International Updates

10 October 2019  Lauren Etter, Ben Elgin, and Ellen Huet The vaping leader moved fast, even for Silicon Valley. But perfecting the delivery of nicotine has unfortunate consequences when kids are involved. In 2004, Stanford […]

9 October 2019 American Roentgen Ray Society Summary: A clinical perspective article reviews various imaging manifestations of electronic nicotine delivery systems such as e-cigarettes, vape pens, and hookah tanks. Despite the lack of a standardized […]

7 October 2019 Adeel Hassan The lawsuits accuse Juul of endangering students and forcing educators to divert time and money to fight an epidemic of nicotine addiction among teenagers. With school districts across the United […]

2 October 2019 Sarah Milov Each week brings a new story of some calamity brought by vaping. In late July, a Connecticut man filed suit against e-cigarette giant Juul Labs after suffering a massive stroke. The suit alleges […]

2 October 2019 Denise Grady Doctors at the Mayo Clinic examined samples of lung tissue from 17 patients, all of which looked as if the people had been exposed to toxic chemicals, the researchers said. […]

10 October 2019 Sarah Newey The first ever global index to track tobacco industry influence over public health policy has revealed that the UK is a world leader in efforts to curtail undue meddling. According […]

3 October 2019 Berkeley Lovelace Jr. The number of cases of a deadly vaping illness continues to rise “at a brisk pace” with 18 confirmed deaths and more than 1,000 cases throughout the U.S., according […]

2 October 2019 Aditya Kalra, Subrata Nagchoudhury KOLKATA, India (Reuters) – The impending introduction of Juul e-cigarettes in India was a factor in the government’s decision to ban the sale of vaping products, a top government […]

25 September 2019 Sheila Kaplan, Matt Richtel and Julie Creswell The surprise announcement was the latest sign of crisis at a company under scrutiny over its vaping products that have been highly popular among teenagers. The vaping powerhouse […]

24 September 2019 University of Bath Fresh evidence has revealed that major tobacco companies in the UK have made attempts to continue to market their products despite the introduction of plain packaging for cigarettes nearly […]