AVA Synopsis: The authors examined data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) cases of vaping-related lung injury, the public advice from both the CDC and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), media reporting of the outbreak, “and proposed regulatory responses by governments in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.” […]

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AVA Synopsis: The authors “examined changes in flavor use patterns in long-term e-cigarette users, assessed self-reported adverse reactions, and evaluated users’ anticipated reactions” to possible regulations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 383 adults participated in the study, completing “two online e-cigarette surveys in 2012-2014 (baseline survey) and in 2017-2019 (follow-up survey).” The […]

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AVA Synopsis: The study sought to assess the impact of flavor bans, specifically San Francisco’s flavored e-cigarette and tobacco product ban, and its effects on young adults, “focusing on the change in the use of menthol cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and cigars.” The study used Amazon Mechanical Turk to formulate a “sample of San Francisco residents aged […]

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AVA Synopsis: Similar to the increase use of e-cigarettes among youth in the United States, an increase in use of snus by youth in Norway has ignited a debate on banning flavors in snus products. The study sought to analyze “snus use according to smoking status” to compare the “probability” of flavored snus among different […]

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AVA Synopsis: The study examined cytotoxic, genotoxic, and mutagenic reactions to blu e-cigarettes, including a disposable and a rechargeable device. The authors tested 12 commercial products and compared the results to a reference cigarette, with varying flavors and nicotine strengths. Compared to the reference cigarette, the study found a significant reduction in cytotoxicity in the […]

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