[12] The FDA has taken steps to stop stores from distributing the product
J&J), and has acted as paid reviewer for grant awarding bodies and as a paid consultant for health care companies
By checking your bodys levels of fluids and electrolytes, your doctor can determine if you need to supplement or to even be put on an I.V
Unfortunately, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) appears to lack standards for e-cigs as therapeutic medicine delivery systems and plans to regulate them as tobacco products 8
Taxpayers often wind up paying for the tobacco induced medical bills of smokers through Medicare and Medicaid
On the question of whether e-cigarettes are safe, Vivienne Nathanson, the BMA's director of professional activities, is also clear: "The simple answer is we don't know." But other healthcare professionals strongly disagree with the BMA's precautionary stance