Tag: Electronic cigarettes

  • Health

    Bugged by vaping

    New research from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has examined 75 popular e-cigarette brands and found that 27 percent contained traces of bacterial and fungal toxins associated with myriad health problems.

    2–3 minutes
  • Health

    Controversy over e-cigarette flavorings heats up

    A new study finds two chemicals commonly used to flavor e-cigarettes may be damaging cilia production and function in the human airway.

    3–4 minutes
    hand holding an electronic cigarette
  • Health

    Chemical flavorings found in e-cigarettes linked to respiratory disease

    A Harvard study links chemicals used in flavored electronic cigarettes to cases of severe respiratory disease.

    2–3 minutes
  • Health

    E-cigarette battle heats up

    In a talk titled “Can E-cigarette Regulation Protect the Public’s Health? Making Sense of the Science,” public health experts speaking at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Thursday said they worry the battery-powered smokes may provide a dangerous gateway for teens and others to start smoking.

    3–4 minutes
  • Health

    The battle of the butts

    Gregory Connolly and the HSPH Center for Global Tobacco Control conduct research around the world to illuminate ongoing health problems caused by tobacco.

    4–6 minutes