E-cigarettes

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized mobile accessories, e-cigarettes, branded bags and cosmetics worth Rs 80 crore from Mundra port in Gujarat's Kutch district and arrested two persons, an official said on Monday.

After the traumatic incident, his family is now trying to raise awareness of the importance of disposing of vape pens correctly.

Pregnant women in the United Kingdom are set to be offered free vapes by a London Council to help them quit smoking and stop them from spending money on cigarettes.

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized e-cigarettes estimated to be worth Rs 48 crores from Mundra Port on Friday as they were being smuggled by way of misdeclaration and concealment.

The US Food and Drug Administration has ordered all vaping products produced by Juul Labs off the market after finding the former industry leader had failed to address certain safety concerns. Juul was blamed for a surge in youth vaping over its marketing of fruit and candy flavored e-cigarettes.

Vaping e-cigarettes may not be useful in helping people quit smoking, a recent research suggests. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had earlier suggested that smokers could switch from puffing cigarettes to vaping e-cigarettes if they were unable to quit smoking.

According to studies, e-cigarettes usage is associated with wheezing and shortness of breath in young adults and adolescents, even in those who did not smoke cigarettes or marijuana.

Aviation security regulator BCAS or Bureau of Civil Aviation Security Office has banned e-cigarettes and similar products on all airports and aircraft in India, according to an official document.

Smokers who want to quit are using e-cigarettes as an aid, whereas in the past, quitters had to rely on other smoking cessation aids, so few long-standing quitters have tried e-cigarettes.

The US government on Thursday announced it would soon ban most flavored e-cigarettes as it tries to curb a rising tide of youth vaping, but stopped short of the full ban promised in September by President Donald Trump.

Not just smoking cigarettes, vaping is also dangerous for your lungs and overall health. An e-cigarette user has been diagnosed with a rare form of lung scarring typically found in metal workers, says a new study.

Parliament on Monday passed a bill prohibiting the production, trade, transport, storage and advertisement of electronic cigarettes in the country.

Rajya Sabha on Thursday took up a bill seeking a ban on electronic cigarettes, with Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan highlighting the urgency to bring an ordinance earlier saying some big tobacco firms had announced plans to enter India with a different name and would have taken the market by storm.

Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill that seeks to prohibit production, manufacture, import, export, transport, sale or distribution of electronic cigarettes.

A Canadian teenager who used e-cigarettes developed a near-fatal lung condition that does not resemble the vaping-related illnesses that have swept the United States.

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized mobile accessories, e-cigarettes, branded bags and cosmetics worth Rs 80 crore from Mundra port in Gujarat's Kutch district and arrested two persons, an official said on Monday.

After the traumatic incident, his family is now trying to raise awareness of the importance of disposing of vape pens correctly.

Pregnant women in the United Kingdom are set to be offered free vapes by a London Council to help them quit smoking and stop them from spending money on cigarettes.

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized e-cigarettes estimated to be worth Rs 48 crores from Mundra Port on Friday as they were being smuggled by way of misdeclaration and concealment.

The US Food and Drug Administration has ordered all vaping products produced by Juul Labs off the market after finding the former industry leader had failed to address certain safety concerns. Juul was blamed for a surge in youth vaping over its marketing of fruit and candy flavored e-cigarettes.

Vaping e-cigarettes may not be useful in helping people quit smoking, a recent research suggests. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had earlier suggested that smokers could switch from puffing cigarettes to vaping e-cigarettes if they were unable to quit smoking.

According to studies, e-cigarettes usage is associated with wheezing and shortness of breath in young adults and adolescents, even in those who did not smoke cigarettes or marijuana.

Aviation security regulator BCAS or Bureau of Civil Aviation Security Office has banned e-cigarettes and similar products on all airports and aircraft in India, according to an official document.

Smokers who want to quit are using e-cigarettes as an aid, whereas in the past, quitters had to rely on other smoking cessation aids, so few long-standing quitters have tried e-cigarettes.

The US government on Thursday announced it would soon ban most flavored e-cigarettes as it tries to curb a rising tide of youth vaping, but stopped short of the full ban promised in September by President Donald Trump.

Not just smoking cigarettes, vaping is also dangerous for your lungs and overall health. An e-cigarette user has been diagnosed with a rare form of lung scarring typically found in metal workers, says a new study.

Parliament on Monday passed a bill prohibiting the production, trade, transport, storage and advertisement of electronic cigarettes in the country.

Rajya Sabha on Thursday took up a bill seeking a ban on electronic cigarettes, with Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan highlighting the urgency to bring an ordinance earlier saying some big tobacco firms had announced plans to enter India with a different name and would have taken the market by storm.

Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill that seeks to prohibit production, manufacture, import, export, transport, sale or distribution of electronic cigarettes.

A Canadian teenager who used e-cigarettes developed a near-fatal lung condition that does not resemble the vaping-related illnesses that have swept the United States.