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FDA nears deadline to decide the fate of vapes
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The regulator will decide whether e-cigarettes products, including those from major brands like Juul and Vuse, can stay on the market.
Juul replaces its CEO and tries to make nice with the FDA
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The company also said it would stop advertising in the U.S. and won’t lobby the Food and Drug Administration on flavored e-cigarette regulation.
Juul struggles to secure research on the effects vaping has on health
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With vaping under intense scrutiny and a deadline of May 2020 to apply for FDA approval, the company is under pressure.
San Francisco poised to ban e-cigarettes
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The San Francisco board of supervisors is set to vote on Tuesday to ban e-cigarettes.
Marlboro manufacturer makes a big bet that the future is vaping
Today the Altria Group – the tobacco giant that used to be known as Philip Morris – announced it’s spending $12.8 billion to buy a 35 percent stake in Juul Labs. That’s the e-cigarette maker that dominates the vaping market here in the U.S., and which some public-health advocates worry is getting another generation hooked […]
Drug use is down among teenagers, but vaping is up big
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The use of e-cigarettes has nearly doubled since last year.
E-cigarette maker JUUL faces challenge from feds
E-cigarette manufacturer JUUL has aimed its product at adult smokers looking to quit. But now JUUL, with its brightly-colored, fruit-flavored refill cartridges, has caught on big with teenagers. The Food and Drug Administration stepped in this week. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
New surgeon general report says vaping is a threat to kids
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E-cigs are popular among high schoolers, but the government says the nicotine can hurt developing brains.
FDA rules spell changes for vaping and hookah lounges
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New FDA rules put restrictions on tobacco products, which will affect venues catering to their use.
As cigarette sales shrink, so do tobacco settlement payouts to states
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Critics say not enough of the money goes to smoking prevention programs.

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