CMAJ • November 4, 2008; 179 (10). doi:10.1503/cmaj.081588.
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Wayne Kondro

CMAJ

Electronic cigarettes: The World Health Organization says there is no evidentiary basis for concluding that so-called electronic cigarettes — stainless steel devices that dispense a heated liquid nicotine mist which is absorbed by the lungs — are a "safe and effective" smoking cessation aid. Clinical studies and toxicological tests must be conducted, Douglas Bettcher, acting director of the WHO's Tobacco Free Initiative, told reporters. "There are a number of chemical additives in the product which could be very toxic,"

Pointless: A survey of British patients about the efficacy of the United Kingdom's National Health Services complaints process (CMAJ 2008;178[11]:1409-11) found that 29% found the process "totally pointless," while 20.5% found it pointless and 19% "slightly" pointless (www.patients-association.org.uk). "There is a lack of transparency in procedures and overlaying it all there is the perception that they exist to protect the NHS rather than help patients," states a report by The Patients Association.





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