Smoking and Tobacco News

The Trump administration unveiled plans today to remove all non-tobacco-flavored e-cigarette products from the market.

The AMA implored the public to stop using e-cigarette s until health officials can determine the cause of e-cigarette-associated lung illnesses in the United States.

The FDA has issued a warning letter to Juul Labs for marketing its products as modified risk tobacco products, without an appropriate FDA order in effect, through labeling, advertising and other activities directed to consumers, including a presentation given to youth at a school, according to an agency press release.

BARCELONA — The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, or IASLC, today issued a declaration at its World Conference on Lung Cancer advising all physicians to screen their patients with cancer for tobacco use and recommend tobacco cessation.

During a telebriefing today, CDC announced that 450 possible cases of pulmonary disease associated with e-cigarette use, including three confirmed deaths and one under investigation, have been reported in 33 states and one jurisdiction since June 2019.

Ecigarette users reported “worse sleep health” than those who did not use the devices, according to researchers.

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In a statement released today by the FDA, as of Aug. 27, one death and 215 possible cases of severe lung disease associated with use of e-cigarettes, or vaping, have been reported in 25 states and additional reports are under investigation.

U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD, issued an advisory to raise awareness — especially among pregnant women and youth — of the harms associated with marijuana use.

Nicotine-free e-cigarettes were harmful to blood vessels after just one use, according to study results published in Radiology.