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E-cigarette use, flavorings may increase heart disease risk, study finds
E-cigarette flavorings damage human blood vessel cells grown in the lab even in the absence of nicotine, Stanford researchers and their colleagues found. Cinnamon and menthol flavors were particularly harmful.
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Discipline or treatment? Schools rethinking vaping response
Officials at schools around the United States have begun rethinking their approach to teen vaping as statistics show a spike in suspensions and other disciplinary actions for students caught using e-cigarettes on school grounds
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Former FDA Gottlieb Admits Pods Help Smokers Quit But Should Be Pulled From Market
Former FDA Commissioner Gottlieb admitted at a conference that even though adult smokers use pods to quit, the products should be pulled from the market due to teen vaping 'epidemic'.
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Teens more likely to vape when given freebies, study shows
Coupons, samples, branded hats and T-shirts: When teens use or wear promotional items from companies that make alternative tobacco products like electronic cigarettes, they are more likely to try those products, new research shows.
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Both Parties Introduce Anti-Vaping Legislation Which Could Wreck Vaping
Democrats in Congress and Republicans in Senate introduce anti-vaping legislation that could have devastating consequences for vapers everywhere.
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E-cigarettes 'do not promote smoking in teens'
"The sharp increase in the use of e-cigarettes has not led more British children to take up cigarettes or regard smoking as normal," The Guardian reports. There's been some concern about the popularity of e-cigarettes among young people, and whether it could increase the number of teen smokers by making smoking seem more socially acceptable.
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More adults wrongly think vaping is worse than cigarettes
The study, which appears in JAMA Network Open, finds the proportion of American adults who perceived e-cigarettes to be more harmful than cigarettes more than tripled from 2012 to 2017. During the same period, the percentage of US adults who perceived e-cigarettes to be equally as harmful as cigarettes also increased significantly.
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FDA's Gottlieb: More Kids Vaping 'Changes The Equation' For E-Cig Regulation
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb talks about his efforts to regulate the tobacco and pharmaceutical industries. He's set to leave his post next month.
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San Francisco moves to ban e-cigarettes
Officials in San Francisco have proposed a new law to ban e-cigarette sales until their health effects are evaluated by the US government. The law appears to be the first of its kind in the US and seeks to curb a rising usage by young people. Critics, however, say it will make it harder for people to kick addiction. A second city law would bar making, selling or distributing tobacco on city property and is aimed at an e-cigarette firm renting on Pier 70.
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FDA's departing chief considers yanking nicotine vaping pods off the market
Outgoing FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said he had a “difficult” meeting with Juul and Altria as his agency fights a surge in vaping by teenagers.
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ePuffer Vape Pods, E-Cigs, E-Cigars, ePipes & E-liquid
Buy ePuffer Premium Vape Products - e-cigs, e-pipes, e-cigars vape mods and e-liquid. Shop for the best vaping starter kits, vaporizers, e-juice and accessories!
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E-Cigarette Use Linked to Increased Stroke, Coronary Artery Disease
One of the largest studies of its kind has found that using electronic cigarettes can lead to a dramatic increase in the user’s odds of having a heart attack, coronary artery disease, and depression. The new research, presented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2019 Annual Scientific Session, found that the trend may not be as healthy of an alternative to smoking as many have argued.
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Parents, vaping near children is just as dangerous as smoking: study
A new study has found that an overwhelming number of parents believe e-cigarettes are safe to use around children, despite growing concerns about the toxic chemicals they contain. They’ve been marketed as a safer alternative to smoking,” said Jeremy Drehmer, co-author of the study. “To their credit, they are safer when compared to cigarettes. But pretty much if you compare anything to cigarettes, the other thing is going to be safer.”
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Study: E-cigarette flavors draw more kids than adults
E-cigarettes may help people kick the habit of smoking but they're also attracting new, younger people to the potentially toxic chemical nicotine. And many of those new e-cigarette users are likely to be young vapers, drawn to the fruit, candy and mint/menthol flavors of the product, according to new findings published Tuesday in Public Health Reports.
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Legislation to Ban Vape Flavors Nationwide to be Introduced in Congress
Colorado Congresswoman Diana DeGette has announce plans to introduce the SAFE kids act legislation pushed last year to ban vape flavors by Senator Dick Durbin.
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A Switch to Vaping Reduces 8 Biomarkers of Smoking As Much As Abstinence
A randomized clinical study adds to the evidence that e-cigarettes are far less hazardous than the conventional kind.
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Hong Kong intends to jail vaping offenders
Robert Chan lit his first cigarette aged 18. He quickly became hooked, smoking 15 a day for more than a decade.
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Is Vaping with E-Cigarettes Safe?
Millions of Americans, including one in five high school students, use e-cigarettes.
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Philip Morris CEO on Vaping, Juul, and Staying Relevant
Philip Morris CEO André Calantzopoulo spoke to Barron’s after the companies earnings release on Thursday. “There is room for all kinds of products to coexist,” he says.
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E-cigarette flavorings shown to be harmful to the human lungs
Scientists have discovered that two chemicals that are commonly used to flavor e-cigarettes can cause harm to the human lungs.
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