New York sues e-cigarette firm Juul for targeting youngsters
New York on Tuesday became the second state this week to sue Juul, the largest U.S. electronic cigarette manufacturer, for illegally targeting minors with its marketing campaigns. The lawsuits come as the vaping industry faces intense scrutiny over an epidemic of lung ailments linked to ...
Detroit doctors perform apparent first double-lung transplant on vaping victim
Doctors at a Detroit hospital have performed what could be the first double lung transplant on a man whose lungs were damaged from vaping. No other details of the transplant were released Monday by Henry Ford Health System, which has scheduled a news conference Tuesday. ...
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he plans to meet with vaping industry representatives as he considers whether to ban flavored e-cigarette products following a deadly epidemic of vaping-linked lung injuries. "Will be meeting with representatives of the Vaping industry, together with medical professionals and ...
In 'breakthrough,' U.S. experts link vaping lung injuries to vitamin E acetate
Tests of lung samples taken from 29 patients with vaping-related injuries suggest all contained vitamin E acetate, a discovery U.S. officials described on Friday as a "breakthrough" in the investigation of the nationwide outbreak that has topped 2,000 cases. The discovery of vitamin E acetate ...
Vaping and chemicals in e-cigarettes may damage the heart, study says
Vaping devices and the chemicals they deliver — increasingly popular among teens — may damage the cardiovascular system, a study said Thursday, adding to a growing chorus of concern over injury and deaths related to e-cigarettes. The latest findings, published in the journal Cardiovascular Research, ...
Erdogan says he will never allow vaping, will block e-cigarettes in Turkey
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday he will never allow electronic cigarette companies to produce their products in Turkey, urging Turks to drink tea instead. Speaking at an event against smoking in Istanbul, Erdogan said he had ordered his Trade Minister "never" to allow ...
Fukuoka forks out to modify prefectural assembly building ahead of April nationwide smoking ban
With rules banning indoor smoking set to take effect in April under the revised Health Promotion Law, the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly decided to set up smoking areas in its building from Oct. 1. The policy to create separate smoking areas will bring drastic changes, especially ...
With surprise backing from workers, Toyota group firm dares to go completely smoke-free
Toyoda Gosei Co., part of the Toyota Motor Corp. group, has decided to ban smoking in all its facilities nationwide from January. While many companies remain reluctant to go completely smoke-free out of fear that employees will leave, the parts maker has concluded it will ...
E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. said Thursday it will completely halt U.S. sales of all flavors except tobacco, mint and menthol, as the company faces heightened scrutiny from regulators, lawmakers and state attorneys general over the appeal of its nicotine products to teenagers. Thursday's move, ...
Over half of Wisconsin vaping samples tested by FDA contain marijuana ingredient THC
Vaping product samples from Wisconsin linked to a rash of serious lung injuries tested by U.S. health regulators showed that more than half contained THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, according to a summary of a preliminary report seen by Reuters. Of the THC-containing products, ...
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Number of people killed by vaping in U.S. since March hits 26
Twenty-six people have died from illnesses associated with e-cigarette use since March, U.S. health authorities said Thursday, while some 1,300 have suffered lung injuries linked to vaping. Officials have yet to identify the cause for the outbreak, which dates back to late March, and are ...
