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Daily Vaping May Increase Heart Attack Risk, New Research Suggests

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The findings of a new study conducted by researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and George Washington University suggests that vaping might actually double one’s risk of having a heart attack – this in comparison to those who neither vape nor smoke. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the large study also suggests that daily smokers …

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UCSF Study Claims E-Cigarette Use Exposes Teens To Toxic Chemicals

Teenagers should be weary of using electronic cigarettes even they don’t contain nicotine, according to new research out of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). The researchers, whose findings were published in the journal Pediatrics on March 5, 2018, analyzed a group of what they described as adolescents with an average of 16.4 years. …

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New Vape Research Challenges Notion That E-Cigs Are Healthier Than Traditional Cigarettes

A new study led by researchers at the UNC School of Medicine challenges the concept that vaping electronic cigarettes is less harmful than vaping traditional cigarettes. In the study, which was published in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, researchers examined the possibility of electronic cigarettes causing lung damage. …

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Are E-Cigarettes Helping Smokers Quit Cigarettes?

Scientists in California studying vaping’s impact on U.S. smokers have found that a significant number have quit smoking as e-cigs have risen in popularity, but are e-cigs to thank? While the scientists around the world remain divided on whether e-cigs serve more good than bad, this latest study, which was led by Shu-Hong Zhu with …

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E-Cigarette Cancer Risk Dramatically Lower Than Traditional Cigarettes

Just how much of a cancer risk is there associated with puffing on electronic cigarettes? Speaking to members of parliament (MPs) in the United Kingdom, Peter Hajek, a professor of clinical psychology with London’s Queen Mary University, reportedly said that studies have shown the risk of cancer associated with e-cigs to be less than half …

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