Tag: #Vaping
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Study Suggests Switching from Cigarettes to Vaping May Increase Risk of Serious Eye Diseases
Key Developments: A large South Korean study found that smokers who switched to vaping had a modestly higher risk of several eye diseases than those who quit nicotine entirely. Researchers reported a notably higher risk of diabetic retinopathy among people who switched from cigarettes to smokeless nicotine products. Health experts say the findings add to…
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More teenagers vaping nicotine than flavours : Study
ISLAMABAD, Dec 17 (APP): Most of the teenagers who vape are using addictive or mind-altering substances than previously believed, according to new study. The data paints a different picture than previous research because of the significantly higher proportion (75 per cent) of teens who vape using nicotine, marijuana, or multiple substances and not just flavouring.…
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US state upholds e-cigarette ban amid vaping deaths
New York, Oct 5 (AFP/APP):The US state of Massachusetts upheld a ban on e-cigarettes Friday amid a spate of deaths and injuries linked to vaping across the country. Eighteen deaths in 15 states had now been positively linked to vaping since March, from a total of 1,080 illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control…
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Vaping-linked lung injury may be caused by toxic fumes: study
Washington, Oct 3 (AFP/APP):Lung biopsies from 17 people affected by a US outbreak of severe pulmonary disease linked to vaping have revealed the injuries are consistent with exposure to noxious chemical fumes, scientists reported Wednesday. The research, carried out by the Mayo Clinic, a medical nonprofit, and published in The New England Journal of Medicine,…
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WHO welcomes Indian electronic cigarette ban
New Delhi, Sept 19 (AFP/APP):The World Health Organization congratulated India on Thursday for its ban on electronic cigarettes, the latest evidence of a global backlash against a technology touted as safer than regular smoking. In a tweet, the UN body’s South-East Asia office said that India was the sixth country in the region to ban…
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India bans e-cigarettes as vaping backlash grows
New Delhi, Sept 18 (AFP/APP):India announced on Wednesday a ban on the sale of electronic cigarettes, as a backlash gathers pace worldwide due to health concerns about a product promoted as less harmful than smoking tobacco. The Indian announcement, also outlawing production, import and distribution, came a day after New York became the second US…