Nov. 18, 2019 — U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge in September to ban the sale of most flavored e-cigarettes to stem the rise in vaping among young people appears to be weakening. Two months after he made the promise, Trump has yielded to pressure from lobbyists and political advisers and not taken any action on… Read More: Trump Backs Off Flavored E-Cigarette Ban »
Juul Labs, the nation’s largest seller of e-cigarettes, said on Thursday that it would stop selling mint-flavored pods, which have become especially popular among teenagers. The move precedes an anticipated federal flavor ban that is to be announced soon, one that the Food and Drug Administration initially had said would include mint as well as… Read More: Juul Ends E-Cigarette Sales of Mint-Flavored Pods »
Two chemicals widely used to flavor electronic cigarettes may impair the function of cilia in the human airway, according to a new study led by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Cilia are antennae-like protuberances that are present on 50 percent to 75 percent of the cells that line human airways. They play… Read More: E-cigarette flavorings may damage cilia production and function »