Two More Dead from Vaping Illness in New York
ALBANY, N.Y. — Governor Andrew Cuomo announced recently that two women died in New York from illnesses related to vaping. One woman who died lived in New York City, the other woman, resided in Ontario County near Rochester, N.Y. The vaping death toll in New York has now reached four according to ABC 7 News. New York State’s … [Read more...]
Vaping Use Rampant Among Teens in the U.S.
ATLANTA, GA — An astounding 25 percent of students in American high schools and one out of every ten junior high students have used a vaping product at least once in 30 days, according to Safety and Health Magazine. The figures are staggering. Meanwhile, cigarette use among teens has dropped to just under six percent for high school … [Read more...]
New York Raises Vaping Purchase Age to 21
NY - Nbcnewyork.comwrites that the minimum age for buying cigarettes, tobacco products, and e-cigarettes is now 21, up from the previous minimum age of eighteen. According to the Governor, the new age limit is intended to prevent young people from becoming addicted to nicotine-containing products. The move comes as the rate of … [Read more...]
E-Cigarette Illness Claims Its First Victim and Officials Have Few Answers
On Aug. 23, the enigmatic e-cigarette illness claimed its first victim in Illinois. A resident of the state had recently used an e-cigarette and was hospitalized with severe lung illness where they then died. This death is believed to be linked to an outbreak of e-cigarette illness cases across the nation. Difficulty Defining The … [Read more...]
New York E-Cigarette Bill Signed By Governor Cuomo
A historic new bill has been signed in New York by Governor Andrew Cuomo regarding the purchase of e-cigarettes and tobacco products this Tuesday. The New York e-cigarette bill has been presented as a bill for the public health of New York in order to prevent more adults and teens from becoming addicted to tobacco products of any … [Read more...]
E-Cigarette Companies Require FDA Approval
UNITED STATES – As reported in online news articles published by yournewsnet.comand www.cardiovascularbusiness.com, a federal court has ordered e-cigarette companies to comply with a 10-month deadline to apply to the FDA for review of their products and approval to continue selling those products. A federal district judge has … [Read more...]
FDA Close to Issuing Some E-Cigarette Regulation
The first regulations concerning electronic cigarettes. United States regulators are expected to issue the first regulations concerning electronic cigarettes—e-cigarettes—by month-end. At issue with the emerging devices is if the devices help people to quit smoking or if the devices attract new people to the highly addictive … [Read more...]
E-cigarette Users May Be Exposed to Dangerous Chemicals
E-cigarette Injury Lawsuits. Chemicals used to flavor e-cigarette liquid, such as diacetyl, as well as alpha-diketone, 2,3-butanedione, alpha-diketone, 2,3-butanedione, 2,3-pentanedione, and acetyl propionyl, are among the chemicals used to flavor e-cigarette vapor. The flavorings, which are inhaled, may be responsible for diagnoses … [Read more...]
Children’s Exposure to E-Cigarette Vaping Liquid
Children's Exposure To E-Cigarette Vaping Liquid Have Increased. Calls to poison control centers have dramatically increased with incidents of accidental exposure to vaping liquids by young children. During a 40-month period from 2012 to 2014 there was an approximate 1,500% increase in poison control calls of e-cigarette incidents … [Read more...]
Diacetyl in E-Cig Flavoring Linked to Popcorn Lung
E-Cigarette Flavoring Linked To Diseases. Researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have identified a chemical linked to respiratory disease in e-cigarettes, the Harvard Gazette reports. Environmental Health Perspectives published the study, which found that 75 percent of 51 tested e-cigarettes contained diacetyl, a … [Read more...]
Florida Man In Critical Condition After E-Cigarette Explodes In His Face
E-Cigarette Blew Up In A Man’s Face. A 21-year-old Florida man has been placed in a medically induced coma after an e-cigarette blew up in his face. Evan Spahlinger is in critical condition after family members found him on the floor covered in soot, FoxNews reports. Spahlinger’s sister was lying in bed with her 2-year-old son … [Read more...]
New FDA Regulations Could Seriously Impact E-Cigarette Industry
New regulations in the pipeline of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would make operations much more difficult for the e-cigarette industry Most damaging of all, the Daily Caller reports, is a provision that e-cigarette makers will have to retroactively submit marketing applications for all their products, with costs running to … [Read more...]
House Measure Would Weaken FDA’s Proposed E-Cigarette Regulations
A spending bill approved by a House subcommittee on Thursday would weaken proposed regulations for companies that sell e-cigarettes and other new tobacco products. Republicans in the House of Representatives have introduced a bill to prevent the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from requiring pre-market reviews of e-cigarettes … [Read more...]
Health Experts Urge FDA to Act Quickly on E-Cigarette Regulations
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has yet to finalize proposed regulations on e-cigarettes that it issued a year ago, prompting concern among health experts about the delay. A coalition of 31 health and medical groups including the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Heart … [Read more...]
