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Smokers Who Switch from Tobacco to Vaping Rapidly Boost Heart Health: Study

Chronic smokers who switched from tobacco cigarettes to e-cigarette vapes in a large randomized control trial saw a significant improvement in markers of heart health after just a month, researchers said on Friday. In study results likely to be closely …

Vaping Firm Juul Disregarded Early Signs It Was Hooking Young Users: Reuters

The San Francisco startup that invented the groundbreaking Juul e-cigarette had a central goal during its development: captivating users with the first hit. The company had concluded that consumers had largely rejected earlier e-cigarettes, former employees told Reuters, because the …

Study Questions Vaping’s Role as Gateway to Teen Smoking

Vaping might not be the gateway to teen smoking that many had feared, according to a study. Using e-cigarettes doesn’t raise the likelihood a teenager would smoke, according to a study by U.S. researchers. Smoking can be entirely attributable to …

Vaping Safety Debate Between Researchers, Activists Intensifies with Mystery Illness

Portland State University chemistry professor David Peyton had never been attacked with such intensity. Peyton and a group of other chemists discovered almost five years ago that e-cigarettes could sometimes produce more cancer-causing formaldehyde than regular cigarettes. Formaldehyde is produced …