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Eventually, they want to stop using e-cigarettes the same way a traditional smoker wants to quit smoking cigarettes. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Why people want to quit e-cigarettes

Most e-cigarette users want to quit, study suggests.

26 May 2019 6:10 AM

A new study highlights that e-cigarettes hamper the cleaning of mucus from the airways. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

E-cigarettes can hamper clearing of airways

E-cigarette vaping harms mucus clearance, study suggests.

8 Jun 2019 5:24 AM

Researchers in a separate study found that e-cigarettes were almost twice as effective at helping smokers quit cigarettes than traditional nicotine-replacement therapy, such as nicotine patches. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Vaping can increase risk of relapse in some former smokers

Do e-cigarettes really help in quitting?

4 Aug 2019 7:48 AM

Some flavoured e-cigarettes, even in the absence of nicotine, can worsen disease severity. (Photo: ANI)

India faces first court challenges to e-cigarette ban

The Indian government banned the sale, import and manufacture of e-cigarettes this month.

27 Sept 2019 3:47 AM

Cartoon imagery used by some companies are part of the constellation of variables that make individuals susceptible to future use of e-cigarettes. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

E-cigarette ban not enough

The revenue the tobacco industry generates far outstrips the sin taxesâ€ imposed by governments.

19 Sept 2019 8:06 PM

E-cigarette users had a higher risk of heart attack than people who neither vape nor use tobacco products. (Photo: AP)

In-Depth: India bans e-cigarettes as global backlash at vaping gathers...

The ban was announced by Nirmala Sitharaman at a press conference, the Indian health ministry did this saying vaping has...

19 Sept 2019 4:48 AM

Researchers declined to categorize e-cigarettes as a positive or negative influence on public health. (Photo: Pixabay)

Vapers inhale lower levels of toxins than smokers

Dual users had highest levels of nicotine biomarkers, followed by those who smoked traditional cigarettes only, study...

15 Dec 2018 5:35 AM

E-cigarettes or vaping is considered a one-way bridge to increasing the number of smokers to smoke regular cigarettes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Vaping may help pneumonia-causing bacteria invade airways, says study

Traditional cigarettes have been linked to increased risk of pneumonia, but it's been unclear whether e-cigarettes might...

1 March 2018 3:18 AM

E-cigarettes or vaping is considered a one-way bridge to increasing the number of smokers to smoke regular cigarettes. (Photo: Pixabay)

E-cig smoke may cause similar facial birth defects as smoking...

Research carried out by Virginia Commonwealth University, found flavoured e-cigarettes caused particularly severe facial...

26 March 2018 4:35 AM

Teeth exposed to cigarette smoke over a period of 2 weeks become very discoloured quickly. (Photo: Pixabay)

Vaping does not stain teeth

Smokers get 'stains', turning teeth from a healthy-looking white to an unhealthy-looking yellow/brown colour.

25 March 2018 1:10 PM

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Some e-cigarette users may struggle to quit smoking

Here is what a new study has found.

27 March 2018 2:12 PM

E-cigarettes or vaping is considered a one-way bridge to increasing the number of smokers to smoke regular cigarettes. (Photo: Pixabay)

E-cigarette vapour tied to changes in lung cells

Initially public health experts were not that concerned about e-cigarettes because they were being marketed as a way to...

14 Aug 2018 12:22 PM