Vapers Exposed to Lower Toxicants Than Smokers: Study
6 years, 3 months ago

Vapers Exposed to Lower Toxicants Than Smokers: Study

The Quint  

Of the 5,105 participants, aged 35 to 54 years (weighted percentage, 2,411 of smoked cigarettes only, 247 used only e-cigarettes, 792 used both traditional and e-cigarettes and 1,655 never vaped nor smoked. The findings were as follows: Compared with exclusive e-cigarette users, those who had never vaped/smoked had 19% to 81% significantly lower concentrations of these biomarkers. Exclusive e-cigarette users showed 10 percent to 98 percent lower concentrations compared with exclusive cigarette smokers. Exclusive e-cigarette users showed 10 percent to 36 percent lwer concentrations of several biomarkers than dual users. As reported in the Reuters, study leader Maciej Goniewicz of the Roswell Park Cancer Center shared that for smokers trying to quit it might be beneficial to use e-cigarettes as a transition.

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Vaping 'more dangerous than smoking', bombshell first-of-its-kind study reveals - it raises risk of THREE deadly diseases
1 month ago

Vaping 'more dangerous than smoking', bombshell first-of-its-kind study reveals - it raises risk of THREE deadly diseases

Daily Mail  

Regularly using e-cigarettes could put users at risk of dementia, heart disease and organ failure, a bombshell study has revealed. Britons are taking up vaping in unprecedented numbers, with roughly one in ten adults estimated to be hooked on the habit Your browser does not support iframes. Campaigners have long blamed predatory manufacturers for the ever-growing crisis, claiming they are …

Vaping immediately affects vascular health and oxygen levels, study shows, even without nicotine
4 months ago

Vaping immediately affects vascular health and oxygen levels, study shows, even without nicotine

CNN  

CNN — Vaping has an immediate effect on how well the user’s blood vessels work, even if the e-cigarette doesn’t contain nicotine, according to new research. The research – which has not been published in a peer-reviewed journal but is a presentation at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago – showed that using an …

Experts urge parents not to vape near kids - as study finds second-hand vapor causes build-up of chemicals linked to CANCER
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Experts urge parents not to vape near kids - as study finds second-hand vapor causes build-up of chemicals linked to CANCER

Daily Mail  

Researchers are warning about the dangers of second-hand vaping, especially among children. A new study found that children under 12 who were regularly around vaping had higher levels of metabolites that are made in the body in response to chemicals in the e-cigarette vapor. Researchers from Emory University in Georgia found that children aged 4 to 12 who were regularly …

Fears vaping could cause CANCER: Shock study reveals e-cigs damage DNA just like smoking as top experts warn £5 gadgets loved by teens are 'not as harmless as originally thought'
1 year ago

Fears vaping could cause CANCER: Shock study reveals e-cigs damage DNA just like smoking as top experts warn £5 gadgets loved by teens are 'not as harmless as originally thought'

Daily Mail  

British and Austrian experts analysed cells taken from both smokers and vapers Vaping can trigger cell changes which may go onto cause cancer, a shock study suggests. Published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development — a forum of 37 countries with market-based economies founded in 1961 — it also found just four countries rank higher than the UK …

How dangerous IS vaping compared with smoking? New review analyzes the dangers of both.... and finds former is linked to EIGHT lung diseases
1 year, 1 month 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 …

How a debate over vaping might derail the war on tobacco
1 year, 1 month ago

How a debate over vaping might derail the war on tobacco

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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The nonprofit Truth Initiative goes further, saying it is …

Boys who smoke and vape ‘risk passing on damaged genes to their children’
1 year, 6 months ago

Boys who smoke and vape ‘risk passing on damaged genes to their children’

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 Boys in their early teens who smoke risk passing on damaged …

No, vapes aren’t 95% less harmful than cigarettes. Here’s how this decade-old myth took off
1 year, 10 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 …

Lung Inflammation Worse in E-Cigarette Users Than Smokers: What New Study Says
2 years ago

Lung Inflammation Worse in E-Cigarette Users Than Smokers: What New Study Says

The Quint  

Is lung inflammation worse in e-cigarette users than smokers, as a new study suggests? A small study that compared the lungs of cigarette smokers with e-cigarette smokers found that e-cigarette smokers had more lung inflammation than those who smoked tobacco. There were five e-cigarette users, five cigarette smokers, and five people who had never smoked cigarettes or e-cigarettes. Despite these …

Young vapers are more likely to suffer depression, anxiety or panic attacks
2 years ago

Young vapers are more likely to suffer depression, anxiety or panic attacks

Daily Mail  

Young vapers are up to two times more likely to suffer mental health problems compared to non-users, according to another damning study. Up to 70 percent of those who vaped THC-only reported suffering anxiety such as worries, flashbacks and panic attacks in the past week. Researchers led by the American Heart Association found young people using vapes were more likely …

Vaping misconceptions: Are flavoured e-cigarettes safe or cause restrictive lung disease?
2 years, 5 months 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 …

Vaping Increases the Risk of Developing Asthma By 19%, US Study Reveals
3 years, 10 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 …

E-cigarettes more harmful than thought: study
4 years, 10 months ago

E-cigarettes more harmful than thought: study

NL Times  

While it will still take decades to come to a definitive answer regarding how harmful e-cigarettes are, "it is now clear that the product is more harmful than initially assumed", according to a study by the Trimbos Institute. E-cigarettes lack many of the toxic combustion products present in tobacco, but harmful substances are still released in the vapor, the Institute …

Vaping linked with long-term risk of respiratory disease in new study
5 years, 3 months ago

Vaping linked with long-term risk of respiratory disease in new study

CNN  

CNN — Vaping or using e-cigarettes for a long period of time was associated with an increased risk of respiratory diseases – including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD, chronic bronchitis and asthma – in a new study. “I was a little surprised that we could find evidence on incident lung disease in the longitudinal study, because three years is …

Vaping deaths: Are e-cigarettes really safer than smoking tobacco? A complete guide to the facts
5 years, 4 months ago

Vaping deaths: Are e-cigarettes really safer than smoking tobacco? A complete guide to the facts

The Independent  

What are the health risks attached? In the UK, vaping has been linked to 200 health problems including pneumonia and heart disorders over the last five years, according to the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency. Public Health England said most of the American cases of vaping related-illnesses were linked to people using “illicit vaping fluid” bought on the streets or …

The recent vaping deaths are bad. The long term toll will be even worse
5 years, 5 months ago

The recent vaping deaths are bad. The long term toll will be even worse

LA Times  

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has linked vaping to 1,479 cases of a mysterious lung disease over the last six months. Sickened vapers 1,479 Vaping Deaths 33 Sickened vapers 1,479 Vaping Deaths 33 Sickened vapers 1,479 Vaping Deaths 33 Sickened vapers 1,479 Vaping Deaths 33 The outbreak has triggered anxiety among parents and calls for government action. Only …

Research shows vaping-related lung disease may be caused by chemical exposure
5 years, 5 months ago

Research shows vaping-related lung disease may be caused by chemical exposure

CNN  

CNN — Lung damage in those using e-cigarettes might be caused by chemicals in the vape liquid, according to a letter published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine. “It seems to be some kind of direct chemical injury, similar to what one might see with exposures to toxic chemical fumes, poisonous gases and toxic agents,” Dr. Brandon Larsen, …

CDC Zeroing In On THC-Based Vaping Products As A Major Source Of Lung Injuries
5 years, 5 months ago

CDC Zeroing In On THC-Based Vaping Products As A Major Source Of Lung Injuries

NPR  

CDC Zeroing In On THC-Based Vaping Products As A Major Source Of Lung Injuries Health officials say people with vaping-related illness have used more than 200 products sold under 87 brands. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Health investigators are zeroing in on THC-based vaping products as a major source of lung injuries that have sickened more than 800 Americans and killed at …

E-Cigarette Users Only 0.07% Of Total Tobacco Product Smokers
5 years, 6 months ago

E-Cigarette Users Only 0.07% Of Total Tobacco Product Smokers

The Quint  

E-cigarettes are also harmful to non-users, with adverse health impacts on those exposed to second-hand vapours, according to a May 2019 white paper released by the ICMR. Consumers of e-cigarettes are “more likely to use regular cigarettes later”, the report said, citing previous studies. More than 460 e-cigarette brands available in India mix the flavours and effects of traditional tobacco …

Vaping likely has dangers that could take years for scientists to even know about
5 years, 6 months ago

Vaping likely has dangers that could take years for scientists to even know about

Salon  

The rise in cases of otherwise healthy young adults who have been hospitalized or even died from vaping-associated lung injury is alarming. Since there is no doubt that smoking traditional cigarettes is harmful to your health — and the number one cause of preventable death in the U.S. — e-cigarettes were marketed as a “safer” alternative. Public Health England, the …

E-cigs could carry bacteria that cause lung problems
5 years, 11 months ago

E-cigs could carry bacteria that cause lung problems

Daily Mail  

E-cigarettes may be contaminated with bacteria and fungi linked to lung disease, research suggests. Scientists tested 75 single-use cartridges and refill liquids and found signs of harmful bugs in just over a quarter of them Exposure to the toxins has been associated with a range of health problems including asthma, reduced lung function and inflammation, the researchers say. Other recent …

E-cigarette flavourings may pose health risk, scientists warn as they call for tougher testing
6 years, 5 months ago

E-cigarette flavourings may pose health risk, scientists warn as they call for tougher testing

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. Greek researchers looking at common ingredients in e-cigarette liquids found that mice exposed to tobacco …

E-cigarettes are as bad as cigarettes, flavouring can impair lung function
6 years, 9 months ago

E-cigarettes are as bad as cigarettes, flavouring can impair lung function

Hindustan Times  

For smokers looking to quit smoking, e-cigarettes often seem to be a viable alternative. A new study done by the University of North Carolina in the US shows that a common e-cigarette flavouring has toxic chemicals similar to those found in tobacco smoke. A study done by the Penn State suggested that the chemicals that make up different flavours in …

Vaping may increase risk of cancer and heart disease, finds study
7 years, 1 month ago

Vaping may increase risk of cancer and heart disease, finds study

The Independent  

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E-cigarettes are being adapted to smoke illegal drugs
7 years, 5 months ago

E-cigarettes are being adapted to smoke illegal drugs

Daily Mail  

Electronic cigarettes are being used to vape illegal substances like cannabis, crack cocaine, ecstasy and heroin as part of a disturbing new drugs culture. The research found 39 per cent of people with electronic vaping devices admit to using them to take illegal drugs or former 'legal highs' such as mephedrone. Dr Matthew Blundell, a toxicologist at Guy's and St …

Vaping backed as healthier nicotine alternative to cigarettes after latest study
8 years, 1 month ago

Vaping backed as healthier nicotine alternative to cigarettes after latest study

The Independent  

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E-cigarettes emit harmful chemicals, research suggests
8 years, 7 months ago

E-cigarettes emit harmful chemicals, research suggests

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 E-cigarettes emit harmful chemicals with some models releasing more than others, …

Vaping found to be a gateway to smoking real cigarettes, says U.S. study
8 years, 9 months ago

Vaping found to be a gateway to smoking real cigarettes, says U.S. study

Daily Mail  

Teenagers who vape are six times more likely to take up smoking than those who have never tried it, scientists have warned. Jessica Barrington-Trimis, lead author of the study, said: 'We're concerned that kids who experiment with e-cigarettes may be moving on to other types of tobacco products' She said: 'We're concerned that kids who experiment with e-cigarettes may be …

Smoke signals: E-cigarettes cause severe respiratory diseases
9 years, 3 months ago

Smoke signals: E-cigarettes cause severe respiratory diseases

Hindustan Times  

There goes your chance of quitting smoking by depending on e-cigarettes. Experts say that in addition to containing varying levels of nicotine, e-cigarettes also contain other cancer-causing chemicals, such as formaldehyde, and the flavouring chemicals they use can cause lung damage. They found that 75% of tested samples contained diacetyl, which when inhaled has been linked to the respiratory disease …

Vaping may not be a safer option to smoking, Adelaide researcher says
9 years, 7 months ago

Vaping may not be a safer option to smoking, Adelaide researcher says

ABC  

The consequences of inhaling the vapours of an e-cigarette are widely unknown, with research being carried out at the Hanson Institute's Lung Research Centre showing the habit may not be as harmless as first thought. Dr Miranda Ween is currently researching what affects inhaling vapours from e-cigarettes may have on the lungs and if vaping makes you more prone to …

E-cigarettes less addictive than tobacco cigarettes, says study
10 years, 3 months ago

E-cigarettes less addictive than tobacco cigarettes, says study

India TV News  

New York: E-cigarettes are less addictive than tobacco cigarettes, finds a research, adding weight to the argument that vaping could help quit smoking. "We found that e-cigarettes appear to be less addictive than tobacco cigarettes in a large sample of long-term users," said Jonathan Foulds, professor of public health sciences and psychiatry at Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. While …

Smoking pot may lead to nicotine addiction: Study
12 years ago

Smoking pot may lead to nicotine addiction: Study

Firstpost  

People who smoke marijuana are at a higher risk of developing nicotine addiction if they try cigarettes, according to a new study. Presumably, those who successfully learn how to get their own nicotine are more motivated to get a fix in other words, they are more “addicted.” Among the mice exposed to THC, 94 per cent learned how to self-administer …

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