CoEHAR: research and training opportunity in THR

The University of Catania, through its Center of Excellence for the acceleration of Harm Reduction, has opened a public selection procedure for the award of n. 4 Research Fellowships at the CoEHAR, for the following research topic: “Living Systematic Reviews: an innovative method for systematic reviews applied to the research on tobacco harm reduction, with particular reference to cardiovascular effects, respiratory effects and weight management” [...]

2019-12-03
unict.it

Shenzhen, vaping capital of the world, holds its breath as health concerns spiral

Online e-cigarette sales looked like a promising industry for Edwin Wong when he started his venture a year ago. The 34-year-old had studied Shenzhen’s businesses and products since 2012, and saw a sure bet. Soon, he had developed a loyal base of more than 600 repeat customers and business was steady. But suddenly, everything changed. Overnight his 2.2m yuan (£240,000) investment in a startup, called KiwiPod, disappeared. “A lot of people have gone into this business who never knew anything about the business before, they just threw money into it. [...]

2019-12-03
theguardian.com

Hooked

Vaping has been one of the biggest health stories of 2019. The meteoric rise in popularity of e-cigarettes, combined with growing concern about their addictive nature, has preoccupied parents and regulators alike. The craze took off largely because of one company, Juul, which reimagined the cigarette and cornered the vaping industry. In the process, it put a new generation at risk of nicotine addiction. This is a look at how we got here.

2019-12-03
cbc.ca

E-Cigarettes Are a Public Health Disaster, Johns Hopkins Professor Warns

Joanna Cohen, professor of disease prevention at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, discusses the regulation of e-cigarettes with Bloomberg's Vonnie Quinn on "Bloomberg Markets." [...]

2019-12-03
bloomberg.com

Exposure to e-cigarette vapor fails to induce pneumonia in mouse models

In light of the booming popularity of e-cigarettes and the rising number of deaths from vaping, a team of researchers from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette set out to determine whether e-cigarettes might boost the risk of pneumonia. "S. pneumonia is the most frequent cause of pneumonia in children five years and under, as well as adults older than 65, and immune-compromised individuals," according to the report. Exposure to smoke from conventional cigarettes is a critical risk factor for pneumonia.

2019-12-03
eurekalert.org

E-cigarettes set to be banned in India as Parliament passes bill

Parliament on Monday passed a bill which seeks to prohibit the production, trade, transport, storage and advertisement of electronic cigarettes in the country. "We have done it with very pious intention. There is no vested interest," Health Minister Harsh Vardhan told the House in his reply on the bill. During the debate on the bill, some members expressed apprehensions that the government had brought this bill under pressure from tobacco lobby and demanded the ban be extended to raw tobacco and conventional cigarettes.

2019-12-03
indiatoday.in