Trump administration restricts some e-cigarette flavors
(Reuters) – The Trump administration on Thursday announced a ban on some popular e-cigarette flavors, including fruit and mint, to…
UK tobacco shares rise on U.S. e-cigarette ban exemptions
(Reuters) – Shares in British American Tobacco (BATS.L) and Imperial Brands Plc (IMB.L) rose on Friday after the U.S. health…
Trump administration restricts most flavored vaping cartridges but not menthol
The Trump administration on Thursday said it will effectively ban all flavors of vaping cartridges except menthol and tobacco, a…
Vaping industry offers academic scholarships to high school kids
(Reuters Health) – Even as makers of e-cigarettes insist they are not marketing to U.S. youth, others in the vaping…
Massachusetts adopts tough ban on flavored vaping, tobacco products
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts on Wednesday adopted the country’s toughest ban on the sale of flavored tobacco and vaping products,…
Trump says ban of some flavored e-cigarette products could lead to illegal sales
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday expressed concerns that enacting his administration’s proposed ban on many flavored…
Teen receives historic double-lung transplant due to vaping-related illness
A Michigan teen was facing “imminent death” when he received a historic double lung transplant as a result of a…
South Korea bans liquid e-cigarettes on army bases
FILE PHOTO: A man uses a vape device in Seoul, South Korea, October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Heo Ran SEOUL (Reuters) –…
South Korea warns of ‘serious risk’ from vaping, considers sales ban
(Corrects to clarify that Juul’s statement in paragraph 12, bullet, said its products do not contain THC and vitamin E…
South Korea urges public to stop using liquid e-cigarettes
FILE PHOTO: A man uses a vape device in this illustration picture, September 19, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/Illustration/File Photo SEOUL (Reuters)…
Judge orders Massachusetts to redo parts of vaping ban
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts judge on Monday ruled that a four-month ban on the sale of vaping products the…
Michigan judge blocks flavored vape ban as Juul faces wrongful death lawsuit
(Reuters) – A Michigan judge on Tuesday blocked the state’s ban on flavored e-cigarettes about two weeks after it took…
U.S. vaping-related deaths rise to 18, illnesses surpass 1,000: CDC
(Reuters) – U.S. health officials on Thursday reported 18 deaths due to a mysterious lung illness linked to e-cigarettes and…
Factbox: U.S. vaping-related deaths rise to 20
(Reuters) – Michigan and Pennsylvania state health officials confirmed one death each from a mysterious lung illness linked to e-cigarettes,…
New York court blocks state ban on flavored e-cigarettes
(Reuters) – A New York court on Thursday temporarily halted a state ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, giving…
U.S. judge denies industry motion to lift Massachusetts’ four-month ban on vaping sales
Demonstrators gather at the Massachusetts State House to protest against the state’s four-month ban of all vaping product sales in…
U.S. judge keeps intact Massachusetts’ toughest-in-nation vaping ban
BOSTON (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday denied an industry bid to put on hold Massachusetts’ four-month ban on…
Washington governor urges state health board to ban some vaping products
(Reuters) – Washington state Governor Jay Inslee on Friday urged state agencies to ban flavored and cannabis-derived vaping products, joining…
U.S. CDC recommends against using vapes with marijuana ingredient
(Reuters) – People should stop using e-cigarettes, especially those with marijuana ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), U.S. public health officials recommended on…
U.S. senators urge FDA to remove pod, cartridge-based e-cigarettes from market
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Friday urged federal regulators to immediately remove all pod and…
FDA proposes rule over record-keeping for vape makers
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday issued a proposed rule for e-cigarette makers, requiring them to…
U.S. scientists join effort to solve mysterious vaping-related illnesses
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. investigation into hundreds of cases of life-threatening lung illnesses related to vaping has turned up…
Vaping crisis number soars to 530 sick as FDA uses criminal investigators to probe
The Federal Drug Administration has been using their criminal investigators to look into the rash of illnesses surrounding the use…
Republican, Democratic lawmakers launch caucus to ‘End the Youth Vaping Epidemic’
FILE PHOTO: Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) speaks to reporters as he arrives for a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington,…
U.S. cases of vaping-related illness rise to 530 as outbreak widens
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. health officials said on Thursday there are now 530 confirmed and probable cases and seven deaths…
New Jersey expected to announce vaping restrictions within weeks
(Reuters) – Within weeks, New Jersey could become the latest state to restrict e-cigarette use, with the governor on Thursday…
Factbox: What does vaping-related illness look like?
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. health officials are investigating reports of 380 confirmed and probable cases of serious lung illnesses and…
U.S. cuts vaping-related illness total under refined case definition
FILE PHOTO: A man uses a vape as he walks on Broadway in New York City, U.S., September 9, 2019.…
Los Angeles County resident dies of lung illness, fifth U.S. death possibly tied to vaping
(Reuters) – A Los Angeles County resident has died from a lung illness possibly tied to vaping, bringing the total…
CDC, FDA report 215 cases of respiratory illness possibly tied to vaping
(Reuters) – U.S. public health officials on Friday reported a rise in the number of cases of respiratory illness possibly…
City of Milwaukee urges residents to stop vaping ‘immediately’
The city of Milwaukee issued a health alert Wednesday urging residents to stop vaping “immediately,” after at least 16 people…
CDC flags one death and nearly 200 cases of lung illnesses in U.S, possibly tied to vaping
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday it had identified 193 potential cases of…
Vaping impacts blood vessels, even without nicotine
(Reuters Health) – Healthy young people show signs of impaired blood vessel function after just a few puffs of an…
U.S. federal judge orders FDA to implement 10-month deadline for e-cig applications
FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a Juul e-cigarette while walking in New York, U.S., September 27, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (Reuters)…
Teen vaping on the rise in U.S, Canada
More American and Canadian teens are vaping than ever before, according to a new study, and researchers say the availability…
Tobacco, vape shops sell more to minors than other retailers
U.S. regulations require retailers to check ID for everyone under age 27 who tries to buy tobacco products, but half…
Women who vape around pregnancy may wrongly think it safe
(Reuters Health) – Health professionals advise against using any nicotine products during pregnancy, but some women are using e-cigarettes before,…
E-cigarette usage nearly doubles in U.S. high-schools: survey
A young man smokes an electronic cigarette in this picture illustration taken September 14, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake/Illustration (Reuters) – The…
Special Report: Juul copycats flood e-cig market, despite FDA rule
(Reuters) – The sleek Juul electronic cigarettes have become a phenomenon at U.S. high schools, vexing educators and drawing regulatory…
E-cigarette vapor tied to changes in lung cells
(Reuters Health) – The vapor from e-cigarettes may boost the production of inflammatory chemicals in the lungs, while disabling key…
E-cigarettes: Are they safe? BBC News
Subscribe to BBC News www.youtube.com/bbcnews BBC News programme Inside Out goes to the lab to investigate what is in e-cigarettes…
Grover Norquist Thinks Vaping Will Make The GOP Cool (HBO)
Grover Norquist is a conservative. He is not a vaper. But he thinks vaping could make conservatism cool again. Norquist…