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UrduIn response to a new study which found that lung damage from vaping resembles chemical burns, Geraldine R. Britton, director of the Binghamton University Interdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Program, offers the following. “Many have believed that the underlying problem with vaping…
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Tip Sheet: How a failed Alzheimer’s drug boosts CAR T-cell therapy; a new type of anti-CRISPR; and how GVHD starts in the gut
Below are summaries of recent Fred Hutch research findings, with links for additional background and media contacts.
Mit dem Vaping verbundene Lungenverletzungen können von giftigen chemischen Dämpfen verursacht werden, findet Studie heraus
Eine von der Mayo Clinic geleitete Studie, die in The New England Journal of Medicine veröffentlicht wurde, hat ergeben, dass Lungenverletzungen durch Vaping höchstwahrscheinlich von der direkten Toxizität oder Gewebeverletzungen durch giftige chemische Dämpfe verursacht.
Vaping-associated lung injury may be caused by toxic chemical fumes, study finds
Research into the pathology of vaping-associated lung injury is in its early stages, but a Mayo Clinic study published in The New England Journal of Medicine finds that lung injuries from vaping most likely are caused by direct toxicity or tissue damage from noxious chemical fumes.
دراسة تكتشف أن إصابة الرئة المصاحبة لتدخين السجائر الإلكترونية قد تنتج عن أبخرة كيميائية
لا يزال البحث في علم أمراض إصابات الرئة المصاحبة لتدخين السجائر الإلكترونية في مراحله الأولية، ولكن دراسة أجرتها Mayo Clinic ونشرتها في المجلة الطبية The New England Journal of Medicine وجدت أن إصابات الرئة بسبب تدخين السجائر الإلكترونية غالبًا ما تنتج عن التسمم المباشر أو تلف الأنسجة من جراء الأبخرة الكيميائية الضارة.
Rutgers Experts Explore Impact of E-Cigarettes, Vaping on Marginalized Populations
Recent deaths and illnesses linked to vaping have prompted New York to become the first state to ban flavored e-cigarettes. Other states are looking to follow suit, including New Jersey, where Gov. Phil Murphy has appointed a task force to…
Expert Available to Respond to Continued Vaping Concerns
Laura Crotty Alexander, MD, assistant professor of medicine at the University of California San Diego and a staff physician and researcher at the VA San Diego Healthcare System, is a pulmonary critical care specialist with clinical and research-based interests in e-cigarettes.…
Tulane expert available to talk about the exposure, negative effects of vaping
Vaping has become America’s latest epidemic, and the number of vaping-related illnesses continues to increase daily. As of Sept. 24, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimated 530 confirmed cases of serious lung illnesses due to the effects of vaping.…
WORLD LUNG DAY 2019: Rutgers Docs Raise Awareness, Develop Solutions for Emerging Public Health Crises
On September 25, 2019, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (NJMS) will mark World Lung Day, an international day for lung health advocacy and action.
FAQs: Vaping Illness
Answers to frequently asked questions about an urgent public health concern: vaping illness.
Expert Available to Discuss Dangers of Vaping and Associated Lung Illness
WHO: Keith S. Naunheim, MD, Vallee L. Melba Willman Professor and Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Saint Louis University (SLU), and past president of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons WHY: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers…
Experts @UCSDHealth & @UCSDMedSchool available to discuss dangers of #vaping and lung disease
In August, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued a warning about a growing epidemic — lung injury caused by vaping. There have been more than 380 cases reported nationwide, with half of these patients requiring intensive care, and at…
Experts @UCSDHealth & @UCSDMedSchool available to discuss dangers of #vaping and lung disease
In August, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued a warning about a growing epidemic — lung injury caused by vaping. There have been more than 380 cases reported nationwide, with half of these patients requiring intensive care, and at…
Thoracic Oncologist: Vaping is addictive, toxic and young people are more at risk
Since June, almost 200 cases of lung illnesses or injuries linked to vaping have been reported to the federal government. This week, officials stated that there has been one vaping-related death reported. Dr. Eric Bernicker, thoracic oncologist with Houston Methodist, is…
E-cigs Can Trigger Same Lung Changes Seen in Smokers, Emphysema
UNC scientists found that the lungs of vapers – like the lungs of smokers – have elevated levels of protease enzymes, a condition known to cause emphysema in smokers. The researchers also found that the nicotine in vaping liquids is responsible for the increase in protease enzymes.
Nicotine-Free E-Cigarettes Can Damage Blood Vessels
MRI scans on 31 individuals showed that vaping temporarily impacts blood vessel function in healthy people.
E-cigarette Use Spurs Rise in Teens Treated for Respiratory Injuries
The number of teens and young adults treated for severe respiratory injury after e-cigarette use is increasing at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, which is consistent with a nationwide trend that led to a recent communication to physicians from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Teens falling victim to the Juul effect
“We were seeing a real drop-off in youth smoking, but now we’re seeing an increase,” says Dr. Beth Ebel, a UW Medicine pediatrician and researcher with the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center. Among teens as young as middle-school age, vaping with products that have nicotine “predisposes you to cigarette smoking later on.”
Nicotine, once derived from tobacco plants to kill insects, works by altering the nervous system. “We’ve used it, refined it, concentrated it, and now we have a pure form of one of the most addictive substances known,” Ebel says in downloadable video soundbites (2:22).