All posts tagged "e-cigarette"

  • This Wednesday, April 23, 2014 photo shows electronic cigarettes and accessories displayed at a store in Chicago. For the first time, a government survey released on Thursday, April 16, 2015 says U.S. teen cigarette smoking fell below 10 percent, but dramatic increases in teens puffing electronic cigarettes and hookahs offset the use of traditional nicotine products like cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and chewing tobacco. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
    High school smoking fell as e-cigarette use boomed

    NEW YORK (AP) — A new government report shows smoking by teens hit a new low last year while the popularity of electronic cigarettes and water pipes boomed. Teen use of e-cigarettes tripled in one year —...

    • Posted April 16, 2015
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    Exploding e-cigarette starts fire, man injured

    SANTA ANA (CNS) – A Santa Ana man in his 20s sustained burns to his face and one hand when an e-cigarette exploded while he was using the product in bed early today, a fire captain said. The man...

    • Posted March 9, 2015
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    California declares electronic cigarettes a health threat

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California health officials on Wednesday declared electronic cigarettes a health threat that should be strictly regulated like tobacco products, joining other states and health advocates across the U.S. in seeking tighter controls as...

    • Posted January 28, 2015
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    E-cigarettes present new problems for Korean military

    After battery explosion injures soldier, charging of electronic cigarettes in living quarters is no longer allowed By Brian Han An electronic cigarette battery exploded while charging at a South Korean military barracks in Yangpyeong County in Gyeonggi...

    • Posted January 14, 2015
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