Action on Smoking and Health (ASH):
"e-cigarettes, which deliver nicotine without the harmful toxins found in tobacco smoke, are likely to be a safer alternative to smoking". (Read More)
List of Chemicals and Misc. Info:
List of Identified, Known Carcinogens in Electronic Cigarettes vs. Conventional Cigarettes, and Which Anti-Smoking Groups are Telling Smokers to Smoke
FDA Report Actually indicates E-Cigs MUCH SAFER than TOBACCO: http://www.ecigaretteschoice.com/news/5/FDA-Study-Proves-E-Cigarettes-Are-Safer-Than-Tobacco-Cigarettes.html
Read Dr. Siegal articles:
Prominent Tobacco Researchers Expose Double Standard in FDA's Study of Electronic Cigarettes and Challenge FDA's Alarmist Attitude Toward the Devices
Great Report Comparing Tobacco and E-Cigs:
Comparison of Carcinogen Levels Shows that Electronic Cigarettes are Much Safer Than Conventional Ones
E-Cigarette Clinical Trials
Clinical trials have now been carried out in New Zealand by Dr Murray Laugeson of Health New Zealand.
The test found that the E-Cigarette was:
"...very safe relative to cigarettes, and also safe in absolute terms on all measurements we have applied. Using micro-electronics it vaporizes, separately for each puff, very small quantities of nicotine dissolved in propylene glycol, two small well-known molecules with excellent safety profiles, – into a fine aerosol. Each puff contains one third to one half the nicotine in a tobacco cigarette’s puff. The cartridge liquid is tobacco-free and no combustion occurs."
Source: Safety Report by Health New Zealand http://www.ecigarettedirect.co.uk/extra%20info/e-cigarette-safety-report.pdf (PDF)
Further research into electronic cigarettes continues to be carried out in New Zealand.