Electronic Cigarettes
Get Help With Your E-Cigarette Lawsuit Tests conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have found that two popular brands of e-cigarettes electronic cigarettes contained carcinogens and other dangerous substances. Most e-cigarette users would be shocked at the materials found in these devices, including a highly toxic … [Read more...]
E-Cigarettes with Nicotine May Lead to Heart Attack or Stroke
E-Cigarettes Can Cause Heart Attack And Stroke. A new study reveals e-cigarettes, considered by many to be a healthier alternative to regular cigarettes, may increase your risk of heart attack and stroke if they contain nicotine. In a medical university in Stockholm, the Karolinska Institute, researchers found that vaping devices … [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...]
Study Shows Flavored E-Cigarettes Contain Diacetyl, Chemicals, that Cause Irreversible Lung Disease
Harvard scientists found that flavored e-cigarette liquid contains chemicals that cause bronchiolitis obliterans, an irreversible obstructive lung disease commonly known as “Popcorn Lung” or “Popcorn Workers Lung.” The study, published online in Environmental Health Perspectives, revealed that 75 percent of the 51 flavored liquids … [Read more...]
Cancer Groups Issue Statement Calling for Research and Regulation of E-cigarettes
The American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Association for Cancer Research are calling on the government to regulate “electronic nicotine delivery systems” – e-cigarettes – and step up research on their health effects. In a joint statement, the organizations expressed the urgent need for new research into the health … [Read more...]
Study Links Liquid in Electronic Cigarette to Increased Risk of Viral Infections
A study by researchers at National Jewish Health, a respiratory hospital in Denver, links the liquid used in electronic cigarettes to a significantly higher risk of respiratory viral infections, whether the liquid contains nicotine or not. The researchers took cells from the airways of young, healthy non-smokers and exposed them to … [Read more...]
