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Headlines from around the U.S.
First vaping deaths in Florida and Georgia bring nationwide total to 11
“As of last week, at least 530 cases of lung injury associated with the use of e-cigarettes or vaping products have been reported to the CDC” (Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 9/25/19). www.cnn.com/2019/09/25/health/georgia-vaping-death-bn/index.html
Trump administration readies ban on flavored e-cigarettes amid outbreak of vaping-related deaths
“The Food and Drug Administration is currently finalizing its guidance to remove all non-tobacco flavors of e-cigarettes, including mint and menthol, from the market within 30 days” (Angelica LaVito, CNBC, 9/11/19). www.cnbc.com/2019/09/11/trump-to-consider-e-cigarette-policy-amid-outbre...
Walmart says it will stop selling e-cigarettes due to connection with lung illness
“‘Given the growing federal, state and local regulatory complexity and uncertainty regarding e-cigarettes, we plan to discontinue the sale of electronic nicotine delivery products at all Walmart and Sam’s Club U.S. locations,’ the company said in a statement” (CNN, 9/20/19). www.kivitv.com/news/national/walmart-says-it-will-stop-selling-e-cigaret...
Teen Has Mouth Wired Shut After Vape Explodes, Fracturing His Jaw and Knocking Out Teeth
“‘The vape blew up his lower jaw causing a major fracture and bone loss,’ said Katie Russell, a pediatric trauma surgeon who treated the boy at the University of Utah Health Care and Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City. ‘He also lost multiple teeth, had a large cut in his mouth, and some lip burns’” (George Dvorsky, Gizmodo.com, 6/20/19). www.gizmodo.com/teen-has-mouth-wired-shut-after-vape-explodes-fracturi-1...
Teens Exposed to ‘Secondhand’ Vaping Fumes
“The danger to teenagers’ lungs from e-cigarettes isn’t only occurring in those who vape: A new report finds many young bystanders are breathing in ‘secondhand’ fumes (Robert Preidt, HealthyDay News, 8/28/19). www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/news/20190828/lots-of-teens-are-br...
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