Current evidence identifies health risks of e-cigarette use; long-term research needed
New American Heart Association scientific statement outlines current science on health effects of e-cigarette use, calls for more research on long-term impact. Statement Highlights: Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT / 5 a.m. ET Monday, July 17, 2023 DALLAS, July 17, 2023 — Research increasingly reveals health risks of e-cigarette use, and more studies are needed about the […]
Presentation of vaping-related lung injury has changed since initial epidemic
HONOLULU — Recently diagnosed patients with e-cigarette- or vaping-associated lung injury, or EVALI, were younger and less critically ill than those from earlier in the epidemic, according to research presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting. “EVALI is still a thing,” Denitza P. Blagev, MD, associate professor in the department of medicine at The University of Utah and chief medical […]
E-cigarette and Vaping-Induced Lung Injury (EVALI) Long Taken for Miliary Tuberculosis: A Rare Cause of Interstitial Lung Disease
Cite this article as: Rachid C, Fikri O, Amro L (October 30, 2023) E-cigarette and Vaping-Induced Lung Injury (EVALI) Long Taken for Miliary Tuberculosis: A Rare Cause of Interstitial Lung Disease. Cureus 15(10): e47948. doi:10.7759/cureus.47948 Abstract Electronic cigarettes, a recent and burgeoning product, are gaining traction among the general population. However, despite their growing popularity, there […]
Forgotten but Not Gone: EVALI Epidemic Continues
Rashelle Bernal vaped and ended up in an induced coma for a week. She was one of almost 3000 people who were hospitalized during 2019 and early 2020 with severe lung damage from vaping and became part of what is now known as the epidemic of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI). For many, the EVALI epidemic […]
Tiada pelanggaran hak Perlembagaan dalam RUU Generasi Penamat, kata pakar
Shad Saleem Faruqi menjelaskan, ‘kebebasan peribadi’ yang dinyatakan dalam Perkara 5(1) Perlembagaan Persekutuan bukanlah hak mutlak, tetapi boleh dikawal selia. PETALING JAYA: Di tengah-tengah kekhuatiran banyak pihak mengenai pelanggaran hak perlembagaan dalam rang undang-undang (RUU) Generasi Penamat (GEG), pakar undang-undang Perlembagaan Shad Saleem Faruqi menjelaskan mengapa perkara ini tidak perlu dibimbangkan. Beliau berkata, “kebebasan peribadi” […]
RUU GEG: Harap dapat kelulusan
Kuala Lumpur: Rang Undang-Undang (RUU) Kawalan Produk Merokok Demi Kesihatan Awam 2023 atau lebih dikenali sebagai RUU Generasi Penamat Rokok (GEG) diharap diluluskan dalam sidang Parlimen demi kesejahteraan rakyat selepas kajian mendapati nikotin terkandung di dalam rokok dan rokok elektronik atau vape boleh memudaratkan kesihatan. Malah, RUU GEG turut disokong beberapa pakar perubatan yang berharap […]
Tangguh bentang RUU GEG adalah pengkhianatan terhadap hak rakyat
GEORGETOWN: Persatuan Pengguna Pulau Pinang (CAP) menganggap penangguhan pembentangan Rang Undang-Undang (RUU) Kawalan Produk Merokok Demi Kesihatan Awam 2023 adalah satu bentuk pengkhianatan dan pelanggaran hak pengguna. Pegawai Pendidikan CAP dan aktivis antimerokok, NV Subbarow, berkata rakyat berhak mendapat perlindungan daripada sebarang bentuk kemudaratan, dan dalam kes ini, ia adalah perlindungan daripada bahaya produk merokok. […]
Researchers urge the government not to delay the anti-smoking bill
PETALING JAYA: The Control of Smoking Product for Public Health Bill 2023 should be passed immediately, say members of Universiti Malaya’s Centre for Addiction Science Studies (UMCAS). In a statement on Wednesday (Oct 11), the members of the Nicotine Addiction Research Collaborating Group (NARCC) said the immediate passing of the Bill will protect the coming […]
FMSA calls on government to hasten approval of anti-smoking bill
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Family Medicine Specialists’ Association (FMSA) has called on the government to approve the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023 immediately. Its president, Dr Nor Hazlin Talib said any delay or postponement of this bill will lead adolescents “one step closer to significant harm”. She said since the removal of […]
Manfaat ekonomi industri vape jauh lebih kecil daripada kos akibat penyakit – NARCC
KUALA LUMPUR: Kumpulan Penyelidik Ketagihan Nikotin (NARCC) Universiti Malaya (UM) menggesa kerajaan untuk meluluskan segera Rang Undang-Undang (RUU) Kawalan Produk Merokok 2023 kerana bimbang peningkatan penggunaan bahan itu dalam kalangan remaja dan kanak-kanak. Kumpulan itu berkata mereka tidak boleh lagi berdiam diri melihat peningkatan drastik dalam penggunaan vape oleh generasi muda yang digembar-gemburkan sebagai sumber […]
