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===2022: [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41415-022-4409-1 Vaping misrepresentations]===
===2022: [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41415-022-4409-1 Vaping misrepresentations]===
*Comments referring to: Erosive potential of commonly available vapes: a cause for concern?
*Comments referring to: "Erosive potential of commonly available vapes: a cause for concern?"
*We were disappointed to see several basic errors and misrepresentations. We would like to correct the five most major errors
*We were disappointed to see several basic errors and misrepresentations. We would like to correct the five most major errors


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*[https://pubpeer.com/publications/CEB008BBD48F89272321EB50092793 More comments addressing concerns on PubPeer]
*[https://pubpeer.com/publications/CEB008BBD48F89272321EB50092793 More comments addressing concerns on PubPeer]
**7 comments at the time of this Wiki entry
**7 comments at the time of this Wiki entry
===2020: [https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(20)30754-6/fulltext Vaping Nicotine Is Far Less Harmful Than Smoking Tobacco]===
*Comments referring to: "The evolving landscape of e-cigarettes: a systematic review of recent evidence".
*In a previous issue of CHEST (May 2020), Bozier et al1 reviewed the recent research on the potential health effects of e-cigarettes. We would like to comment on several of the claims made in the article.
===2020: [https://pubpeer.com/publications/EA0F765CEC2354017795B6D2742BF8 Vaping risk compared to smoking: challenging a false and dangerous claim]===
*Comments referring to: "The Evidence of Electronic Cigarette Risks Is Catching Up With Public Perception"
*Professor Glantz's commentary provides a useful basis for a review of many of the most false and misleading claims made about e-cigarette use compared to smoking.
*A more in-depth commentary: [https://clivebates.com/vaping-risk-compared-to-smoking-challenging-false-dangerous-claim-by-stanton-glantz/ Vaping risk compared to smoking: challenging a false and dangerous claim by Professor Stanton Glantz]
===2020: [https://pubpeer.com/publications/F177153E02CA8B3E7B9E70BC8DB204# PubPeer Comments]===
*Comments referring to: Electronic Cigarette Use and Myocardial Infarction Among Adults in the US Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health.
*'''NOTE: This paper has been RETRACTED by the journal'''
*Dr. Brad Rodu: "The main findings from this study are false and invalid. Their analysis was an indefensible breach of any reasonable standard for research on association or causation."
*Additional comments follow Dr. Rodu's and document the difficulties encountered by Public Health experts to get the above-mentioned misleading study retracted.
*Retraction Notice: [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32066313/ Retraction to: Electronic Cigarette Use and Myocardial Infarction Among Adults in the US Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health]
**Given these issues, the editors are concerned that the study conclusion is unreliable. The editors hereby retract the article from publication in ''Journal of the American Heart Association''.
*From Retraction Watch: [https://retractionwatch.com/2020/02/18/journal-retracts-hotly-contested-paper-on-vaping-and-heart-attacks/ Journal retracts hotly contested paper on vaping and heart attacks]
*Article: [https://undark.org/2021/08/02/here-comes-trouble-anti-tobacco-heroes-legacy/ Here Comes Trouble: An Anti-Tobacco Hero’s Complicated Legacy]
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