E-cigarettes

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New Jersey issues health alert after 9 hospitalized with vaping-related lung problems

Teen warns peers about dangers of vaping after collapsed lung

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New Juul vape prevents teen use with facial recognition, age verification

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Juul e-cig flavors create chemical reactions that irritate airways, study finds

Juul accused by Congress members of marketing e-cigarettes in schools

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Juul allegedly marketed e-cigarettes to children during school programs

Juul accused by Congress members of marketing e-cigarettes in schools

Children's Health

FDA launches first-ever teen-focused e-cigarette prevention TV ads

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Delaware's law bumping the state smoking age to 21 is now in effect

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Children's Health

Juul CEO apologizes to parents for company's role in teen vaping epidemic

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To combat teen vaping, Nebraska school district testing students for nicotine

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E-cig companies use cartoon characters as logos, and new study shows it works

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Juul initiates research into the public health effects of e-cigarette use

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Flavored e-cigarettes may lead to heart disease, study finds

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Walmart will no longer sell tobacco to people under age 21

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Harvard study finds lung-damaging toxins in popular e-cigarette products

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Children's Health

Do e-cigarettes contain nicotine? Teens don't always know

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FDA warns public that seizures are a potential side effect of vaping, launches investigation

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Study links e-cigarette use to cardiovascular disease, heart attacks

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Vaping scourge Scott Gottlieb resigns as FDA commissioner, report says

FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb

Children's Health

Driven by vaping, youth tobacco use surged in 2018

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Here's what doctors want you to know about vaping

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FDA ramps up threat to ban e-cigs as teens keep on vaping

FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb

Philly bans tobacco use at addiction treatment programs

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U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory on e-cigarette use, regulation and policies

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Children's Health

Teen vaping surged within the last year, survey says

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FDA moves to ban menthol cigarettes, flavored cigars

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With FDA's imminent crackdown on e-cigarettes, manufacturers already playing defense

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FDA demands Juul, other e-cig makers address youth vaping epidemic

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Vaping, e-cigarettes can mutate users’ DNA, cause cancer, new research says

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Children's Health

Vaping, hookah may lead to marijuana use among teenagers, study finds

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The Juul’s so cool, kids smoke it in school

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In effort to save Pa.'s vape shops, house committee repeals 40% tax

FAQ: How the FDA’s new tobacco rule affects consumers

DOT: No e-cigarettes, vaporizers allowed in checked baggage on flights

Doctors' group urges lawmakers to up age for e-cigarette purchase

Type, frequency of e-cigarette use linked to quitting smoking

Washington state mulls steep tax on e-cigs

The smoke around e-cig science

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