Skip to Main Content
School of Public Health

​
  • Admissions
  • Research
  • Education
  • Practice
​
Search
  • Newsroom
    • School News
    • SPH This Week Newsletter
    • SPH in the Media
    • SPH This Year Magazine
    • News Categories
    • Contact Us
  • Research
    • Centers and Groups
  • Academic Departments
    • Biostatistics
    • Community Health Sciences
    • Environmental Health
    • Epidemiology
    • Global Health
    • Health Law, Policy & Management
  • Education
    • Degrees & Programs
    • Public Health Writing
    • Workforce Development Training Centers
    • Partnerships
    • Apply Now
  • Admissions
    • Applying to BUSPH
    • Request Information
    • Degrees and Programs
    • Why Study at BUSPH?
    • Tuition and Funding
    • SPH by the Numbers
    • Events and Campus Visits
    • Admissions Team
    • Student Ambassadors
    • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Events
    • Public Health Conversations
    • Full Events Calendar
    • Alumni and Friends Events
    • Commencement Ceremony
    • SPH Awards
  • Practice
    • Activist Lab
  • Careers & Practicum
    • For Students
    • For Employers
    • For Faculty & Staff
    • For Alumni
    • Graduate Employment & Practicum Data
  • Public Health Post
    • Public Health Post Fellowship
  • About
    • SPH at a Glance
    • Advisory Committees
    • Strategy Map
    • Senior Leadership
    • Accreditation
    • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice
    • Directory
    • Contact SPH
  • Support SPH
    • Big Ideas: Strategic Directions
    • Faculty Research and Development
    • Future of Public Health Fund
    • Generation Health
    • idea hub
    • Public Health Conversations
    • Public Health Post
    • Student Scholarship
    • How to Give
    • Contact Development and Alumni Relations
  • Students
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Alumni
  • Directory
Read More News
A rainbow, heart-shaped sticker that reads "Love Wins" sits atop a pile of Pride-related stickers.
All News

‘A Safe Space’ Queer Alliance Student Leader Talks Pride Month and More

drugs

US Excess Deaths Continued to Rise Even After the COVID-19 Pandemic

Debut of New BU Research Site Highlights SPH Faculty.

October 20, 2014
Twitter Facebook

The uncertain risks — and potential rewards — at the heart of the controversy surrounding electronic cigarettes are explored in a multimedia story featured as the centerpiece of the University’s new Research website.

Michael Siegel, a professor of community health sciences, addressed the potential use of e-cigarettes as a tool for smokers who wish to quit using traditional tobacco products. In a wide-ranging Q&A, Siegel says, “The scientific research conducted so far suggests that electronic cigarettes are much safer than regular cigarettes, and that in particular, they carry a greatly reduced risk of lung cancer, other cancers, and chronic obstructive lung disease. Evidence presented just recently suggests that they also likely present a lower risk of heart disease. We need more research to understand whether there may be long-term adverse effects. But what we can say for sure is that they are much safer than the real cigarettes.”

Leonard Glantz, a professor of health law, bioethics and human rights, discussed the concept of risk reduction and how public health often leans toward encouraging behaviors that lead to lowered risks as achievable steps on the path toward possible risk elimination.

The Research website was established to showcase the depth and breadth of research at the University and will be an information source for policy makers, other universities, potential students and faculty, federal agencies, funders, and mainstream media.

Explore Related Topics:

  • Community Health Sciences
  • electronic cigarettes
  • smoking
  • Share this story

Share

Debut of New BU Research Site Highlights SPH Faculty

  • Facebook
  • Reddit
  • LinkedIn
  • Email
  • Print
  • More
  • Twitter

More about SPH

Sign up for our newsletter

Get the latest from Boston University School of Public Health

Subscribe

Also See

  • About
  • Newsroom
  • Contact
  • Support SPH

Resources

  • Students
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Alumni
  • Directory
  • Boston University School of Public Health
  • 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118
  • © 2021 Trustees of Boston University
  • DMCA
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram
  • TikTok
© Boston University. All rights reserved. www.bu.edu
Boston University Masterplate
loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.