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Study examines link between vaping and subsequent heavy cigarette smoking among adolescents

In a study appearing in the November 8 issue of JAMA, Adam M. Leventhal, Ph.D., of the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, and colleagues examined associations of e-cigarette vaping with subsequent smoking frequency and heavy smoking among adolescents.

8 Nov 2016

Survey: Most Americans under age 35 believe e-cigarettes cause less harm than traditional cigarettes

Most Americans under age 35 think that using electronic cigarettes does not cause as much damage lung health as compared with traditional cigarettes, according to the results of a new national consumer survey.

1 Nov 2016

Researcher receives $3 million NCI grant to study impact of e-cigarette usage on smoking rates

Nearly 7 in 10 cigarette smokers are looking for a way to quit - and many smokers have turned to e-cigarettes for help.

31 Oct 2016

Study unravels how tobacco causes increased inflammation

It's no secret that using tobacco is bad for you, but what has been a mystery until now is how tobacco causes increased inflammation throughout the body.

31 Oct 2016

$Severe burns and facial fractures from e-cigarette explosions happen to greater extent than estimated$

Severe burns and facial fractures from e-cigarette explosions happen to greater extent than estimated

In the first six months of 2016, doctors at the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center at UNC Hospitals treated 10 inpatients with severe burns and facial fractures from e-cigarette explosions. Almost all of them required surgery, and one patient lost his eye when an e-cigarette exploded while he puffed on it.

6 Oct 2016

The Lab offers new live resin extract pods designed for PAX Era vaporizer

The Lab, the concentrates production division of The Clinic and one of the leading cannabis extraction companies in Colorado, announced today its first ever live resin extract pods made exclusively for the new Era vaporizer by PAX Labs.

24 Sep 2016

Children exposed to e-cigarette ads underestimate occasional tobacco smoking risks

Estimates suggest that among children who try smoking, between one third and one half are likely to become regular smokers within two to three years.

7 Sep 2016

Physicians vary greatly in their responses to patients about e-cigarettes, study reveals

If you ask two different doctors about e-cigarettes, you might get two different answers.

30 Aug 2016

Smokers who switch to vaping may have fewer respiratory infections, study reveals

The majority of smokers who successfully switch to vaping say they have fewer respiratory infections, according to a study led by Queen Mary University of London.

19 Aug 2016

Appealing new flavors contribute to alarming trends in youth consumption of e-cigarettes

Currently, we are experiencing a new phenomenon with youth consumption of e-cigarettes all around the United States. For the second consecutive year, e-cigarettes were the most popular product among youth.

9 Aug 2016

RTI researchers available to discuss impact of new FDA regulations on e-cigarettes

On August 8, e-cigarette regulations set by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will go into effect. Under the new rules, vendors are banned from selling e-cigarettes to minors.

8 Aug 2016

Global standards for vaping products need to be harmonised to promote innovation

Against a backdrop of a growing number of e-cigarette users globally, British American Tobacco is leading efforts to develop and harmonise standards around vaping products to further reassure consumers of these products potential in reducing the harm from smoking.

22 Jul 2016

E-cigarettes likely to provide public health benefits, study finds

A modeling study by top tobacco control experts finds that e-cigarettes are likely to provide public health benefits based on "conservative estimates" of the likely uptake of vaping and smoking by adolescents and young adults.

14 Jul 2016

New study aims to measure behaviors, attitudes of smokers who use both cigarettes and e-cigarettes

The use of electronic cigarettes ("e-cigarettes") has increased dramatically in recent years. The majority of new "vapers" were already cigarette smokers.

11 Jul 2016

E-cigarette use modifies gene expression important for upper airway immune defense

When we smoke cigarettes, dozens of genes important for immune defense are altered in the epithelial cells that line the respiratory tract. Several of these changes likely increase the risk of bacterial infections, viruses, and inflammation.

21 Jun 2016

E-cigarettes play key role in reducing smoking among youngsters

A new study from the UK Centre for Substance Use Research, being presented today at the Global Forum on Nicotine, shows e-cigarettes are playing an important role in reducing the likelihood of young people smoking, in many cases acting as a 'roadblock' to combustible tobacco.

20 Jun 2016

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Study examines link between vaping and subsequent heavy cigarette smoking among adolescents

Survey: Most Americans under age 35 believe e-cigarettes cause less harm than traditional cigarettes

Researcher receives $3 million NCI grant to study impact of e-cigarette usage on smoking rates

Study unravels how tobacco causes increased inflammation

Severe burns and facial fractures from e-cigarette explosions happen to greater extent than estimated

The Lab offers new live resin extract pods designed for PAX Era vaporizer

Children exposed to e-cigarette ads underestimate occasional tobacco smoking risks

Physicians vary greatly in their responses to patients about e-cigarettes, study reveals

Smokers who switch to vaping may have fewer respiratory infections, study reveals

Appealing new flavors contribute to alarming trends in youth consumption of e-cigarettes

RTI researchers available to discuss impact of new FDA regulations on e-cigarettes

Global standards for vaping products need to be harmonised to promote innovation

E-cigarettes likely to provide public health benefits, study finds

New study aims to measure behaviors, attitudes of smokers who use both cigarettes and e-cigarettes

E-cigarette use modifies gene expression important for upper airway immune defense

E-cigarettes play key role in reducing smoking among youngsters

Adolescent behavior expert suggests early screening to assess teenagers at vaping risk

British smokers told to start vaping by public health experts

Exhaled e-cigarette vapour evaporates within seconds

Researchers reveal that numerous health websites mislead public on risks of nicotine products

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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