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E-cigs no safer alternative than traditional smoking: Study

New York: If you are an e-cigarette smoker and claim it to be ‘safer’ than combustible cigarettes, then take note. A new study warns that vapers are at risk of having heart attacks, strokes, and coronary heart diseases. The study, conducted by the American Heart Association (AHA), found that heart attacks are nearly 60 per […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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E-cigarette use among US youth becomes an 'epidemic'

Chicago: Just days after the US city of Chicago took eight online retailers to court for illegally selling e-cigarettes to underage residents, federal agencies confirmed astonishing increases in nationwide youth use of e-cigarettes. According to the 2018 National Youth Tobacco Survey, released on Thursday by US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centres for […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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'Shortcomings in study claiming toxic metals in e-cigarette vapours'

New Delhi: Raising strong objection against the latest study claiming that common e-cigarette “vapours” contain lead and other toxic metals and may raise major health issues, an expert on Friday argued that the sample size used in the research was not appropriate. The study led by scientists at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
E-cigarettes linked to risk of heart attack and stroke

London: Vaping e-cigarettes with nicotine may cause stiffening of the arteries in humans and that may increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes in later life, researchers have found. Researchers conducted a study that included young adults — average age of 26 — with no history of electronic cigarette use who identified themselves as […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Flavoured e-cigarettes trigger heart disease risk

New York: The flavours used in electronic cigarettes (e-cigarette), especially cinnamon and menthol, can increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) when inhaled, says a study. The research team investigated the effect of the e-liquids on endothelial cells that line the interior of blood vessels. The study, published in the Journal of the American College […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Vaping May Harm Fertility In Young Women

New York: Researchers have found that e-cigarette usage may impair fertility and pregnancy outcomes in young women. Many young and pregnant women are using e-cigarettes as a safer alternative to smoking, but little is known about its effects on fertility and pregnancy outcomes. “We found that e-cigarette usage prior to conception significantly delayed implantation of […]

  • Monday, 26 April 2021
Even short-term 'vaping' can cause inflammation: Study

New York: E-cigarette use has risen at concerning levels among both smokers and non-smokers and now researchers from the Ohio State University have found that even short-term vaping could cause cellular inflammation in never-smoker adults. Using a procedure called bronchoscopy to test for inflammation and smoking-related effects, researchers reported a measurable increase in inflammation after […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
E-cigarette users at high bladder cancer risk
E-cigarette users at high bladder cancer risk

New York: A team of US researchers has discovered six substances that have a strong link to bladder cancer in the urine of people who had used electronic cigarettes and, sometimes, other tobacco products. In a study published in the journal European Urology Oncology, researchers from the University of North Carolina (UNC) Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer […]

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
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Vaping puts healthy people on brink of oral disease

New York: A team of US researchers led by an Indian-origin scientist revealed that just a few months of vaping may put healthy people on the brink of oral disease. The study, published in the journal Science Advances, found that the collection of oral bacteria in daily e-cigarette users’ mouths is teeming with potent infection-causing […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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