Vaping Increases the Risk of Developing Asthma By 19%, US Study Reveals
3 years, 7 months ago

Vaping Increases the Risk of Developing Asthma By 19%, US Study Reveals

News 18  

Teenagers and young adults using an electronic cigarette are at a higher risk of developing asthma and asthma attacks according to an American study. Already criticized for harmful effects on respiratory outcomes, e-cigarettes could multiply the risk of developing asthma and asthma attacks. Stress and anxiety are factors in using e-cigs Fifteen percent of those who used e-cigarettes said they rated their mental health as “fair” or “poor” compared to 7% of the people not using electronic cigarettes. “Our findings suggest that e-cigarette use is a modifiable risk factor for asthma to be considered in the primary care of youth and young adults,” she added.

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Collapsed lungs, asthma: doctors collect vaping teens' symptoms
1 week, 6 days ago

Collapsed lungs, asthma: doctors collect vaping teens' symptoms

Dutch News  

At least 14 children were hospitalised this year as a result of using vapes and pediatricians suspect many more children are experiencing health problems, RTL Nieuws reported on Wednesday. Since November 1, the Dutch association of pediatricians has been calling on family doctors to report cases of children who become ill after vaping. Pediatric lung doctor Marije van den Beukel, …

14 children were hospitalized last year due to complaints caused by vaping
1 week, 6 days ago

14 children were hospitalized last year due to complaints caused by vaping

NL Times  

At least 14 children were admitted to hospital last year with complaints that doctors believe were caused by vaping. The reports were made during the last year by doctors of the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Kindergeneeskunde, which is the Dutch Association for Pediatrics, which is also a member of FMS. Vapes were the only notable factor amongst the 14 patients that …

One million in England now vape despite never having been regular smokers
2 months, 3 weeks ago

One million in England now vape despite never having been regular smokers

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One million adults in England now vape despite never being regular …

One million people who never regularly smoked now vape in England – study
2 months, 3 weeks ago

One million people who never regularly smoked now vape in England – study

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A new study suggests the number of people vaping …

Teen vaping hits 10-year low in US
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Teen vaping hits 10-year low in US

The Independent  

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Quarter of 18-year-olds are now long-term vapers
5 months ago

Quarter of 18-year-olds are now long-term vapers

The Telegraph  

Almost one in four 18-year-olds are now long-term vape users, a study has found. Experts said the rise of disposable e-cigarettes had led to an “exceptionally steep” increase in young adults and teenagers using the devices, including many who had never smoked before. The King said Labour would introduce laws to “progressively increase the age at which people can buy …

Vaping may increase risk of lung cancer
7 months ago

Vaping may increase risk of lung cancer

The Hindu  

Published : May 23, 2024 22:52 IST - 3 MINS READ People who quit smoking and then took up vaping were more likely to develop lung cancer than those who did not vape, according to the study conducted in South Korea. “This is the first large population-based study to demonstrate the increased risk of lung cancer in e-cigarette users after …

Doctors again call for action on vapes to stop kids smoking
8 months, 1 week ago

Doctors again call for action on vapes to stop kids smoking

Dutch News  

Since last October at least four children have been hospitalized with serious lung problems after using vapes to excess, according to child medicine association NVK. In one case, a child ended up in intensive care on a breathing machine because the impact on their lungs was so serious, paediatrician Marije van den Beukel told the AD on Tuesday. According to …

Doctors again call for action on vapes to stop kids smoking
8 months, 1 week ago

Doctors again call for action on vapes to stop kids smoking

Dutch News  

Since last October at least four children have been hospitalized with serious lung problems after using vapes to excess, according to child medicine association NVK. In one case, a child ended up in intensive care on a breathing machine because the impact on their lungs was so serious, paediatrician Marije van den Beukel told the AD on Tuesday. According to …

The sinister truth about vaping - and why habit loved by teens isn't as safe as you may think: Interactive graphic reveals how e-cigarettes affect your body over time after shock study sparked cancer
9 months ago

The sinister truth about vaping - and why habit loved by teens isn't as safe as you may think: Interactive graphic reveals how e-cigarettes affect your body over time after shock study sparked cancer

Daily Mail  

Devices now popular with millions have been linked to a plethora of health issues Vaping is widely considered a safer alternative to smoking, allowing people to get a nicotine hit without suffering the harms of traditional cigarettes. Fresh e-cigarette health fears were sparked today after an alarming study suggested vaping triggers cell changes which may go on to cause cancer …

How dangerous IS vaping compared with smoking? New review analyzes the dangers of both.... and finds former is linked to EIGHT lung diseases
10 months, 2 weeks ago

How dangerous IS vaping compared with smoking? New review analyzes the dangers of both.... and finds former is linked to EIGHT lung diseases

Daily Mail  

A review found that vaping is less harmful than smoking traditional cigarettes Vaping is a much safer alternative to cigarettes but will raise your risk of eight lung diseases, according to a major review. However, smoking has long been associated with severe health consequences like lung cancer and heart disease Researchers suggested that 17 million Americans vape regularly They found …

America's vapedemic mapped: 17MILLION adults now e-cigarette users... so how many are puffing in YOUR state?
1 year, 1 month ago

America's vapedemic mapped: 17MILLION adults now e-cigarette users... so how many are puffing in YOUR state?

Daily Mail  

A new study found that vaping is on the rise in US adults over age 18 E-cigarette use has reached record heights in the US with more than 17million adults and 2million children hooked on the devices. A new national survey published today found that nearly percent of adults over-18 used e-cigarettes some days or every day in 2021 - …

Vaping by high school students dropped this year, says US report
1 year, 1 month ago

Vaping by high school students dropped this year, says US report

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Fewer high school students are vaping this year, the government reported Thursday. In a survey, 10% of high school students said they had used electronic cigarettes in the previous month, down from 14% last year. “It’s encouraging to see this substantial decrease in e-cigarette use among high schoolers within the past year, which is a win for …

Vaping by high school students dropped this year, CDC report says
1 year, 1 month ago

Vaping by high school students dropped this year, CDC report says

LA Times  

Health officials believe a number of factors could be helping to reduce vaping among high school students, including efforts to raise prices and limit sales to children. In a survey, 10% of high school students said they had used electronic cigarettes in the previous month, down from 14% last year. • About 1 in 10 middle and high school students …

‘Worrying’ rise in vaping among teenagers and young adults, data suggests
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Worrying’ rise in vaping among teenagers and young adults, data suggests

The Independent  

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Study links lung conditions to young people who vape
1 year, 4 months ago

Study links lung conditions to young people who vape

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The study found the odds of wheezing were 81 …

Study links lung conditions to young people who vape
1 year, 4 months ago

Study links lung conditions to young people who vape

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The results strengthen epidemiological evidence …

Over 3.5 million Australians aged 14 or over vape or smoke, new data has revealed
1 year, 6 months ago

Over 3.5 million Australians aged 14 or over vape or smoke, new data has revealed

ABC  

More than 3.5 million Australians aged 14 and older smoke or vape according to new research, with rates increasing among younger people. Key points: There has been a significant jump in the number of Australians that vape The study looked at the rate of people smoking and vaping over five years Researchers say the number of young people smoking and …

No, vapes aren’t 95% less harmful than cigarettes. Here’s how this decade-old myth took off
1 year, 7 months ago

No, vapes aren’t 95% less harmful than cigarettes. Here’s how this decade-old myth took off

The Hindu  

The Harlem Shake is on the radio and e-cigarettes are becoming a thing. But one of those “guesstimates” has gone on to become the most cited piece of vaping misinformation globally: e-cigarettes are 95% less harmful than tobacco cigarettes. How the guesstimate took off Public Health England used the 95% figure in its 2015 review of e-cigarettes, but failed to …

U.S. adult cigarette smoking rate hits all-time low, but what about vaping?
1 year, 7 months ago

U.S. adult cigarette smoking rate hits all-time low, but what about vaping?

LA Times  

In the mid-1960s, 42% of U.S. adults were smokers. U.S. cigarette smoking dropped to another all-time low last year, with 1 in 9 adults saying they were current smokers, according to government survey data released this week. E-cigarette use rose to nearly 6% last year, from about 4.5% the year before, according to survey data released on Thursday. About 2% …

Research examines whether vaping can ‘entrench’ smoking habits in teenagers
1 year, 8 months ago

Research examines whether vaping can ‘entrench’ smoking habits in teenagers

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Among youth who started smoking early in adolescence, early e-cigarette adopters were more likely …

Fallout from youth vaping crisis sparks warning as more children take up habit to fight stress
1 year, 8 months ago

Fallout from youth vaping crisis sparks warning as more children take up habit to fight stress

ABC  

School children believe vaping is "relatively harmless" and helps them deal with stress and anxiety, according to school teachers and counsellors dealing with the fall-out from the youth vaping crisis. Key points: Vaping is creating a new generation of nicotine addicts Kids as young as 11 are vaping at school There are calls for a total ban on vaping products …

E-cigarettes, the dangerous new addiction of the youth
1 year, 9 months ago

E-cigarettes, the dangerous new addiction of the youth

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: In mid-February, the Anti-Narcotics Cell of the Mumbai police, in a two-day drive, raided four paan shops in the city and registered cases against 12 people. “On questioning him, we learnt about the supplier and raided a godown in Dana Bander area in South Mumbai from where we have seized around 800 e-cigarettes,” said an ANC official. “Our organisation …

Despite ban, e-cigarettes remain major health challenge in India: Study
1 year, 10 months ago

Despite ban, e-cigarettes remain major health challenge in India: Study

India Today  

A new study indicates that e-cigarettes remain a major public health challenge in India despite bans from the government, which were aimed at protecting youth from vaping-related harms. The study conducted by researchers from The George Institute for Global Health aimed to "examine educated young adults’ e-cigarette-related attitudes and behaviors and their support for various e-cigarette control policies." Greater education …

More than 3 million middle and high school students reported using tobacco in 2022
2 years, 1 month ago

More than 3 million middle and high school students reported using tobacco in 2022

CNN  

CNN — More than 3 million US middle and high schoolers – about 11% of students – reported current tobacco use in 2022, according to a new study from researchers at the US Food and Drug Administration and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For the ninth consecutive year, e-cigarettes were the most commonly used tobacco product among …

America's child vapedemic exposed: Average user starts at THIRTEEN
2 years, 1 month ago

America's child vapedemic exposed: Average user starts at THIRTEEN

Daily Mail  

The average teen vaper starts using e-cigarettes at just 13, according to a major study. The MGH research team found that 10 per cent of users hit their device within five minutes of waking up each day in 2021. A quarter of teens use their device each day, up from 20 per cent in 2020 and 10 per cent in …

Vaping misconceptions: Are flavoured e-cigarettes safe or cause restrictive lung disease?
2 years, 1 month ago

Vaping misconceptions: Are flavoured e-cigarettes safe or cause restrictive lung disease?

Hindustan Times  

In the past decade, nicotine–containing e-cigarettes have emerged as the most popular tobacco and nicotine delivery modality among adolescents and were introduced in the United States tobacco market in 2007, as a tobacco cessation tool. Vaping misconceptions: Are flavoured e-cigarettes safe or cause restrictive lung disease? In around 2019, there was random increase in the cases of acute respiratory failure …

More than 2.5 million US middle and high school students say they currently use e-cigarettes, research finds
2 years, 2 months ago

More than 2.5 million US middle and high school students say they currently use e-cigarettes, research finds

CNN  

CNN — About 2.55 million middle and high school students in the US currently use e-cigarettes, researchers say, based on responses to a survey conducted earlier this year. It’s critical that we work together to prevent youth from starting to use any tobacco product – including e-cigarettes – and help all youth who do use them, to quit.” The study, …

Curb vape sales to children due to potential risks, experts say
2 years, 2 months ago

Curb vape sales to children due to potential risks, experts say

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “So we strongly discourage anyone who has never smoked from taking up vaping or smoking.” …

Vaping may ‘wake up’ cancer cells and trigger wave of disease in a decade
2 years, 3 months ago

Vaping may ‘wake up’ cancer cells and trigger wave of disease in a decade

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. …

Study Suggests Teens Are More Likely To Try E-Cigarettes If Their Parents Smoke
2 years, 3 months ago

Study Suggests Teens Are More Likely To Try E-Cigarettes If Their Parents Smoke

News 18  

According to research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Barcelona, teenagers with smoking, parents are 55% more likely to try electronic cigarettes. In a large study of Irish teenagers, the researchers have also found that the proportion who have tried e-cigarettes has been increasing dramatically and that although boys are more likely to use e-cigarettes, the rate …

FDA authorizes first e-cigarette, cites benefit for smokers
3 years, 2 months ago

FDA authorizes first e-cigarette, cites benefit for smokers

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized an electronic cigarette, saying the vaping device from R.J. Reynolds can help smokers cut back on conventional cigarettes. “Today’s authorizations are an important step toward ensuring all new tobacco products undergo the FDA’s robust, scientific premarket evaluation,” said Mitch Zeller, director of the FDA’s tobacco center, …

Big drop in US teen vaping seen with COVID school closures
3 years, 2 months ago

Big drop in US teen vaping seen with COVID school closures

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Teen vaping plummeted this year as many U.S. students were forced to learn from home during the pandemic, according to a government report released Thursday. “They found a dramatic drop from last year and it’s hard to imagine that doesn’t represent a real decrease in use among high school and middle school students,” said Dr. Nancy Rigotti of …

Positive parent-child relationships reduce risk of youth vaping: Study
3 years, 4 months ago

Positive parent-child relationships reduce risk of youth vaping: Study

Hindustan Times  

According to a study by UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine physician-scientists, children who set goals for their future and those with strong parental support are less likely to use e-cigarettes and other tobacco products. "The use of e-cigarettes by young people is at epidemic proportions, with 27 per cent of youth surveyed …

Ban on flavoured tobacco products or vaping might lead teens to smoke cigarettes
3 years, 6 months ago

Ban on flavoured tobacco products or vaping might lead teens to smoke cigarettes

Hindustan Times  

When San Francisco voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure banning the sale of flavoured tobacco products in 2018, public health advocates celebrated. Ban on flavoured tobacco products or vaping might lead teens to smoke cigarettes But according to a new study from the Yale School of Public Health, that law may have had the opposite effect. Analyses found that, after …

Parents Likely to Overlook Their Kids Smoking in Case of E-cigarettes or Smokeless Tobacco
4 years, 2 months ago

Parents Likely to Overlook Their Kids Smoking in Case of E-cigarettes or Smokeless Tobacco

News 18  

Most parents know or suspect when their kids smoke but they are much more likely to be in the dark if the child uses electronic-cigarettes, commonly known as e-cigarettes, says a study. Parents or guardians were substantially less likely to report knowing or suspecting that their child had used tobacco if the child used only e-cigarettes, or smokeless tobacco, compared …

Big drop reported in vaping by US teenagers
4 years, 3 months ago

Big drop reported in vaping by US teenagers

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Vaping by U.S. teenagers fell dramatically this year, especially among middle schoolers, according to a federal report released Wednesday. Experts think last year’s outbreak of vaping related illnesses and deaths may have scared off some kids, but they believe other factors contributed to the drop, including higher age limits and flavor bans. In a national survey, just …

Vaping Linked to Increased Covid-19 Risk in Young People: Study
4 years, 4 months ago

Vaping Linked to Increased Covid-19 Risk in Young People: Study

News 18  

Using e-cigarettes is associated with a substantially increased risk of COVID-19 among teenagers and young adults, according to a study led by an Indian-origin researcher. "Young people may believe their age protects them from contracting the virus or that they will not experience symptoms of COVID-19, but the data show this isn't true among those who vape," said the study's …

Vaping Can be Dangerous for Heart of Younger Generations, Claims New Study
4 years, 4 months ago

Vaping Can be Dangerous for Heart of Younger Generations, Claims New Study

News 18  

It is not the first time vaping and e-cigarette have been claimed to be harmful for the health and well-being of an individual. The study, titled ‘Vaping linked with heart problems’, was recently published in the journal European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. These factors would lead to blood clots and building fatty inside artery walls, resulting in heart attack. Senior …

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