Several consumer products can act as safer alternatives to deadly cigarettes, but they are not being promoted effectively. In fact, more and more political action is making them less pleasant, more expensive, and more difficult to obtain. Health Canada needs … Continue reading →
The WHO has announced that it is renaming monkeypox to “mpox”, apparently to avoid stigmatization of monkeys. They expedited the name change through the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) process. The CDC labelled an outbreak of lung injury in people … Continue reading →
Dr. John Oyston, MB BS, BMedSci, FRCA, FRCP(C), September 21st, 2022 There is no tobacco in e-cigarettes Vaping liquid is made of a mixture of vegetable glycerin and propylene glycol, to which nicotine and artificial flavours (such as tobacco or … Continue reading →
I used the IQOS device for the first time yesterday. I hated it. This is a really good thing, for two reasons, which I will explain shortly. To begin at the beginning: IQOS is a “heat not burn” (HNB) cigarette … Continue reading →
I have been banned from attending the Ottawa Model Conference on Smoking Cessation, the same conference where I have been a guest speaker a couple of times in the past, because of my association with the tobacco industry and vaping … Continue reading →
Who would have predicted, in 2012, when about 13% of US High School students smoked, that by 2021 that figure would be down to under 2%? Who would have predicted, in 2019, when over 27% of High School students were … Continue reading →
What should Health Canada tell Canadians about the risks and benefits of vaping? Clearly, they need to tell non-smokers of any age that vaping is not harmless and that people who would not benefit from vaping should not do so. … Continue reading →
Japan represents an amazing example of capitalism and consumer choice resulting in an unprecedented decrease in the number of cigarettes smoked, without the need for government funding or intervention. In Japan, vapes (or “e-cigarettes”) with nicotine are effectively banned. They … Continue reading →
Dr, John Oyston Just like Canada, New Zealand is a highly-developed former British colony, with a strong public health care system. It has an overall smoking prevalence of 13.7%, but this figure increases to 31.2% in the indigenous Māori community. … Continue reading →
Dr. John Oyston, Mar 10th 2022 Canada’s 4.6 million smokers are being deprived of accurate information about less harmful alternatives to smoking. According to Public Health England, the health risk of vaping is unlikely to exceed 5% of the is … Continue reading →
