Entries by Erin Hill-Oban

Players find tobacco habit hard to shake

By Peter Abraham |  BOSTON GLOBE FORT MYERS, Fla. — The sequence when Red Sox slugger David Ortiz walks to home plate has been the same for years now. Big Papi tucks his bat under his right arm, spits into the palm of his batting glove, and slaps his hands together before staring out at the pitcher. […]

E-cigarettes ignite debate over regulation, sales

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Banning the sale of electronic cigarettes to kids may seem like a no-brainer, yet Gov. Rick Snyder’s administration and a number of health advocacy groups oppose legislation that does just that. They say it doesn’t go far enough. Players on both sides of the state’s e-cigarette debate agree that the nicotine-dispensing […]

Teenage E-Cigarette Use Likely Gateway to Smoking

By Caroline Chen, Bloomberg News E-cigarettes facing municipal bans and scrutiny by U.S. regulators received a new slap on the wrist from scientists: A report today suggests the devices may be a gateway to old-fashioned, cancer-causing smokes for teens. Youths who reported ever using an e-cigarette had six times the odds of smoking a traditional […]

Researchers claim electronic cigarettes "gateway" to real smoking but experts unsure

ByRYAN JASLOW / CBS NEWS A new study may confirm some fears health officials had about electronic cigarettes. Researchers found teens who use e-cigarettes may be more likely to become addicted to actual cigarettes, doctors at the University of California San Francisco reported on March 6 in JAMA Pediatrics. “E-cigarettes are likely to be gateway devices […]

Teens Who Try E-Cigarettes Are More Likely To Try Tobacco, Too

By Patty Neighmond, NPR While electronic cigarettes may be marketed as alternatives that will keep teenagers away from tobacco, a study suggests that may not be the case. Trying e-cigarettes increased the odds that a teenager would also try tobacco cigarettes and become regular smokers, the study found. Those who said they had ever used […]

5 Things to Know About E-Cigarettes

By LIZ NEPORENT, ABC News Los Angeles is the latest city to outlaw e-cigarette smoking in some public places. The L.A. City Council voted 14-0 in favor of the “vaping” ban, following in the footsteps of New York City and Chicago. E-Cigarette Health Row Catches Fire The electronic cigarette was invented in the 1960s, but it […]

E-Cigarettes, by Other Names, Lure Young and Worry Experts

By MATT RICHTEL, NY Times SAN FRANCISCO — Olivia Zacks, 17, recently took a drag of peach-flavored vapor from a device that most people would call an e-cigarette. But Ms. Zacks, a high school senior, does not call it that. In fact, she insists she has never even tried an e-cigarette. Like many teenagers, Ms. Zacks […]

Doctor Wants Lawmakers to Classify E-Cigarettes as Tobacco

By: WILX NEWS 10 Michigan’s top doctor is calling on state lawmakers to classify e-cigarettes as tobacco products. Legislation currently in the Senate would make it a crime to sell the devices to minors. But Dr. Matthew Davis, Chief Medical Executive with the Michigan Department of Community Health says the bi-partisan package of bills doesn’t […]

ACS CAN: President Renews Call for Stronger Tobacco Control in FY 15 Budget Proposal

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 4, 2014 – President Obama today unveiled an FY15 budget proposal that prioritizes tobacco control with an increase in the federal tobacco tax, emphasizes the importance of primary care with an investment in workforce training for new doctors and signals his ongoing support for increased investment in medical research. A statement […]