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Mental fog: Kids who start vaping before the age of 14 are more likely to struggle with concentration, memory and decision-making, study finds Studies show a link between vaping and mental fog in both adults and kids Symptoms include difficulty concentrating, remembering or making decisions Those who take up the habit before the age of … Read more
Vaping raises lung disease risks by more than 40%: Study finds young e-cigarette users face higher risks of asthma, chronic bronchitis and COPD Boston University researchers found that even among vapers who don’t smoke, risks of lung disease are 43% higher for current e-cig users Current vapers are 34% more at risk for chronic bronchitis and … Read more
Vaping companies took advantage of the coronavirus pandemic by offering products that were in short supply, a new study suggests. Researchers found ads in which customers could get a free roll of toilet paper, face masks or a bottle of hand sanitizer with a purchase of e-cigarettes or vape liquids. Others companies urged the public … Read more
Vaping could put you at the same risk of getting heart disease as smoking cigarettes, research suggests. Public Health England claims e-cigarettes are ’95 per cent safer than traditional tobacco’ and encourages smokers to make the switch. But researchers have found the devices may trigger changes in cholesterol linked to killer heart disease, similar to … Read more
Bachelor In Paradise’s Kiki Morris tensely answers her phone as she paces around Bondi while vaping – as her romance with Ciarran Stott unravels on-screen By Kylie Walters For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:22 BST, 5 August 2020 | Updated: 08:22 BST, 5 August 2020 She threatened to quit Bachelor in Paradise after finding out … Read more
E-cigarettes have the potential to benefit some people, by helping them quit smoking. But scientists still have a lot to learn about whether e-cigarettes are truly effective for quitting smoking and what the long-term risks are. Nicotine is already known to be highly addictive and harm adolescent brain development, which continues into the early to … Read more
A tool that can be attached to e-cigarettes to track vaping habits could help scientists develop ways to tackle different forms of addiction. Experts from Cornell Tech created an ‘unobtrusive’ monitor that can track when people vape, how deeply they inhale and how much nicotine they consume. It works across all types of e-cigarettes and … Read more
Vaping may be driving the rise in young people hospitalized for coronavirus, top US doctors are warning. Nearly 40 percent of Americans hospitalized for COVID-19 are between ages 20 and 54, according to recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data. Smoking and vaping cause lung damage and inflammation that can make it easier … Read more
Health experts are warning Americans that using e-cigarettes may increase their risk of contracting coronavirus. On Monday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio revealed that one of the state’s cases was an otherwise healthy 22-year-old man from Brooklyn. ‘Why is a 22-year-old man stable but hospitalized at this point?’ de Blasio asked at the … Read more
Scans published by scientists have shown the lung damage caused by vaping in teenagers as young as 13. Fourteen teenagers who were hospitalised with shortness of breath, coughing and chest pains were assessed by researchers. They found fluid or debris filled sacs in the lungs, thickening and inflammation of tissue and pressure on the chest wall. … Read more