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
Continue Reading...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.
Continue Reading...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
Continue Reading...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
Continue Reading...First Death Tied to Lung Injury From Vaping Reported in Illinois
An Illinois resident who was hospitalized after suffering severe respiratory illness related to vaping has died, state health officials reported Friday. In addition, the number of reported cases of people who have used e-cigarettes or vaped and have been hospitalized with respiratory symptoms has doubled in Illinois this past week, state health officials said in
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