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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 ...
Critics of vaping bans state that vaping is a much safer alternative to smoking tobacco products and that vaping bans incentivize people to return to smoking cigarettes. [148] For example, critics cite the British Journal of Family Medicine in August 2015 which stated, "E-cigarettes are 95% safer than traditional smoking."
A 2018 study reported PM 2.5 levels in a large hotel event room (4,023m 3) increased from 2–3 μg/m 3 to as high as 819 μg/m 3 (interquartile range: 761–975 μg/m 3) when 59–86 people were vaping. This level exceeded the US Environmental Protection Agency annual time-weighted standard for PM 2.5 of 12 μg/m 3. [77]
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]
UnsplashWhen electronic cigarettes arrived on the market over a decade ago, proponents touted the aerosol, battery-powered devices as a safer and healthier alternative to tobacco cigarettes, and ...
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.
Infectious diseases within American correctional settings are a concern within the public health sector. The corrections population is susceptible to infectious diseases through exposure to blood and other bodily fluids, drug injection, poor health care, prison overcrowding, demographics, security issues, lack of community support for rehabilitation programs, and high-risk behaviors. [1]
Vaping has been dominating the news with politicians and experts going back and forth about whether it’s good for smokers, or simply poison. ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail.