Top Boston lung doctors, advocates sound the alarm on emerging vape crisis
Boston Herald: Top Boston pulmonologists say vaping injuries are reaching crisis levels — with one local patient who started vaping in fifth grade — as the CDC reports vape-related lung illness is rising nationwide and a new Dana-Farber study warns of second-hand vape hazards.
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Philip Morris and Altria Are in Talks to Merge
New York Times: With Altria’s investment in Juul, a combination of the tobacco giants would dominate the international market for e-cigarettes.
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JUUL Is Responding to Vaping Health Concerns with a Big Ole Shrug
Vice: The e-cigarette giant and the federal government aren't reacting quickly enough to signs vaping carries risks, critics charge.
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Juul’s Campaign to Raise the Tobacco Age Is More Complicated Than It Seems
Mother Jones: On July 25, Juul, the $38 billion e-cigarette company, appeared before the United States House Oversight Committee to explain its role in youth nicotine addiction.
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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 severe lung illness tied to vaping in 22 states as of Aug. 22, including one adult in Illinois who died after being hospitalized.
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Protesters rally in front of Juul's New York City offices, call for vaping restrictions
ABC7 New York: A rally was held in front of Juul's New York City office Tuesday as protesters condemned what they call a multi-billion-dollar campaign to hook kids on flavored tobacco products.
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Vaping Sicknesses Rising: 153 Cases Reported in 16 States
NY Times: Sixteen states have now reported 153 cases of serious, vaping-related respiratory illnesses in the past two months, and many of the patients are teenagers or young adults.
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Vaping Moves From the Bathroom to the Classroom
Wall Street Journal: Kids used to duck into the school bathroom to sneak a drag on a cigarette. But with the electronic kind, they are becoming increasingly daring, often vaping right under their teachers’ noses.
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Youth e-cigarette use in the United States
FOX5 DC: Learn about what parents, educators, and kids can do as they head back to school to protect kids from the dangers of Juul and other e-cigarettes.
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Focus On Family: Understanding the risks associated with Juul and other e-cigarettes
WGN9: Meredith Berkman, Co-founder, Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes (PAVe), and John Schachter, Communications Director, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
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Concern Over Possible Vaping Link to Lung Disease
NBC New York: More and more young people are ending up in the hospital with serious lung diseases. Now the CDC is investigating the possible link between 94 suspected cases, 21 in NY and NJ. NBC 4 New York's Ida Siegal reports.
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E-cigarette maker Juul faces lawsuit for marketing to teens
NBC Nightly News: The lawsuit claims that the company marketed to teens despite know about growing evidence of health risks. In a statement, Juul Labs says the lawsuit is without merit and it will work with lawmakers to “reverse the trend in youth use.”
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Demonstrators protest at Juul NYC HQ, demand restrictions on flavored e-cigs
1010 Wins: Dozens of parents and anti-vaping advocates demonstrated outside of the New York City headquarters of Juul Tuesday morning, demanding restrictions on the sales of flavored e-cigarettes.
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Parents, Advocates Protest Teen Vaping Outside JUUL Offices In Manhattan
CBS: Dozens of parents and anti-vaping advocates held a protest Tuesday outside the JUUL offices in Manhattan.
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NYC Is Coming For Your Flavored Juul Pods
Gothamist: Grant Fuhrman, a rising freshman at a private New York City high school, is worried about his classmates. He estimates that about a quarter of them are hooked on the Juul.
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Trying to Curb a Teen Epidemic
US News & World Report: Millions of young people have turned to vaping, a risky alternative to cigarettes.
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CDC, states investigating severe pulmonary disease among people who use e-cigarettes
CDC: The U.S. Center for Disease Control is providing consultation to the departments of health in Wisconsin, Illinois, California, Indiana, and Minnesota about a cluster of pulmonary illnesses linked to e-cigarette product use, or “vaping,” primarily among adolescents and young adults.
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Mystery lung illness linked to vaping. Health officials investigating nearly 100 possible cases.
Washington Post: State and federal health officials are investigating almost 100 cases of mysterious lung illnesses linked to vaping and e-cigarette use in 14 states, many of them involving teens and young adults.
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‘Juul-alikes’ Are Filling Shelves With Sweet, Teen-Friendly Nicotine Flavors
NY Times: After Juul Labs, under pressure from the Food and Drug Administration, stopped selling most of its hugely popular flavored nicotine pods in stores last fall, upstart competitors swooped in to grab the shelf space.
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Some E-cigarette Users Are Having Seizures, Most Reports Involving Youth and Young Adults
FDA: The FDA has become aware that some people who use e-cigarettes have experienced seizures, with most reports involving youth or young adult users.
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