vaping
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Vaping may spur chronic stress in young people: Study
London: Young people who used e-cigarettes are more than twice as likely to report chronic stress, finds a study. The research, presented at European Respiratory Society International Congress in Milan, Italy was…
- World
Australian government flags vaping crackdown
Canberra: Australia’s Health Minister Mark Butler on Tuesday flagged a government crackdown on the black market vaping industry, revealing that the federal government will bolster the regulatory framework around e-cigarettes. Under Australian…
- Health
New Zealand’s plan to end smoking: A lifetime ban for youth
Wellington: New Zealand’s government believes it has come up with a unique plan to end tobacco smoking a lifetime ban for those aged 14 or younger. Under a new law the government…
- World
Instagram a fertile ground for promoting vaping to young users
London: Facebook-owned Instagram has become a fertile ground for e-cigarette companies to promote vaping to young people, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based study has revealed. By using AI, researchers from Aalto university in…
- Health
Vaping may cause breathing problem in teenagers
New York: Researchers have revealed that using e-cigarette or vaping may cause breathing and swallowing problem in teenagers. According to the study, published in the journal Pediatrics, a teenage girl with no…
- Health
E-cigarettes are popular among comparatively recent quitters
Washington: Vaping is common for those who left smoking tobacco within the past 5 years rather than for those who left a decade or more ago. The new findings are revealed online…
- Health
Finally, a ‘breakthrough’ in vaping lung injury probe in US
San Francisco: The investigation into the mysterious lung illness linked to e-cigarette use in the US has led to the identification of a potential culprit by the Centers for Disease Control and…
- Health
Short-term ‘vaping’ can cause inflammation: Study
New York: E-cigarette use has risen at concerning levels among both smokers and non-smokers and now researchers from the Ohio State University have found that even short-term vaping could cause cellular inflammation…
- Health
Vaping-linked lung injury kills 18, sickens 1,080 in US outbreak
Washington: Eighteen people have died from illnesses associated with e-cigarette use since March, US health authorities said Thursday, while more than a thousand others have suffered probable lung injuries linked to vaping.…
- Health
Family attitude among top influences on teenage e-cigarette use
Washington: Researchers have found that besides advertisements, peers, and the internet, the family attitude towards vaping is one of the significant factors responsible for influencing teenagers’ perception of e-cigarettes. Published in the…
- Health
E-cigarette vaping harms mucus clearance, study suggests
Washington: Today, people are highly resorting to the use of e-cigarettes to quit smoking. But e-cigarette vaping does more harm than good. A new study highlights that it hampers the cleaning of…
- Health
Electronic cigarettes linked to wheezing in adults: Study
Washington: According to a recent study, electronic cigarette use (vaping) is associated with wheezing in adults. The study was published in the journal ‘Tobacco Control’. The study found that people who vaped…
- News
Here’s how parents can stop children from vaping
Washington: According to health experts, parents whose children vape, often don’t know what to do or where to turn for help. A growing epidemic, with federal authorities grappling with how to regulate…
