International Updates Archive

22 November 2019 Reuters U.S. health officials on Thursday reported 2,290 confirmed and probable cases and 5 more deaths from a mysterious respiratory illness tied to vaping, taking the total death toll to 47 so

19 November 2019 Emily Baumgaertner By the time Juul’s co-creator stood before a tech audience in April 2016, ads for the e-cigarette aimed to distance the product from a toxic past: “Our company has its

19 November 2019 Karen Zraick The American Medical Association echoed the concerns of California and New York, the latest two states to file lawsuits alleging that the company had targeted young people with deceptive marketing.

19 November 2019 Matthew Perrone WASHINGTON (AP) — California on Monday sued the nation’s biggest e-cigarette maker, alleging that Juul Labs deliberately marketed and sold its flavored nicotine products to teenagers. The lawsuit from California’s

19 November 2019 Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, Nov 18 (Reuters) – The Indian government has told a court that its federal ban on the sale of electronic cigarettes implies that their use is also prohibited,

12 November 2019 James Gallagher A teenage boy nearly died after vaping caused a catastrophic reaction in his lungs, doctors in Nottingham say. Ewan Fisher was connected to an artificial lung to keep him alive

5 November 2019 Chris Kirkham Juul executives knew young people were flocking to its breakthrough e-cigarette shortly after it went on sale in 2015, a former manager tells Reuters. Its nicotine blend was so potent,

5 November 2019 New research published Tuesday indicates the surge in underage use of electronic cigarettes shows no signs of slowing down. Another study also released Tuesday shows U.S. teens who use e-cigarettes prefer those

31 Ocotber 2019 Sarah Boseley Exclusive: Lawyers seeking compensation in UK for child labourers and their parents Human rights lawyers are preparing to bring a landmark case against British American Tobacco on behalf of hundreds of children

1 November 2019 Reuter (Reuters) – U.S. health officials on Thursday reported 1,888 confirmed and probable cases and 3 more deaths from a mysterious respiratory illness tied to vaping, taking the total death toll to

30 Octobr 2019 Stephanie M. Lee “Half our customers are drunk and vaping like mo-fos, who the fuck is going to notice the quality of our pods,” the former CEO allegedly said. Juul says the

31 October 2019 Robert Langreth Some researchers are trying to discredit studies suggesting e-cigarettes are dangerous. Who are they? Portland State University chemistry professor David Peyton had never been attacked with such intensity.  Peyton and a

26 October 2019 Rhys Blakely Britain’s top family doctor was targeted by online trolls connected with the vaping industry after she warned people not to take up e-cigarettes. Helen Stokes-Lampard, chairwoman of the Royal College

25 October 2019 Richard Harris When the first cases of vaping-related lung injuries came to the attention of scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this summer, they knew this was a potential

24 October 2019 Tom Wipple Philip Morris said that their filter would “take the fear out of smoking”. Kent boasted that theirs “gives greater protection than any other cigarette”. Sixty-five years on, filters are still

16 October 2019 Michelle Gerwing WINNIPEG — Drab dark brown will soon be the colour of every tobacco package sold in Canada, regardless of brand. Starting Nov. 9, the Government of Canada’s new Tobacco Product

15 October 2019 Claudia Koerner “Juul was the only change in this boy’s otherwise healthy life,” a family attorney said. The night 18-year-old Daniel Wakefield died of breathing complications, he wasn’t wheezing or showing any

12 October 2019 Melissa Davey With at least 26 deaths linked to vaping in the US, Australian doctors are being urged to question patients about their use of e-cigarettes Australian health departments are on alert

25 October 2019 Dr. Mary Assunta and Dr. Ulysses Dorotheo BANGKOK, Thailand, Oct 25 2019 (IPS) – The tobacco industry’s new rhetoric that smoking is harmful and that its so-called less risky products will reduce the global tobacco

21 October 2019 Nurith Aizenman Uganda explicitly bars government officials from accepting gifts of any kind from cigarette-makers. French and British officials must publicly announce any encounters with representatives of the industry. Thailand and the

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

23 September 2019 Bloomberg Electronic cigarette makers were counting on Asia as a growth market. But the region may not be a refuge from an escalating crackdown in the U.S. India banned electronic cigarettes last

19 September 2019 Jamie Ducharme, Video by Ang Li  In the Scheetz household, back-to-school anxiety reached new heights this fall. Jami Scheetz’s 15-year-old son Devon, who has severe asthma, kicked a brutal vaping habit over the summer,

22 September 2019 Karen Zraick and Jacey Fortin Health officials have recommended that people refrain from using e-cigarettes as they investigate a severe lung illness that has killed eight people. Here are some things to consider. Allegations

18 September 2019 Sheila Kaplan Preliminary figures from a national survey show that the prevalence of e-cigarette use among minors has doubled from 2017 through this year, despite national campaigns warning of the dangers. WASHINGTON

19 September 2019 Kate Dubinski First reported case of illness linked to vaping in Canada, officials say An Ontario teenager was put on life-support after using a vaping device in what public health officials say is

15 September 2019 Jamie Doward In Britain, e-cigarettes are seen as central to the fight against smoking, but many experts believe the evidence is contradictory In politically fractious times, vaping has achieved the impossible. It

14 September 2019 Jamie Doward and Tali Fraser European tobacco control expert echoes Donald Trump’s concerns about e-cigarettes designed to mimic the taste of sweets and desserts The government agency charged with protecting the nation’s

11 September 2019 The rise in cases of otherwise healthy young adults who have been hospitalized or even died from vaping-associated lung injury is alarming. Many people don’t know what is contained in these vaping devices, what

20 September 2019 Jen Christensen and Jamie Gumbrecht (CNN) — Missouri health officials announced on Thursday the vaping-related death of a man in his mid-40s. This is the United States’ eighth death linked to severe lung

18 September 2019 Aditya Kalra and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India banned the sale of electronic cigarettes on Wednesday and warned of an “epidemic” among young people, in the latest and potentially biggest

10 September 2019 Michael R. Bloomberg and Matt Myers We know Big Tobacco’s playbook: It is targeting kids — and putting them in serious danger. Any adult knows that if you want to get a child’s attention,

8 September 2019 Sarah Khapton E-cigarettes may damage the heart, scientists have concluded, and have called for Public Health England (PHE) to stop recommending vaping. Researchers looked at 38 studies into the cardiovascular impact of vaping and

9 September 2019 Sheila Kaplan and Matt Richtel The agency sent a warning letter to the company, saying it violated regulations by touting its vaping products as safer than traditional tobacco cigarettes. Juul Labs, the dominant e-cigarette

6 September 2019 ‘The situation … calls for very thoughtful, but nonetheless forceful regulation,’ says Dr. Andrew Pipe As U.S. doctors fear a spate of serious illnesses may be linked to vaping, one smoking cessation expert

6 September 2019 Amanda Mull Ongoing FDA investigations and a spate of hospitalizations show that “safer than cigarettes” does not mean safe. To market a product as less harmful than cigarettes is to damn it

5 September 2019 Drs. John Maa and Jeffrey Wigand In June of 2019, Mayor London Breed signed an ordinance effective January 2020 to suspend the sales and distribution in San Francisco of electronic cigarettes that have not

5 September 2019 The Editorial Board With dozens of people becoming sick from a vaping-related illness, it’s time to get more information about the risks of e-cigarettes. This editorial has been updated to reflect news developments. Health

5 September 209 Thomas Eissenberg The best way to protect your lung health is to not smoke or vape Recent reports of a cluster of lung diseases associated with electronic cigarette use have led many

4 September 2019 Erika Edwards State health investigators are looking into six possible cases of vaping-related lung illnesses. Michigan has become the first state to prohibit sales of most flavored e-cigarettes in a bold move