e-cigarettes
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Australia Isn’t Actually Banning Vaping
You may have heard Australia is ‘banning vaping’ on Friday, but there’s a bit of confusion around what the ‘ban’ actually means. Before you panic about being arrested for exhaling a fruity cloud of smoke in public, here’s an explainer on what the changes actually mean. To clarify, from October 1, 2021, you will no…
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A Study Linking E-Cigs To Heart Attacks Was Just Retracted, What Does That Mean For Vaping’s Health Risks?
This week, a study that had suggested using e-cigarettes could increase the risk of heart attack was retracted, following an investigation by the journal’s editors that deemed its findings “unreliable.” But does the retraction mean vaping is safe, and should we be concerned about the validity of other vaping research?
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New Study Links Vaping To Chronic Lung Illness In Humans
The potential dangers of long-term vaping have largely been hypothetical, but a new study out Monday provides the first real evidence that it can increase the risk of chronic lung disease in humans. And while the risk may be much higher for those who smoke traditional tobacco cigarettes, it’s amplified in people who both vape…
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We Now Have Direct Evidence That Vitamin E Is Behind American Vaping Illness Outbreak
On Friday, U.S. federal health officials announced a breakthrough in solving the mystery of why people are getting seriously sick from vaping. They detected vitamin E acetate—an oily, synthetic form of the vitamin commonly added to black-market THC vape products—in lung fluid samples taken from all of the patients they’ve tested so far.