With a known, direct link between smoking and lung cancer, we’ve been looking for an alternative to traditional cigarettes — and for new ways to help tobacco users successfully quit smoking — for decades. E-cigarettes have quickly become all the rage, thought to hold the promise of a he...
Nicotine may make it more difficult for young people to concentrate, learn, and control their impulses. Additionally, vaping products that contain THC has been linked to a deadly lung disease, EVALI, that has hit patients as young as 15 years old. How common is vaping in adolescence? The ...
Another reason not to vape: A new lung illness linked to e-cigarettes that the CDC calls EVALI (e-cigarette, or vaping, associatedlung injury). No one is sure what causes it, but some symptoms are similar to COPD, like: Cough Fatigue Shortness of breath It seems to strike healthy young...
LUNG injuriesLUNG disease diagnosisLUNG disease treatmentJournal of General Internal Medicine -doi:10.1007/s11606-020-05909-9Smith, EmilyCollege of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, USACherian, RekhaDepartment of Radiology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, USAMcGillen, Brian...
cigarettes are still responsible for 480,000 deaths a year, and with proven links to lung cancer, stroke, emphysema, and heart disease, efforts to vilify them are based on cold, hard facts. the data around e-cigarettes are murkier, however, and remain contested even among...
Genetic drivers of m6A methylation in human brain, lung, heart and muscle 01 July 2021 Introduction Electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) are battery-operated vaporizers that simulate combustible tobacco cigarettes1,2,3. E-cigs heat a liquid and convert it into an inhalable vapor for users4. The liq...
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In addition to general concerns about vaping and health (e.g., “I don’t wanna die” [ID 511, teen]), users often cited specific concerns about their lung health: “I want my lungs back” (ID 36663, teen); “I can’t breathe. My lungs are weak…” (ID 772, teen); “I ...
This suggests subclinical alterations in lung function not detected by spirometry. NEW & NOTEWORTHY This research provides evidence of vaping-induced disruptions in ventilation-perfusion matching in young, healthy, asymptomatic adults with normal spirometry who habitually vape. The changes in ventilation ...
The vaping educational tool provided an image of a vaping lung vs. a healthy lung, dangerous ingredients in e-cigarettes, immediate and long-term consequences of adolescent vaping, Wisconsin statistics on adolescent e-cigarette use, talking with a friend who vapes, and resources for quitting ...