August 21, 2019 E-cigarettes damage blood vessels even if devices don’t contain nicotine, study finds Often touted as a safer alternative to cigarettes, e-cigarettes can have negative effects on a user’s blood vessels, damaging them after just one use, a new study says.Â
August 21, 2019 Lack of flu shots for migrants at CBP detention centers a concern, critics say U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and their medical contractors do not administer influenza vaccines to migrants being held at detention centers along the U.S.-Mexico border, reports said Tuesday.
August 20, 2019 Florida teen says vaping caused lung to collapse: 'I couldn’t breathe' A Florida teen who developed a hole in his right lung that later caused it to collapse blames his recent health scare on vaping.
August 19, 2019 Possible vaping, severe lung illness link sparks CDC probe The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating whether a series of lung illnesses reported across multiple states is linked to vaping.
August 15, 2019 Cigarette packages would feature color images, new health warnings under FDA proposal The move would mark the first revisal since the Surgeon General’s warning was introduced to cigarette packaging and advertisements in 1984.
August 15, 2019 Cat allergy vaccine in the works could be game-changer for pet lovers Allergic to cats? A team of scientists in Switzerland could have your solution.Â
August 15, 2019 Dozens of Midwest teens who reported vaping hospitalized with 'severe lung injury,' breathing problems More than a dozen teens in the Midwest who reported vaping have been hospitalized with lung issues, stumping doctors who are searching for what exactly is sickening them.
August 14, 2019 Vaping among Illinois teens possibly tied to increase in hospitalizations, health officials say An increase in hospitalizations among adolescents in Illinois may be linked to vaping, state health officials recently announced. Â
August 10, 2019 Why we don't know more about rare polio-like illness The CDC is investigating the rise of acute flaccid myelitis that mostly affects children.
August 9, 2019 Vape pen explodes in UK man's car, causes third-degree burns: 'It felt like I was being burnt alive' A man in the United Kingdom is lucky to be alive after his vape pen exploded while he was driving, setting both himself and his car ablaze and leaving him with third-degree burns.Â