus small business owners, the Cole-Bishop Amendment — a critical bipartisan policy provision to save the vapor industry from […]
