By NATALIE CLARKE FOR THE DAILY MAIL PUBLISHED: 17:21 EDT, 21 June 2021 | UPDATED: 17:31 EDT, 21 June 2021 Lung damage, pneumonia, cardiac arrest — death. The evidence emerging about the potential dangers of e-cigarettes is sobering. A recent case highlighted by Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge involved a man who nearly died after taking up vaping and...
AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY Session: TP16 Abstract Presentation Time: Available On-Demand; 8 a.m. EDT, Friday, May 14, 2021 ATS 2021, New York, NY – While vaping is thought to be a safer alternative to smoking, teens and adults who use e-cigarettes have increased odds of developing asthma and having asthma attacks, according to research presented at...
by Iqbal Pittalwala, University of California – Riverside Fourth-generation e-cigarette pods. Credit: Talbot lab, UC Riverside. A University of California, Riverside, study analyzing fourth-generation electronic cigarette, or EC, pod atomizer design features has found the pod atomizers are similar to those of previous generations and contain elements that may adversely affect health and accumulate in the...
Chemicals used for vaping break down zipper-like junctions between cells in the gut, leading to chronic inflammation and potential for other health concerns UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – SAN DIEGO IMAGE: IN THE BOTTOM FRAMES, BURST CELL JUNCTIONS IN THE GUT LINING CAN BE SEEN AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO E-CIGARETTE CHEMICALS AS COMPARED TO HEALTHY CELLS...
An early study from China looked at 78 hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Researchers found those with a history of smoking had 14 times the risk of needing a higher level care, requiring a ventilator, and/or dying. COVID-19 death rates in China are higher in men than in women, and higher smoking rates in men in that...
INTERMOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTER As the outbreak of lung injuries and deaths associated with e-cigarettes, or vaping, continues to spread across the U.S., researchers at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City have effectively developed a best practice treatment guide to quickly identify and treat patients who develop the new and potentially fatal respiratory injury, according to...
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, oral presentations Mo3106, Sa3199 AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION DALLAS, Nov. 11, 2019 — E-cigarette use takes a serious toll on heart health — a big concern given the high prevalence of e-cigarettes and perception of e-cigarettes as a healthier alternative to traditional cigarettes, according to new research that will be presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2019 — November 16-18 in Philadelphia. The Association’s Scientific Sessions is an...
By Michael Nedelman, CNN (CNN)A new study is the latest to show changes in cardiovascular function after vaping e-liquids, though in this case, those liquids didn’t even contain nicotine. The study, published Tuesday in the journal Radiology, concluded that vaping temporarily impacts blood vessel function in healthy people. Using MRI scans, it found, for example,...
Researchers found nicotine hampers the airways’ ability to clear mucus, making them weak Mucus-clearing is key to keep the lungs strong to fend off disease E-cigarettes have more nicotine in them per session than one cigarette This mucus build-up happens faster in younger e-cigarette users, the study said By MIA DE GRAAF HEALTH EDITOR FOR DAILYMAIL.COM E-cigarettes are just as likely as cigarettes to give you a ‘smoker’s cough’ and leave you susceptible to illness, researchers warn. Even without tobacco, the nicotine in...
Allowing smokers to determine their nicotine intake while they are trying to quit is likely to help them kick the habit, according to an early study in 50 people led by Queen Mary University of London. In the first study to tailor nicotine dosing based on smokers’ choices while trying to quit, the results suggest...
