What does vaping do to our bodies?
5 years, 3 months ago

What does vaping do to our bodies?

ABC  

The silhouette of a man vaping In this explainer, we explore the questions and myths surrounding vaping. We'll look at: - What's in vape liquids - What happens when you breathe them in - Investigate some common claims That’s almost the population of Canberra. Ultrafine particles from the vapour may be breathed in by people nearby There may still be some health risk because we don’t know the long-term effects of breathing in second-hand vapour. Some studies have found that young people who try vaping are more likely to try smoking than young people who don’t vape. It’s likely there is a health risk from vaping long-term, but vaping is still new, so there hasn’t been time to conduct a long-term study.

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Vaping 'more dangerous than smoking', bombshell first-of-its-kind study reveals - it raises risk of THREE deadly diseases
3 weeks, 4 days 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 …

HUGE rise in vaping as research shows one in ten adults use devices, and many taking up the habit have never smoked
8 months ago

HUGE rise in vaping as research shows one in ten adults use devices, and many taking up the habit have never smoked

Daily Mail  

One in ten adults in England now vape, marking an eight-fold surge in a decade, worrying new data reveals. Over the follow-up of 10 years they found the proportion of adults reporting long term vaping surged from 1.3 per cent to 10 per cent. Writing in The BMJ, researchers said: 'The recent increase in vaping among adults—particularly young adults — …

‘Steep rise’ in young adults vaping for longer than six months
8 months ago

‘Steep rise’ in young adults vaping for longer than six months

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. Read our privacy policy There has been an “exceptionally steep rise” in the number …

The truth about vaping and your health: We are finally getting answers - and this is why leading experts are getting increasingly worried...
1 year ago

The truth about vaping and your health: We are finally getting answers - and this is why leading experts are getting increasingly worried...

Daily Mail  

When consultant breast surgeon Professor Kefah Mokbel is planning to operate on a patient who vapes, he always asks them to quit a few weeks before the surgery. ‘People who vape also have higher complication rates with problems such as pneumonia and thrombosis, leading to dangerous blood clots – so if someone vapes regularly we tell them to quit to …

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 …

Vaping may ‘wake up’ cancer cells and trigger wave of disease in a decade
2 years, 6 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Vaping causes harm and addiction in 'new generation' of users, major report warns
2 years, 11 months ago

Vaping causes harm and addiction in 'new generation' of users, major report warns

ABC  

The growing use of e-cigarettes, or vaping, in Australia poses a "serious public health risk" and threatens to introduce a new generation to smoking. "We reviewed the global evidence in order to support informed choices on vaping for Australia," said review lead author Emily Banks from the Australian National University's National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health. Professor Banks said …

Vaping and e-cigarette study hopes to uncover any effects on lung health or exercise ability
4 years, 5 months ago

Vaping and e-cigarette study hopes to uncover any effects on lung health or exercise ability

ABC  

Over 200,000 Australians have either taken up the habit or switched from traditional cigarettes, but the effect e-cigarettes have on people's health and lung function still remains a mystery to researchers. Key points: Little is known about the health effects of e-cigarettes or the chemicals used in vaping liquids The study will test e-cigarette users' lung capacity and exercise function …

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 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 …

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