Legislation proposed to prohibit the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors and include e-cigarettes in the state’s Smoke Free Air Act, which prohibits smoking in indoor public places and workplaces, was unanimously approved Monday by an Assembly panel. Assemblywoman Connie Wagner (D-Bergen), a co-sponsor, said she’s concerned e-cigarettes are being marketed to children because they offer flavors like chocolate, banana and strawber ... Jump to full article >>

With backing from major physician groups nationwide, should the FDA reconsider its stance on the now infamous e-cigarette? In July of this year, the Food and Drug Administration released a study that condemned electronic cigarettes as an unsafe alternative for smokers, but not all physicians are convinced that the study was accurate or even completely transparent to the tax payers that fund them. “We urge FDA to make public the laboratory ... Jump to full article >>

In 1999 the BBC reported that Tobacco companies had developed 57 ways to make cigarettes safer but had chosen not to use the technology. Electronic cigarettes appear to have done all of them with their first iteration and only continue to get better. Online PR News – 10-November-2009 – At the time it was believed that the tobacco companies did not want to market the improvements and make cigarettes safer as it would force them to acknowledge ... Jump to full article >>

As more cities ban smoking in restaurants and bars, there is a newer product to the United States that makers claim you can still smoke indoors. It’s under fire from cities across the country, the Food and Drug Administration and a metro parent. If you’ve been to the mall lately, you may have seen a kiosk selling electronic cigarettes. We’ve found the kiosks at Independence Center and Oak Park mall. If you walk past the kiosk ... Jump to full article >>

Connecticut and other states are taking aim at electronic cigarettes, a battery-powered device with vaporized nicotine, officials said. “We’re actively investigating these companies and their products,” Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal told USA Today in a story published Monday. Public health officials in California, Oregon, New Hampshire and New Jersey said the smokeless devices are the latest thing in the toba ... Jump to full article >>

A federal judge is expected to rule soon on whether the FDA has the authority to regulate electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, which contain nicotine but not tobacco. They look like cigarettes, but they have names most people have never heard of: Gamucci, Cloud 9, and Njoy. That’s because they are electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes. These battery-powered devices do not create smoke but provide a mist of nicotine to the user’s ... Jump to full article >>

Living in a college town, it is not a strange sight to see huddles of people standing outside of bars or just walking down the street lighting up and smoking cigarettes. It is a habit that can start because “everyone else is doing it,” and it escalates from a social habit to addiction. It is not a secret that cigarettes are bad for you. You cannot turn on the television without seeing one of those “Truth” commercials singing musical arr ... Jump to full article >>

If you are addicted to various electronic gizmos, and used to carry a cell phone, PDA, laptop and iPod, you should bear in mind that there is one electronic device that you should not use: an electronic cigarette. The recent laboratory tests performed by FDA experts, who analyzed 19 samples of electronic cigarettes, which have been found to contain carcinogens, including nitrosamines and even diethylene glycol, the toxic component in antifreeze ... Jump to full article >>

It takes one fluid motion for James Sykes Jr. to display the main reasons users swear by electronic cigarettes. Sykes, the manager of a Smoking Everywhere kiosk in the Westfield Sarasota Square mall, reaches into his suit pocket, snags the slender cylinder, takes a long drag, exhales an odorless vapor and returns the e-cigarette to his pocket. He’s “smoking” in a public place, not in seclusion outside. He’s puffing at his own pace, getti ... Jump to full article >>

SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Attorney Generals office is investigating a Florida-based company that operates Electronic Cigarette kiosks at local malls. The company, called Smoking Everywhere, Inc. is coming under fire for allegations it falsely markets the product and allegations it markets to children. “We need to have proof that these products are safe.” Said John Kroger, state attorney general. The product comes in different flavors, ... Jump to full article >>