More Studies Link Vaping to Asthma, COPD

More Studies Link Vaping to Asthma, COPD

Lung illnesses and deaths from vaping have been grabbing headlines for months, and now two new studies offer fresh evidence pointing to long-term respiratory concerns. The studies link the use of electronic cigarettes to asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). “These studies add to the body of evidence on the relationship between electronic cigarette

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Juul Halts Sale of Fruit, Dessert Vape Flavors

Juul Halts Sale of Fruit, Dessert Vape Flavors

Juul, which makes the top-selling brand of electronic-cigarettes in the United States, said Thursday it will no longer sell fruit or dessert flavors of its products. The company’s decision comes as it faces widespread criticism that its flavored nicotine products are hooking a generation of teenagers on nicotine and vaping, the Associated Press reported Thursday.

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Vaping-Related Lung Illnesses Continue to Rise

Vaping-Related Lung Illnesses Continue to Rise

Thirty-three people have now died due to vaping-related illness in the U.S. Tennessee and Montana reported their first deaths and Minnesota and Indiana each reported two additional deaths. In Minnesota, state health officials said both deaths were in adults over 50, and one vaped illegal THC. The second had “severe underlying conditions” and had vaped

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805 Sick, 13 Dead from Mysterious Vaping Illnesses

805 Sick, 13 Dead from Mysterious Vaping Illnesses

Thirteen people have now died due to vaping-related illness in the U.S., with the most recent four from Mississippi, Florida, Georgia and Oregon.  The Georgia death, the state’s first, was in a patient with a history of heavy nicotine vaping,but no reported THC vaping history,the Department of Public Health said. No details were given in

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