Can e-cigarettes help me quit smoking and are they safe?

I have been doing a lot of research into electronic cigarettes since that is what my next book will be about. There have been many confusing headlines, some saying that they are just as harmful as tobacco cigarettes, while other headlines will tell you they will help you quit. The truth is somewhere in the middle.

The controversies that make headlines are often not the real issues, such as-cig

Are E-cigarettes safe? Notes from the FDA December Workshop

I love technology. I was able to attend a two day conference held by the FDA in Washington DC without leaving home. The entire event was available live-stream. The only downside was it started at 8am east coast time and I live on the west coast, so I was getting up early.

This conference was a public workshop about E-cigarettes. Presenters included researchers from around the country, including

FDA proposes new rules for e-cigarettes

E-cigarettes hit the market with a bang and sales for 2013 were over $2 billion. Until now they have been totally unregulated. It's been a "buyer beware" marketplace. With over 250 different manufacturers it's been hard to separate companies who care about the quality of their product versus ones in it to make a quick buck and are careless with quality control. Some studies have shown that the