The World Health Organization is sounding the alarm on the use of alcohol and electronic cigarettes in adolescents, calling the widespread use “alarming” in a new analysis. The WHO, in a report published Thursday, said their findings show a “concerning picture” of substance use in youth, according to data from ages 11, 13 and 15…
Vaping may be less harmful than smoking traditional cigarettes, though it s still linked to long-term lung damage, a major review from researchers in Germany found this week.
A federal appeals court on Wednesday ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to reconsider its decision barring two makers of flavored liquid for e-cigarettes from marketing their products, saying the agency had been arbitrary and capricious in refusing to consider the companies' marketing plans. The 9-5 decision by the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a July 2022 decision by a three-judge panel of that court. Circuit Judge Andrew Oldham, who was appointed to the court by Republican former president Donald Trump, wrote for the majority that the FDA had first asked e-cigarette companies for detailed plans about how they would market their products to prevent abuse by youth, saying those plans were crucial, but then denied their applications without looking at them.