Tag: e-cigarettes
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Vaping May Cause Heart and Lung Disease, Warns American Heart Association
In the years since their release, e-cigarettes and vaping has been advertised as a harmless and safer alternative to traditional smoking. For one, vaping is not an approved method of smoking cessation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Research also suggests that vaping is not as risk-free as previously advertised. In fact, a recent scientific…
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Dr. Cedric Rutland Talks On The Dangers of Vaping
Vaping is a topic that has seen increased coverage over the past few weeks, with the CDC recently reporting that over 2.55 million middle and high school students had vaped in the past 30 days, with 85% of them opting for flavored vapes. Vaping is now considered a global epidemic. Professor Brian Premack stated how…
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Vaping May Cause Cardiovascular Disease
For many smokers, vaping is a healthier alternative to smoking cigarettes. This is because e-cigarettes don’t produce tar or carbon monoxide, which are two of the most harmful elements in tobacco smoke. However, being less dangerous doesn’t equate to not being harmful at all. In fact, the use of e-cigarettes has proven to be detrimental to…
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Doja Cat: Vaping Affected Voice, Leading To Tonsil Surgery
Earlier this year, musician Doja Cat took to Twitter to announce that she would have to cancel her tour. The decision came as a result of her having to undergo surgery to remove an abscess in her tonsil. Going into detail, the Say So rapper shared that she had forgotten to take antibiotics prescribed for…
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South Africa Considers Increasing Tax On E-Cigarettes
E-cigarettes are increasingly coming under fire world over. Whether it be on health grounds or monetary considerations. Now South Africa’s National Treasury is asking for public comment by 7 February 2022 on its proposals to impose a specific excise tax on both the non-nicotine and nicotine solutions in e-cigarettes. Wesley Grimm, Senior Associate & Rudi…
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Quit smoking, the best gift for yourself and others this festive season
The majority of smokers regret ever starting. With the festive season approaching, those who want to quit may think of putting it off until the new year. Right now is the time to focus on kicking the habit – you’ll feel much better by Christmas and be ready to kick off 2021 as a non-smoker,”…
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Fearing For Public Health, India Officially Bans E-Cigarettes
There are 267 million tobacco users in India. However, there are reports that one million people die of tobacco-related diseases every year. With that said, it’s no wonder that the need for e-cigarettes soon grew. Moreover, e-cigarette company Juul Labs was in talks of launching its e-cigarettes in India, and they even hired several senior…