October 2, 2019 Kids in Kansas are eating vaping cartridges, drinking liquid nicotine, poison control center says As health officials across the country grapple to find the cause behind some 805 cases of mysterious e-cigarette linked lung illnesses, doctors in Kansas — which has seen at least two vaping-related deaths — are seemingly dealing with something new: Kids eating vape cartridges.
October 1, 2019 Many veterans fuming over nationwide smoking ban on VA facilities grounds Smoking was already prohibited inside Department of Veterans Affairs medical buildings, but now patients, employees and visitors will not be able to puff away anywhere on the grounds.
October 1, 2019 Nebraska sees 1st vaping-linked death; fatality marks 13th in nation: officials State health officials in Nebraska on Monday announced the first vaping-linked death in the state, bringing the nation’s total number of e-cigarette-associated fatalities to 13.
September 27, 2019 CDC: Vaping-related lung illnesses may be linked to THC products The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending that the public refrain from using vaping products, "particularly those containing THC."
September 26, 2019 Gutfeld on the crackdown on vaping Demonizing an entire industry because of illicit imitators may be throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
September 26, 2019 Florida, Georgia see first vaping-related deaths as nationwide toll hits 12 The recent fatalities bring the nationwide total to 12.
September 26, 2019 Nationwide vaping death toll rises, Congress grills FDA for not regulating the e-cigarette industry sooner The nationwide death toll due to vaping-related illnesses rose to 11 Wednesday the same day lawmakers in Congress railed against the Food and Drug Administration for dropping the ball in regulating the e-cigarette industry since the products first arrived to the US in 2007.
September 25, 2019 Teens say vaping deaths, potential flavor ban not stopping them from smoking e-cigarettes A nationwide epidemic is filling rooms and lungs with smoke. Sleek, pencil shaped electronic cigarettes loaded with nicotine and chemicals have many young adults hooked. Trendy brands offering flavors like watermelon and grape promise a healthier alternative to traditional cigarettes, and a cool way to blow off some steam. However, the epidemic has caused lung injuries, killing 7 people so far and sickening hundreds. Researchers say what was once advertised as a way to get cigarette smokers off their bad habit, has become the first step to young addiction. The Trump administration is currently working alongside the Food and Drug administration to remove all non-tobacco flavors from the national market.
September 25, 2019 California vaping deaths, illnesses prompt stern warning from officials: Put e-cigarettes down Amid a seemingly growing number of vaping-linked lung illnesses cases, health officials in California recently issued a strong warning to residents: Stop vaping immediately.
September 24, 2019 Amid growing national crisis, Massachusetts banning sale of vaping products for 4 months Apparently the first action of its kind in the nation, Massachusetts will have a four-month ban on the sale of vaping products in the state.
