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The degree of relative safety of the same amount of use of electronic versus conventional cigarettes is disputed. 2015 [51] and 2018 Public Health England (PHE) reports claimed that vaping is "at least 95% less harmful than smoking", while pointing out that this does not mean vaping is safe. [52]
U.S. health officials are investigating reports of 380 confirmed and probable cases of serious lung illnesses and at least six deaths linked to use of electronic cigarettes or vaping devices in 36 ...
Vaping-associated pulmonary injury (VAPI), [4] also known as vaping-associated lung injury (VALI) [1] or e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (E/VALI), [2] [a] is an umbrella term, [15] [16] used to describe lung diseases associated with the use of vaping products that can be severe and life-threatening. [3]
A new study indicates that people who have used a vape at any point in their lives are 19% more likely to experience heart failure compared to people who have never used them.
Stunted growth, also known as stunting or linear growth failure, is defined as impaired growth and development manifested by low height-for-age. [1] It is a manifestation of malnutrition (undernutrition) and can be caused by endogenous factors (such as chronic food insecurity) or exogenous factors (such as parasitic infection).
Though vaping and the increase in e-cigarette use among young people is a current worry among experts, Ohio's smoking problem is not new. Ohio has a lot of smokers, with more than 1.5 million of ...
Weight gain is a common experience during smoking cessation, with roughly 75% of smokers gaining weight after quitting. [30] As nicotine is an appetite suppressant and smokers expend more energy, weight gain due to smoking cessation is generally attributed to increased calorific intake and a slowed metabolic rate.
"A lack of physical activity is a key risk factor for obesity and running is an ideal and efficient way to burn calories and increase metabolic rate to improve weight management," says Dr ...