A new study that found high levels of heavy metals in popular nicotine vapes adds to concerns about the products. By Dani Blum When vapes started to become popular in the mid-2010s, the tiny ...
Bolivian crocidolite was used in approximately 13 billion Kent Micronite cigarette filters, manufactured from March 1952 ...
Once marketed as a safer alternative to smoking, electronic cigarettes have been often considered less harmful by consumers. But emerging research reveals that vaping may carry serious health risks of ...
Secondhand smoke concerns are not just linked to cigarettes, but vape smoke as well. A new study published in the JAMA Network said secondhand aerosol (SHA) from e-cigarettes can contain potentially ...
E-cigarette sales rose 49% between 2019-2023, according to a report from the CDC Foundation and Truth Initiative. Although the use of e-cigarettes in youth has declined, more than 1.6 million youth ...
Some disposable e-cigarettes, including vape pods, have alarmingly high levels of toxic metals in their vapor, found a UC Davis study. The items are especially popular with young adults and teens.
E‑cigarettes were initially marketed as a sleek way to help people quit traditional cigarettes — but that sentiment has largely gone up in smoke. Research indicates that most adult smokers who try ...
Cigarette filters were widely introduced in the 1950s, ostensibly to make smoking less harmful. With growing public concern about lung cancer and other smoking-related diseases, the tobacco industry ...
Nicotine is toxic to the heart and blood vessels regardless of how it's consumed, experts wrote in a new consensus report ...
Teenagers are very familiar with the risks of smoking cigarettes, but are much less sure whether marijuana or e-cigarettes are harmful, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford ...
Misconceptions stem from the fact that e-cigarettes do not emit smoke but their nicotine is just as damaging, say experts ...
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