Regulating e-cigarettes as drugs is not the best solution

E-Cigarettes: Are They as Safe as the Public Thinks?

© 2016 Harborside Press® An important part of our practice in oncology is assisting patients in smoking cessation and providing them with information about factors that increase their cancer risk. Smoking accounts for almost 90% of all lung cancers and as much as 30% of all cancer deaths (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2014). As advanced practitioners, we can influence the in...

Formaldehyde from e-cigarettes--it's not as simple as some suggest.

P 146: The Best New Antiepileptic Drugs to Prevent Orofacial Malformations as Side Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs

Mothers exposed to Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are at high risk to born babies with orofacial malformations such as cleft lips. About 9 percent of congenital abnormalities in babies of mothers with epilepsy relates to orofacial abnormalities. Maintaining safe antiepileptic drugs for millions of mothers with epilepsy is very important. Researches show that new AEDs have less side effects than the...

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...

What Is the Best Research Globally?

Dr. Afshari’s editorial gives insight on human nature (1). Collaborative willingness usually occurs when different sides perceive personal benefit, or when institutions mandate collaboration. This is not unique between higher and lower income countries; many working in global emergency medicine (EM) observe this within wealthier countries. It exists among collaborators in low resource settings....