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Do e-cigarettes beat NRT as cessation aids? A key study provides two opposing results – yet only one was reported.
There are thousands of scientific studies on tobacco use published every month (37,000 so far this year!), but only a few find their way into the mainstream media. Among those, even fewer seem to [...]Health Canada consumer research on vapers’ attitudes to flavours
Last February, 2,027 Canadian vapers sat down at a computer and answered a questionnaire prepared by Environics Research on behalf of Health Canada. Six months later, the report summarizing their [...]Public health leaders strengthen their call for action on vaping
The power to speak
Medical officers of health have special responsibilities and powers in the Canadian health system. Although they work for municipal, provincial and federal governments, [...]