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Canada’s Vape Gag Law Must Go!

Dr John's Blog Posted on March 4, 2022 by JohnOystonMarch 10, 2022
Vaping is quitting

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 →

Posted in Medicine, Tobacco | Tagged Canada, cigarettes, gag, law, smoking, tobacco

What is the data on vaping that Mr. Bloomberg keeps ignoring?

Dr John's Blog Posted on February 11, 2022 by JohnOystonFebruary 11, 2022
Bloomberg takes on e-cigs

Mr. Bloomberg, the billionaire businessman turned politician turned philanthropist, is giving away tens of billions of dollars to causes he believes in. He supports liveable cities, gun control, climate change and global public health. He wants to use data to … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine | Tagged Bloomberg, smoking, vaping

A disruptive technology could finally put an end to tobacco smoking

Dr John's Blog Posted on January 17, 2022 by JohnOystonFebruary 14, 2022
Dr. John Oyston

I spent 40 years working as an anesthesiologist. Too much of that time was spent caring for smokers while they underwent horrible, disfiguring and disabling operations, such as removing part of a lung or an amputation. These operations were only … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine | Tagged disruptive, health canada, National No-Smoking Week, smoking, vaping

BBI – Take Part

Dr John's Blog Posted on December 22, 2021 by JohnOystonFebruary 11, 2022
Bloomberg Birthday Card

If you have not already done so, please begin by reading the introduction to the BLOOMBERG BIRTHDAY INITIATIVE Please join the Bloomberg Birthday Initiative by sending Mr. Bloomberg a birthday card of your own. You can use this image, or … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine | Tagged birthday, Bloomberg, nicotine, smoking, tobacco, vaping

Bloomberg Birthday Initiative

Dr John's Blog Posted on December 21, 2021 by JohnOystonFebruary 7, 2022
Bloomberg Birthday Card

The purposes of the Bloomberg Birthday Initiative are: 1) To wish Michael Bloomberg a very happy 80th birthday, on February 14th, 2022. 2) To congratulate him on his business and political successes and praise him for his generosity to many … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine | Tagged billionaire, Bllomberg.birthday, initiative, smoking, snus, vaping

Please, Health Canada, do not make vapers return to tobacco!

Dr John's Blog Posted on September 1, 2021 by JohnOystonSeptember 1, 2021
Maria

My friend Maria is an enthusiastic vaper. If I go to her office, she usually will have three vapes on the go. Today, it is a Voopoo with strawberry flavour, a Stlth with Grape Apple Ice and a Favostx with … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine | Tagged Canada, cigarettes, health, maria, medicine, smoking, tobacco, vaping

Thomas Kirsop’s Review of the Order Amending Schedules 2 and 3 to the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (Flavours)

Dr John's Blog Posted on July 11, 2021 by JohnOystonJune 16, 2023
I am not in support

Thomas Kirsop has created a detailed analysis of the proposed federal vape flavour ban which he has submitted to Health Canada. I am posting it here with his permission: Highlights include: “I stopped smoking seven years ago by switching to … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine, Tobacco | Tagged ban, Canada, flavour, Kirsop, smoking, vape, vaping

What can Health Canada learn about vaping from ASH?

Dr John's Blog Posted on July 5, 2021 by JohnOystonJune 16, 2023

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) produced a report in June 2021 showing how Great Britain is getting vaping right (https://ash.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Use-of-e-cigarettes-vapes-among-adults-in-Great-Britain-2021.pdf). It is interesting to see how vaping is managed in the country where “Big Tobacco” interferes with health care … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine, Tobacco | Tagged ASH, Canada, flaovours, Great Britain, health, nicotine, smoking, vaping

Big tobacco tells the truth about vaping while health organizations lie.

Dr John's Blog Posted on February 3, 2020 by JohnOystonJune 16, 2023
Base vaping policy on facts

The January 24th, 2020 edition of the Globe and Mail included a full-page advertisement that discussed the risks of smoking and the benefits of switching to vaping. It quoted Public Health England’s statement that “E-cigarette use is around 95% less harmful to … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine, Tobacco | Tagged cessation, Globe and Mail, Imperial Tobacco, smoking, tobacco, vaping

The American Lung Association is lying about Vaping

Dr John's Blog Posted on January 5, 2020 by JohnOystonJanuary 6, 2020
The ALA is lying about vaping

The American Lung Association is using its web site and twitter account to spread false and misleading information about vaping I am a medical doctor. In my career as an anesthesiologist, I have seen directly for myself, in the operating … Continue reading →

Posted in Medicine | Tagged American Lung Association, e-cigarettes, lying, quitting, smoking, vaping

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