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[ad_1] Attorney General Keith Ellison talks Zaria McKeever case, Juul lawsuit and more Attorney General Keith Ellison talks Zaria McKeever case, Juul lawsuit and more 05:17 Embattled electronic cigarette-maker Juul Labs will pay $462 million to six states and the District of Columbia, marking the largest settlement the company has reached so far for its role in the youth vaping surge, New York Attorney General Letitia James said Wednesday. The agreement with New York, California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Mexico and Washington, D.C. marks the latest in a string of recent legal settlements Juul has reached across the country with cities and states. On Monday, the va

[ad_1] World No-Tobacco Day is celebrated every year on May 31 to educate people about the perils associated with tobacco consumption. "Best time to quit smoking is at least four months before pregnancy, that is, whenever you plan pregnancy," Dr Rajashri Tayshete Bhasale, Consultant Gynecologist, Laparoscopic Surgeon and Obstetrician at Wockhardt Hospitals, Mira Road, told IANS. "Smoking can interfere with females' normally functioning ovaries and reduces the number of mature eggs that can be fertilised by lowering the egg count," Dr Manju Gupta, Senior Consultant - Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Motherhood Hospitals, Noida. According to health experts, exposure to even secondhand or passive smoking can harm biological processes during preconception, pregnancy, and post-delivery. "Even during the nine months of pregnancy, a woman's susceptibility to secondhand smoke's effects might alter, reflecting various pathways of harm as the

[ad_1] Washington — The number of different electronic cigarette devices sold in the U.S. has nearly tripled to over 9,000 since 2020, driven almost entirely by a wave of unauthorized disposable vapes from China, according to tightly controlled sales data obtained by The Associated Press. The surge stands in stark contrast to regulators' own figures, which tout the rejection of some 99% of company requests to sell new e-cigarettes while authorizing only a few meant for adult smokers . The numbers demonstrate the Food and Drug Administration's inability to control the tumultuous vaping market more than three years after declaring a crackdown on kid-friendly flavors . Most of the disposable e-cigarettes, which are thrown away after they're used up, come in sweet and fruity flavors like pink lemonade, gummy bear and watermelon that have made them the favorite tobacco product among teenagers. They are all technically illegal, b

[ad_1] Twenty-year-old Alex Morrin says an unexpected danger of vaping is it is easy to hide. "You can do it in the same room as them," Morrin told CBS News of vaping around his parents. "It vaporizes," Winna Morrin, Alex's mother, added. "So you don't see any smoke." A new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Friday — based on 2021 data from a National Health Interview Survey — found that 11% of 18- to 24-year-olds define themselves as current e-cigarette users, more than any other age group of adults. The report also found that White non-Hispanic Americans between 18 and 24 vape more than Latino, Asian or Black youth in the same age group. Overall, the survey found that 4.5% of adults ages 18 and over vape. The survey defined current e-cigarette use as respondents who say they vape "every day" or "some days." It's not just young adults who vap

[ad_1] CDC: 1 in 10 young adults are vaping regularly - CBS News Watch CBS News A new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 18- to 24-year-olds use e-cigarettes more than any other age group of adults. Adriana Diaz has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On [ad_2] Source link https://worldnews2023.com/top-stories/cdc-1-in-10-young-adults-are-vaping-regularly/?feed_id=45714&_unique_id=64bb1d774b0ee