Saving Money with Electronic Cigarettes

The average pack of cigarettes according to the CDC is about $5.51 and that is not including the sales tax. In some areas of New York, consumers are paying an outstanding $11 a pack. Any pack-a-day smoker will end up paying on average about $2,000 a year. Any one who pays more than average will end up paying a lot more and not many people can afford to do that in this economy. There are other alternatives to smoking and ones that has become very popular is the act of smoking through an electronic cigarette.

Online Communication in Medicine

Aside from email, internet based communication between medical professionals, patients, pharmacies and institutions are still clearly in its infancy. In Europe, the Journal of Medical Internet Research reported in April of 2011 that only 1.8% of those canvassed has communicated with their doctors using online methods. In the US, the Pew Research Center released a report showing 91% of patients still only use face-to-face methods of communication with their medical professionals. There is no data on the level of online communication between differing medical entities, such as doctor-pharmacist or hospital-medical insurance company. However, with the exception of the real estate industry, it seems as though the medical industry is a large part of the reason the fax machine still exists today.