Research: E-Cigarette Exposure Impairs Immune Responses

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Research: E-Cigarette Exposure Impairs Immune Responses

In a study with mice, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers have found that e-cigarettes compromise the immune system in the lungs and generate some of the same potentially dangerous chemicals found in traditional nicotine cigarettes. E-cigarettes are an emerging public health health concern, as they gain popularity among current and former smokers […]

FDA Proposes to Extend its Tobacco Authority to Additional Tobacco Products, Including E-Cigarettes

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As part of its implementation of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act signed by the President in 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today proposed a new rule that would extend the agency’s tobacco authority to cover additional tobacco products. Products that would be “deemed” to be subject to FDA regulation are those […]

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