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August 16, 2018 by usatoday.com

Juuling, or using a type of electronic cigarette that looks like the USB sticks used to save electronic documents and other data, is growing in popularity and racking up revenue. It's also vexing parents and teachers who want to discourage young people from picking up the habit. As the 2018-2019 academic year gets underway, teachers and principals are concerned that the popularity will continue to grow. With Juul's discreet and odorless nature, teachers have a hard time catching students. Additionally, experts say that the brand's many flavors - such as mango and mint - make it an attractive product for younger users.

August 10, 2018 by crainsnewyork.com

Use of e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems, or ENDS, is increasing dramatically, especially among the young. Even with the Smoke-Free Air Act updated in 2013 to ban the use of ENDS in all places where conventional smoking was prohibited, usage continues to rise. Their use by youth in New York state nearly doubled between 2014-2016, with 43.8% of high school students having tried them.

August 10, 2018 by msn.com

Philip Morris International's second-quarter results showed the continued growth that investors have come to expect regardless of the environment in which the company finds itself. "We are implementing the right market and product measures to reinvigorate growth in Japan, which is undoubtedly well below our initial expectation this year." These moves, which were initially announced at Philip Morris' annual shareholder meeting, will involve the transition to a next-generation iQOS 2.0 line.

August 07, 2018 by dailymail.co.uk

Secondhand smoke is to blame for teenagers missing school days because it is giving them severe breathing problems, a study has found. Researchers say that teens who were around secondhand smoke for just an hour a day were more likely to report shortness of breath, wheezing, dry cough and having trouble performing physical activities. Additionally, adolescents that live at home with a smoker were likely to often miss classes due to illness or make visits to urgent care facilities and emergency rooms.

August 07, 2018 by medicalnewstoday.com

World Health Organization (WHO) warn that "contrary to ancient lore and popular belief, the smoke that emerges from a waterpipe contains numerous toxicants known to cause lung cancer, heart disease, and other diseases". A new study conducted by researchers at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) supports the WHO's conclusion. Specifically, the researchers show the effects of just one session of hookah smoking on heart rate, blood pressure, and arterial stiffness

August 06, 2018 by ohsonline.com

The new release is the first of two draft guidance document supporting the development of novel inhaled nicotine replacement therapies that could be submitted to the FDA for approval as new drugs. The guidance, "Nonclinical Testing of Orally Inhaled Nicotine-Containing Drug Products," focuses on data recommended to evaluate potential toxicities associated with orally inhaled nicotine-containing drug products, including products such as e-cigarettes that are intended for smoking cessation and other long-term uses that would make them subject to regulation as drugs.

August 06, 2018 by vapingpost.com

Last Monday, two US Senators announced their plan to introduce a bill that would regulate e-cigarette flavours, in order to reduce the products’ appeal to youngsters. These two senators were amongst the fourteen who last week sent a letter to the FDA, urging the agency to take serious action in order to prevent kids from becoming addicted to vaping via candy flavoured e-liquids. “I am convinced that e-cigarettes represent the ‘re-invention of smoking,’ (..)

August 03, 2018 by ucla.edu

In direct contradiction to marketing efforts claiming that hookah (water pipe) smoking is less hazardous to health than cigarettes, a new UCLA study published in the American Journal of Cardiology found that just a half-hour of hookah smoking resulted in the development of cardiovascular risk factors similar to what has been seen with traditional cigarette smoking.

Researchers measured heart rate, blood pressure, arterial stiffness, blood nicotine and exhaled carbon monoxide levels [...]

August 02, 2018 by theverge.com

On Monday, Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) announced that they plan to introduce a bill this week that will regulate e-cigarette flavorings and ban flavors in cigars. Experts say that the proposed legislation is a step toward keeping young people from trying e-cigarettes, but it may not get very far in Congress as the midterms approach. “I am convinced that e-cigarettes represent the ‘re-invention of smoking,’ cooked up by Big Tobacco to hook a new generation,” [...]

August 02, 2018 by medicalxpress.com

The smart-phone app, initially limited to android-based operating systems, automatically texts 20- to 120-second video messages to smokers when sensors detect specific arm and body motions associated with smoking.

There is no shortage of products or programs—from nicotine gum to hypnosis—to help people stop smoking. More recently, wearable technology has gained popularity in the fight against addiction.