Nov. 15, 2019 — Apple said Friday that it’s removed 181 vaping-related apps from its mobile App Store worldwide. The company said the now-banned apps — a mix of stores, social networks, news and games — will continue to work for people who already have them and can be transferred to new devices, CNN reported.… Read More »
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a nicotine vaping tax measure Wednesday. It would be the first tax imposed on nicotine liquids. Democrat Tom Suozzi, one of the bill’s authors, said the point of the legislation was to increase vaping product prices to the point at which teens could not afford them and rates… Read More »
That’s an increase of 275 cases in the past week. About half of those people were hospitalized during the week and the rest are older cases just now linked to the outbreak. The Associated Press: US Vaping Illnesses Top 1,000; Death Count Is Up To 18 The number of vaping-related illnesses has surpassed 1,000, and… Read More »
Opinion writers weigh in on these health topics and others. The Washington Post: Giving Smokers More Options Is Not Worth Endangering A Generation Every year, the number has gone up — from 11 percent in 2017 to 21 percent in 2018 to 25 percent this year. That is the share of high school seniors who admit… Read More »
Apparently the first action of its kind in the nation, Massachusetts will have a four-month ban on the sale of vaping products in the state. The governor of Massachusetts declared a public health emergency Tuesday. Republican Gov. Charlie Baker’s order was quickly approved by the state Public Health Council and applies to all vaping products… Read More »