E-Cigarette Explodes, Causing Severe Injuries and Fire

By Associated Press, Published: February 15PENSACOLA, Fla. — A Florida man trying to kick the smoking habit was puffing on an electronic cigarette when a faulty battery caused it to explode in his mouth, taking out some of his front teeth and a chunk of his tongue and severely burning his face, fire officials said Wednesday....

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Study: E-Cigarettes Constrict Airways

Study:  E-Cigarettes Constrict Airways

Thursday, January 5, 2012 By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The electronic cigarettes marketed as a safer alternative to the real thing produce immediate changes in users’ airways, a small study suggests. Researchers in Greece saw changes in the lung function of...

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Chantix Increases Risk of Heart Attacks, Strokes

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(CNN) — A study published Monday in a Canadian journal concluded that smokers who take Chantix, one of the most popular smoking cessation drugs, could increase their risk of heart problems. Chantix (varenicline) could raise the risk of heart attacks and irregular heartbeats, said...

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Motivational Text Messages May Help Smokers Quit

Motivational Text Messages May Help Smokers Quit

By Robert Preidt WEDNESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) — Motivational text messages more than double the odds that smokers will be able to kick the habit, new research suggests....

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Cigarettes Packs Will Display Graphic Warning Labels

Cigarettes Packs Will Display Graphic Warning Labels

Washington (CNN) — Nine new graphic cigarette warning labels were unveiled Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration, part of the agency’s sweeping new powers to regulate tobacco and...

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One Cigarette Can Be Lethal : U.S. Surgeon General

As little as one cigarette a day, or even just inhaling smoke from someone else's cigarette, could be enough to cause a heart attack and even death, warns a...

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Stop Smoking Seminar

Feature article about Frank Oden and HypNoSmoke in the Cherry Creek Chronicle January 2011

Online Interview with Frank Oden