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A new analysis from researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has uncovered a microbial toxin in Juul pods that has the potential to cause serious longterm lung damage.
A 2018 review concluded that exposure to vapor has adverse effects on lungs and pulmonary function. Repeated acrolein exposure causes chronic pulmonary inflammation, reduction of host defense, neutrophil inflammation, mucus hypersecretion, and protease-mediated lung tissue damage, which are linked to the development of chronic obstructive ...
A 2020 review stated "Initial case reports of vaping-related lung injury date back to 2012, but the ongoing outbreak of EVALI began in the summer of 2019..." [11] At least 19 cases of vaping-associated pulmonary injuries had been reported worldwide prior to 2019. [12] Similar cases were reported in the UK and Japan before the outbreak. [13]
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 Florida college student is warning others about the dangers of smoking Juul pods after one of his lungs collapsed from the toxic chemicals in his mint-flavored pods.
A recent study found that smoking an e-cigarette decreased the amount of oxygen being taken in by the lungs, regardless of whether it contained nicotine
In October 2021, researchers at Johns Hopkins University reported over 2,000 unknown chemicals in the vape clouds that they tested from Vuse, Juul, Blu and Mi-Salt vape devices. [171] In 2019–2020, there was an outbreak of vaping-related lung illness in the US and Canada, primarily related to vaping THC with vitamin E acetate. [172] [173]
In a statement, Juul said it looks forward to “re-engaging with the agency on a science- and evidence-based process to pursue a marketing authorization for JUUL products.” The American Lung ...