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FDA delays decision to ban Juul while rejecting the sale of 950,000 e-cigarettes brands, products
• 3 years agoMatthew Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, said his group will go back to court if the FDA doesn’t clarify its timeline for the remaining decisions.
E-cigarettes can help people quit smoking but misconceptions about device abound
• 4 years agoWhile e-cigarettes are relatively new, uncertainty about their longer-term effects do persist. But studies show that smoking disproportionately harms people
Harmful e-cigarettes must be better regulated to protect young people: WHO
• 4 years agoDoctor Vinayak Prasad said targeting children "with toxic and poisonous products is a criminal act. And it's a human rights violation."
World No Tobacco Day 2020: Smoking e-cigarettes may increase risk of heart attacks, suggest studies
Trendingdesk • 5 years agoEven though e-cigarettes contain lower levels of carcinogens than conventional tobacco products, each vaping device releases ultrafine particles along with toxins that can actually damage blood vessels and encourage blood clotting, which may lead to heart attacks
World No Tobacco Day 2020: E-cigarettes are not as safe or harmless as you may think
Myupchar • 5 years agoThe "e-juice" that fills the cartridges usually contain nicotine (which is extracted from tobacco), propylene glycol, flavourings and other chemicals.
World No Tobacco Day 2020: Here's how bidi, gutka and other forms of tobacco harm your body
Myupchar • 5 years agoTobacco products kill about eight million people every year, taking a life every 4 seconds.
Winter Session of Parliament: MPs seek death penalty, lynching for rapists; Rajya Sabha passes Bill banning e-cigarettes
Fp Staff • 5 years agoParliament proceedings on Monday were marked by irate legislators calling for stringent punishment for those convicted for rape.
Parliament Updates: Rajya Sabha passes Bill prohibiting e-cigarettes; don't doubt Centre's intention, says Harsh Vardhan
Fp Staff • 5 years agoParliament Updates: Rajya Sabha passed The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Bill, 2019. Meanwhile, both the Houses saw discussion on the Hyderabad rape and murder case, with the Opposition and Treasury benches uniting voices against the spate of crimes across the country.
Parliament Winter Session Day 8: Godse was a patriot, says Pragya Thakur in Lok Sabha; Sitharaman defends Centre on economic slowdown in Rajya Sabha
Fp Staff • 5 years agoOn the eighth day of Winter Session, Parliament took up some key bills, including the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Bill, 2019, the Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019 and the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Bill, 2019. Rajya Sabha took up a short duration discussion on the economic situation and the Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill, 2019.
What is popcorn lung disease, and what does it have to do with e-cigarettes?
Myupchar • 5 years agoThe latest health risk to be associated with vaping: popcorn lung disease. This condition can cause irreparable damage to the airways.