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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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 stop selling e-cigarettes; Washington state reports 5th vaping-related illness  KOMO News Walmart will stop selling e-cigarettes as backlash spreads  KFOR Oklahoma City Walmart stops selling e-cigarettes in US as reports of vaping-related deaths soar  RT Why ban vaping but not the more dangerous bidis?  Times of India Zaleski: Vaping, vapers come off as double stupid  INFORUM View full …

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 …

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 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 % …

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 …