Tag:

E-cigarettes

Latest Headlines

Latest Headlines

E-cigarettes blasted as dangerous drug-delivery devices in NEJM

It's been a little while since we've had an update on e-cigarettes. When last we left the issue in April, the FDA had decided to back off its previous crackdown on e-cigarette companies and regulate

FDA loses battle in war against e-cigarettes

Electronic cigarettes are nicotine-delivery devices that include a heating element that vaporizes chemicals in replaceable plastic cartridges. Researchers at the University of California, Riverside

E-cigarette advocates admit own claims brought wrath of FDA

A blogger writing for a group that calls itself the "Alliance of Electronic Smokers" warns his fellow e-cig advocates that they should not pretend the product is anything but a recreational device.

FDA warns e-cigarette makers to follow the law

The FDA is continuing its all-out assault on e-cigarettes companies, warning five of them in a letter that they are violating the law, including making unsubstantiated claims and employing poor

Alexza licenses Staccato nicotine delivery to Cypress Bioscience

With all the recent noise about whether so-called e-cigarettes should be regulated by the FDA as drug-delivery devices, it shouldn't be forgotten that there are companies that produce

Air Force bans e-cigarettes

Another week, another series of articles and debates over whether e-cigarettes are drug delivery devices and should be regulated by the FDA. In a followup to last week's report , the Wall Street

E-cigarette battle lines form in federal court

Last week, we highlighted the Oregon attorney general's fight against e-cigarettes , which he considers to be a drug-delivery device being sold to consumers without proper approval from the FDA. The