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Take The Electronic Cigarette Lung Survey – and Win One of Four Great Prizes!

Update: The survey is now closed.. Thank you for everyone who has participated – we received over 1200 responses.Congratulations to Philippe, Kev Mercer, Rebel Pixie and Chris who won £50.00 to spend on ecigarettedirect.co.uk. Update 2: The resu…

Posted in breathing ability, Cigarettes, ecigs, exercise, lungs, research, survey, vaping on April 16, 2013 | There are currently No Comments

Study Finds 74% of Smokers Quit with Ecigs AND that E-Cigarettes are Less Addictive than Tobacco Cigarettes

Over 70% of smokers surveyed in a recent University of London survey quit smoking using e-cigarettes, and 38% had not had a cigarette for more than a year. Less Addictive The study also found that electronic cigarettes were less addictive than tobacco …

Posted in quitting, report, research on April 4, 2013 | There are currently No Comments

Why Electronic Cigarettes Work: A New Study Suggests Some Answers

Previous studies suggest that electronic cigarettes are far better at helping people ‘quit’* than nicotine patches or lozenges. But until now scientists have ignored why. A new study aims to put that right by working out just why electronic…

Posted in research on March 7, 2013 | There are currently No Comments

Nitrosamines in E-Cigarettes: A hazard to your health?

By James Dunworth and Paul Bergen Do you need to worry about nitrosamines in electronic cigarettes? Short answer: no. But let’s elaborate. The Background In 2009 an FDA study found traces of nitrosamines in eliquid. Shortly after, headlines across th…

Posted in Health, ingredients, nitrosamines, research on February 15, 2013 | There are currently No Comments

How to explain the science behind electronic cigarettes to MPs and MEPs

Following yesterday’s post, several e-cigarette users have shared replies from MPs and MEPs regarding the EU directive that seeks to effectively ban electronic cigarettes. While some of have promised to oppose the directive, others have asked for…

Posted in campaign, Government, health campaigners, research, safety, science on February 8, 2013 | There are currently No Comments

Does e-cigarette consumption cause passive vaping? Yes, but it`s hardly worth worrying about.

By Paul Bergen For those out there curious about this new bit of research from Schripp and company on “passive vaping”, the abstract (which is all most of us ever see) is only a little misleading. Essentially the study consisted of one vaper usin…

Posted in research on December 17, 2012 | There are currently No Comments

It’s Official: Vaping is Sexier than Smoking Say 63% of Respondents

And before smokers jump on our throats we’re just reporting the results of our latest survey, Is Smoking Sexy In total 97 people entered the survey. We’d want more replies to be sure about the results – if this was a serious survey. B…

Posted in research, smokers, Smoking, survey on August 16, 2012 | There are currently No Comments

Passive (And Active) Vaping Causes No Harm Say Two More Studies

Last week we wrote about a very positive study on passive vaping which showed using an e-cigarette had no effect on the blood of users and non-users . Now an All Voices articles discusses two more studies which show there is no reason for concern abo…

Posted in research on August 14, 2012 | There are currently No Comments

Researchers: E-Cigarettes Help Your Memory!

That’s the conclusion by a group of researchers at the London University. The nicotine e-cigarette … improved working memory performance compared with placebo at the longer interference intervals. Source: Science Direct We actually predicte…

Posted in in the news, research on April 16, 2012 | There are currently No Comments

Worried about Alzheimers? Maybe nicotine could help you…

My aunt has Alzheimers. It’s fairly early stages. She still recognised me when I met her recently, and can usually have a conversation. But she is increasingly getting confused. Sometimes she thinks her money has been taken away from her and bursts into tears. There may, however, be help for her. Prevention Some research suggests that nicotine [...]

Posted in research on December 21, 2011 | There are currently No Comments

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