THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VALLEY CITY, North Dakota — Officials in Valley City are considering measures that would restrict the sales of e-cigarettes in the city. The Valley City Times-Record reports the ordinances could ban the sale of e-cigarettes to minors as well as the self-service sales of e-cigarettes. They would also require local licensing for […]
By Rebekah Hartman It’s time for North Dakota to raise the tobacco tax. I know firsthand that raising the price is an effective way to help people quit smoking. I am personally affected by our state’s low rate of tobacco taxes, as my husband is in a constant struggle to battle his addiction to tobacco. […]
By Carlos Granda, ABC News SHERMAN OAKS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Health officials have declared electronic cigarettes a health threat for California, and they are seeking statewide regulations. The use of electronic cigarettes is growing. It’s called vaping, and there’s new shops opening up all over. The California Department of Public Health released a report […]
By Marilynn Marchione, The Washington Post Using certain electronic cigarettes at high temperature settings may release more formaldehyde, a cancer-causing chemical, than smoking traditional cigarettes does, new lab tests suggest. The research does not prove a health risk — it involved limited testing on just one brand of e-cigarettes and was done in test tubes, […]
TIM IRELAND/PA WIRE, CBS/AP The U.S. surgeon general says officials are “in desperate need of clarity” on electronic cigarettes to help guide public health policies. Dr. Vivek Murthy, the country’s senior public health official, addressed the battery-powered devices that heat liquid nicotine during a stop Tuesday in Richmond. The U.S. Senate confirmed the 37-year-old physician and […]
By JEFF PEGUES | CBS NEWS WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration is warning U.S. carriers about the risk of fires caused by e-cigarettes. Earlier this month at Los Angeles International Airport, an overheated e-cigarette sparked a fire in a piece of luggage in a baggage area. Four months prior to that at Boston’s Logan Airport, an e-cigarette […]
Eliza Gray & Alexandra Sifferlin | TIME Magazine A guide to understanding conflicting and ongoing research Two Columbia University professors warned in a new study Thursday that the health fears over electronic cigarettes are hindering research. The very same day, another new study showed that smoking e-cigs, or “vaping,” can produce cancer-causing formaldehyde. Clearly there’s some disagreement […]
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer Using certain electronic cigarettes at high temperature settings could potentially release more formaldehyde, a cancer-causing chemical, than smoking traditional cigarettes does, new lab tests suggest. The research does not prove a health risk — it involved limited testing on just one brand of e-cigarettes and was done in […]
The following post was written collaboratively by the 2014-2015 Legacy Youth Activism Fellows, in an effort to call for the end of the partnership between the Boy Scouts of America and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco. Each day, we interact with a world full of seemingly static realities. Because facets of the world we live in appear […]
By Dennis Thompson, 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 has found. Lung tissue samples from deceased children appeared to suffer damage when exposed to e-cigarette vapor in the laboratory, researchers reported in a recent issue of the journal […]