Vaping Epidemic
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Proposed P.E.I. law would strictly regulate vaping, raise age limitA private member's bill tabled by Progressive Conservative Cory Deagle would raise the legal age to buy tobacco and e-cigarettes from 19 to 21.HealthNov 20, 2019
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Saskatchewan orders hospitals to report vaping-related severe respiratory illnessesNotification of the directive under the Public Health Act was sent to all hospital intensive care units in Saskatchewan.HealthSep 20, 2019
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Ontario government orders public hospitals to report vaping-related lung diseaseChristine Elliott says the data will be critical as the government discusses the problem with experts on solutions to the potential dangers of vaping.CanadaSep 18, 2019
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California governor who called youth vaping an ‘epidemic’ orders public awareness campaignGovernor Gavin Newsom, acting a day after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a ban on flavoured e-cigarettes, became the latest politician seeking to crack down on e-cigarettes and other electronic inhaling - or vaping - devices.HealthSep 16, 2019
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U.S. health officials warn Juul over claims e-cigarette safer than smokingE-cigarettes have been on the U.S. market for more than a decade, but the FDA didn't gain the authority to regulate them until 2016.HealthSep 9, 2019
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Health Canada failing to address dangers of growing vaping ‘epidemic’: Cancer societyThe increase in users has been so rapid, industry watchers say the current statistics are no longer valid.CanadaOct 3, 2018
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FDA calls teen vaping an ‘epidemic,’ weighs flavour banThe warning from the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday cited recent data pointing to a sharp rise in underage use of the devices, including Juul, Vuse and others.HealthSep 12, 2018
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