ATOM PHARMA

 It is generally accepted that e-cigarettes produce fewer of the toxins found in cigarette smoke. However, it is becoming increasingly apparent that this frame is not adequate to tell the entire story regarding individual health impacts. The most recent evidence suggests that e-cigarettes may pose their own unique health harms and that comparison to cigarettes may not be the only relevant question for determining their impact on individual health. Indeed, the growing evidence of potential health risks related to e-cigarette use has led some researchers to question whether e-cigarettes are safer than combustible cigarettes. For more information see “Health Effects”.   he recent outbreak of vaping related lung injuries also supports caution with respect to e-cigarettes. While a substantial number of cases in the recent outbreak of vaping related lung illness (see “Health Effects”) appear to be related to THC vaping and the CDC recently identified vitamin E acetate as a chemical ...

Nicotine by itself is actually viewed as the least harmful of all the compounds found in cigarette smoke, and what’s more nicotine may actually have medicinal benefits for a number of conditions. Professor Polosa pointed out at the 1st Global Forum on Nicotine 2014 that: “Nicotine is not the reason for smoking-related disease: officially it is not a carcinogen it does not cause lung cancer it has minimal effect on cardiovascular disease”  Nicotine in Protecting Against Alzheimer’s No cure has not yet been found for this awful disease, but nicotine shows promise in delaying the onset of Alzhimer’s disease as well as mitigating the associated symptoms due to its neuroprotective effect. A study of people diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (an onset for Alzhimer’s) over six months found that those treated with nicotine demonstrated statistically significant improvement on their reaction time, memory and attention. 2. Enhancing Memory with Nicotine One study on...