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Mega reforms in medical education sector, e-cigarettes ban highlights of health ministry in 2019
New Delhi: The enactment of two key legislations, one aimed at ushering in mega reforms in the medical education sector and the other banning e-cigarettes were the major highlights of the Health Ministry in the outgoing year. In a huge step towards boosting the availability of human resources for the health sector, the ministry in …
E-cigarettes increase likelihood of lung disease: Study
E-cigarettes increase likelihood of lung disease: Study originally appeared on abcnews.go.com As e-cigarettes usage by youth is being called a national epidemic — a new study released Monday shows e-cigarette users are 1.3 times more likely to develop lung disease than non-smokers. E-cigarette companies in the United States are allowed to market their products as …
Cannabis E-cigarettes: Additives Result in Higher Toxins for User
The vaping industry is filled with unknowns. Those unknowns are leading to more questions as the number of users dealing with injuries, or in some cases, death, continues to rise. Portland State University Chemistry Professor Rob Strongin led a research team to study what happens when additives are put into vaping products. Specifically, they …
Vape shops take Utah health department to court over ban on flavored e-cigarettes
A group of Utah vape shops are going to court, trying to stop the state health department from enacting an emergency ban on flavored e-cigarette products. Eight businesses that own retail locations along the Wasatch Front filed a complaint Monday in 3rd District Court in Salt Lake City, seeking a temporary restraining order and an …
Washington lawmakers, health officials weigh responses to mysterious lung illnesses linked to e-cigarettes
OLYMPIA — New product-disclosure requirements for e-cigarettes. Banning chemicals used in vaping flavors. More oversight by state regulators — and possibly even lawsuits. Washington state officials and lawmakers are debating a range of responses to the mysterious vaping-related lung illness that has sickened hundreds across the country and is now sickening Washingtonians. Six cases have …
Walmart to quit selling e-cigarettes amid vaping backlash
AFP NEW YORK — Walmart is getting out of the vaping business. The nation’s largest retailer said Friday that it will stop selling electronic cigarettes at its namesake stores and Sam’s Clubs in the U.S. when it sells out its current inventory. The nation’s largest retailer said the move is due to “growing federal, state …
Man dies from vaping in ‘world first’ as expert warns e-cigarettes are ‘harmful’ – The Sun
A PATIENT who developed lung disease after vaping has died, according to health officials. The death in America is believed to be the first of its kind in the world and has triggered concerns about the safety of vaping. 1 A man from Illinois died from lung problems developed after vaping (stock photo)Credit: Getty Images …
Health professionals face ‘tough problem’ amid teens’ rising use of e-cigarettes | Live Well Nebraska
Health professionals say the number of teenagers using e-cigarettes is at a crisis level. “Obviously, we’re concerned about this,” Jill Selzle, a physician assistant with Nebraska Medicine, said Tuesday at a presentation on the devices. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, e-cigarette use grew 78 % among high school students and 48 % …
Banning e-cigarettes, not tobacco products, is ‘ludicrous,’ some public health experts say
San Francisco’s ban on electronic cigarettes is an “insane public policy,” some public health experts say, arguing that the city should ban all tobacco products instead. The criticism came after San Francisco on Tuesday became the first major city in the United States to ban e-cigarettes. The ban, which will go into effect 30 days …