Post by Afzal on Jan 9, 2020 8:30:47 GMT
In the United States, a hundred people suffer from respiratory problems and other severe symptoms that could be caused by the use of electronic cigarettes. US health authorities are currently conducting the investigation to confirm or not the causal link.
A mysterious lung disease related to electronic cigarettes?
Summary
Fatigue, chest pain, low back pain rehabcure().org/departments/physiotherapists/lower-back-pain-treatment/ and serious breathing difficulties
The effects of the electronic cigarette still poorly known
A mysterious lung disease related to electronic cigarettes?
Summary
Fatigue, chest pain, low back pain rehabcure().org/departments/physiotherapists/lower-back-pain-treatment/ and serious breathing difficulties
The effects of the electronic cigarette still poorly known
The electronic cigarette , really less dangerous than the classic cigarette? In a statement released this month, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 14 states have identified 94 people, mostly teenagers and young adults, with unidentified lung disease but probably related to vaping, since June 28, 2019.
Fatigue, chest pain and serious breathing difficulties
Indeed, according to them, " all patients reported having vaping before their hospitalization ". Symptoms include coughing, shortness of breath, fatigue, chest pain, weight loss, and severe breathing difficulties that may require respiratory support. They further specify that the path of the infectious disease is dismissed, " no conclusive evidence [has] shown that a disease [of this type] can cause these symptoms ."
The CDC is working with affected states to find the exact cause of this phenomenon and confirm or not the e-cigarette hypothesis. Especially since the health authorities claim that they are not aware of the products used by the victims for the moment and that these may include a certain number of substances that may have more or less deleterious effects, "such as nicotine, THC [main component of cannabis, Ed], synthetic cannabis or a combination of the three ".
The effects of the electronic cigarette still poorly known
Juul Labs, a leading manufacturer of electronic cigarettes in the United States, told Reuters that " these reports reaffirm the need to keep all tobacco and nicotine products the reach of young people through the implementation of a strict regulation on the conditions of access ". It also recalls the importance of ensuring that illegal or counterfeit products " stay out of the market ".
If the electronic cigarette is widely used, especially as a smoking cessation tool - 700 000 French say they quit smoking thanks to it - its long-term effects are still poorly understood. However, several scientific studies have pointed to deleterious effects, notably an American study which showed that vapers were more likely to have heart attacks , coronary heart disease or depression .
Fatigue, chest pain and serious breathing difficulties
Indeed, according to them, " all patients reported having vaping before their hospitalization ". Symptoms include coughing, shortness of breath, fatigue, chest pain, weight loss, and severe breathing difficulties that may require respiratory support. They further specify that the path of the infectious disease is dismissed, " no conclusive evidence [has] shown that a disease [of this type] can cause these symptoms ."
The CDC is working with affected states to find the exact cause of this phenomenon and confirm or not the e-cigarette hypothesis. Especially since the health authorities claim that they are not aware of the products used by the victims for the moment and that these may include a certain number of substances that may have more or less deleterious effects, "such as nicotine, THC [main component of cannabis, Ed], synthetic cannabis or a combination of the three ".
The effects of the electronic cigarette still poorly known
Juul Labs, a leading manufacturer of electronic cigarettes in the United States, told Reuters that " these reports reaffirm the need to keep all tobacco and nicotine products the reach of young people through the implementation of a strict regulation on the conditions of access ". It also recalls the importance of ensuring that illegal or counterfeit products " stay out of the market ".
If the electronic cigarette is widely used, especially as a smoking cessation tool - 700 000 French say they quit smoking thanks to it - its long-term effects are still poorly understood. However, several scientific studies have pointed to deleterious effects, notably an American study which showed that vapers were more likely to have heart attacks , coronary heart disease or depression .