E-cigs deal: Juul says it’s reached ‘global resolution’ in litigation
E-cigarette maker Juul Labs said Tuesday that it has settled litigation it faced in the United States, resolving a substantial amount of legal issues for the company.
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E-cig reprieve: FDA issues administrative stay on Juul product removal order
The Food and Drug Administration issued an administrative stay Tuesday on the order it issued last month for vaping company Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the market.
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E-cig maker JUUL to open new facility at RTP, create new jobs
E-cigarette maker JUUL plans to open a research facility in the Triangle in April 2022. A spokesman for the company said the building at Research Triangle Park will be used for scientific research, development and testing. The new facility is expected to create 35 full-time jobs, according to the company.
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E-cig users may be at greater risk for flu, COVID than smokers says UNC study
University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers have found that e-cigarette users exhibited significantly altered immune responses to a model of influenza virus infection, suggesting increased susceptibility to disease. We’ve got the details.
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FDA cracks down on flavors for e-cigarettes but critics want more steps taken
The US Food and Drug Administration announced on Thursday a plan to clear the market of most flavors for cartridge-based e-cigarettes in the United States. We’ve got the details. But critics aren’t satisfied.
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Report: More teens are vaping marijuana; overall e-cig use increases
Vaping remained popular among teens across the United States in 2019, according to a new report, and there were significant increases in vaping of marijuana by eighth, 10th and 12th graders.
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Vaping-related lung injuries spread to all 50 states; death toll at 47
A teen from Southeast Alaska is the state’s first case of vaping-related lung injury, according to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. There have now been cases of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury reported in all 50 states.
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Lung injuries linked to vaping climb to 2,290; death toll up 7 to 49
There were 2,290 cases of lung injury linked to vaping as of November 20, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday. That’s an increase of 118 cases from last week, when there were 2,172 cases of vaping-related lung injuries. The vaping injuries have been reported...
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Study: Switching to e-cigs from cigarettes might be better for adult smokers
While e-cigarettes have been in the spotlight for their popularity among kids and an ongoing outbreak of lung injury, many have also looked to them as a potentially less harmful alternative to smoking cigarettes.
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