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===2016: [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27011045/ Persisting long term benefits of smoking abstinence and reduction in asthmatic smokers who have switched to electronic cigarettes]=== | ===2016: [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27011045/ Persisting long term benefits of smoking abstinence and reduction in asthmatic smokers who have switched to electronic cigarettes]=== | ||
*This prospective study confirms that EC use ameliorates objective and subjective asthma outcomes and shows that these beneficial effects may persist in the long term. EC use can reverse harm from tobacco smoking in asthma patients who smoke. The evidence-based notion that substitution of conventional cigarettes with EC is unlikely to raise significant respiratory concerns, can improve counseling between physicians and their asthmatic patients who are using or intend to use ECs. | *This prospective study confirms that EC use ameliorates objective and subjective asthma outcomes and shows that these beneficial effects may persist in the long term. EC use can reverse harm from tobacco smoking in asthma patients who smoke. The evidence-based notion that substitution of conventional cigarettes with EC is unlikely to raise significant respiratory concerns, can improve counseling between physicians and their asthmatic patients who are using or intend to use ECs. | ||
===2015: [https://www.annallergy.org/article/S1081-1206(15)00697-3/fulltext Counseling patients with asthma and allergy about electronic cigarettes: an evidence-based approach]=== | |||
*Smoking cessation should be strongly encouraged in patients with asthma who smoke, and they should be offered effective personalized strategies. In addition to pharmacotherapy and behavioral support, other options should be made available to manage smokers who frequently relapse and for those who are unable or unwilling to quit. A realistic alternative is to encourage these smokers to switch to ECs, a much less harmful source of nicotine. | |||
*[https://sci-hub.se/10.1016/j.anai.2015.10.012 PDF (full paper)] | |||
==COPD== | ==COPD== | ||
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