Adverse-event management and reporting for electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes)

Electronic cigarettes

Effects of Electronic (e)-Cigarette Vapor on Staphylococcal Virulence: Are E-Cigarettes Safer than Conventional Cigarettes?

In recent years, electronic (e)‐cigarettes have dramatically increased in popularity as an alternative to conventional cigarettes. Little is known about the effects of e‐cigarette vapor (EV) on bacteria that colonize the nasopharynx, including methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). As most cases of pneumonia can be traced to bacteria in a patient's nasopharynx, increased virulence ...

Electronic cigarettes and adolescents.

Question I see in my office an increased number of adolescents who use electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes). Should I encourage adolescents to choose e-cigarettes over regular cigarettes if they decide to smoke? Are e-cigarettes less harmful and a potential smoking cessation method for adolescents? Answer While e-cigarettes do not have carcinogenic tobacco, most contain nicotine, which not only...

E-Cigarettes

E-Cigarettes: A Scientific Review Print ISSN: 0009-7322. Online ISSN: 1524-4539 Copyright © 2014 American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved. is published by the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231 Circulation doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.007667 2014;129:1972-1986 Circulation. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/129/19/1972 World Wide Web at: The onl...

Cardiologists and electronic cigarettes.

Jaime Fernández de Bobadilla,* Regina Dalmau, and Esteve Saltó a Servicio de Cardiologı́a, Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain Comité Nacional para la Prevención del Tabaquismo, Madrid, Spain Departamento de Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Departamento de Salud, Dirección General de Planificación e Investigación en Salud, Generalitat de Catalunya, Barce...