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ABINGTON, PA (January 16, 2015)–Electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, seem to be everywhere right now. Their popularity has skyrocketed due to the belief that they can ...
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(HealthDay News) — Vapor from electronic cigarettes may increase young people’s risk of respiratory infections, whether or not it contains nicotine, a new laboratory study ...
Read More »Cancer Groups Urge More Regulation of E-Cigs
THURSDAY, Jan. 8, 2015 (HealthDay News) — The potential health hazards of e-cigarettes remain unclear, and more regulation on their use is needed, say two ...
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By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Managing Editor (HealthDay News) — It started as a deadly but little-known outbreak in West Africa, but the lethal and unchecked spread ...
Read More »Tobacco Companies Cover Tracks With Harsh E-Cig Warnings
By Alan Lyndon Tobacco companies are seemingly covering their tracks as they place strong health warnings on their own packaging of electronic cigarettes. These warnings, ...
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By Alan Lyndon E-cigs are booming and more research and regulation is needed — quickly — before a new generation becomes addicted or potentially harmed, ...
Read More »Doctors Ask For Ban On E-Cigarettes To Kids
By Bruce A. MacLeod, MD and Allen Nussbaum, MD Electronic cigarettes could be a “gateway” that introduces youth to smoking. That’s what researchers from the Center ...
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