According to an in the New York Daily News, New York City councilman Costa Constantinides (D-Queens) yesterday introduced legislation that would ban the sale of all flavored electronic cigarettes.

Wow! That is truly a life-saving announcement.

Where in the world did these reporters get the idea that thirdhand smoke could possibly be as harmful as active smoking? After all, thirdhand smoke is merely the residue from tobacco smoke that is deposited on surfaces and exposure occurs after smoking is no longer taking place.

Not only does this column provide bad medical advice, but the advice itself is based on misinformation. For example, the article claims that e-cigarettes have been shown to be a gateway to smoking: "Most dangerous of all is the appeal to children. Vapor is less irritating than smoke, and comes in flavors such as bubble gum, cola and chocolate. Some children who would not try regular cigarettes will be tempted by e-cigarettes. As soon as they start, they will become addicted to nicotine and suffer from the health effects and expense of that addiction. Others who start with e-cigarettes will go on to use real cigarettes, and face the deadly diseases they cause."

The report also documents how pharmaceutical companies are using sponsorships of motor sports - particularly, the sponsorship of racing cars - to associate these products with youth-popular activities and events that have large youth audiences. The report includes photos, such as:

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