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New Study suggests Banning Flavored Vape Products increase teens odds of Smoking Cigarettes

A new study from the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) shows that banning flavored tobacco products in an effort to keep things like flavored vape liquids and menthol cigarettes out of the hands of teens may have backfired.  Analyses found that, after a 2018 San Francisco ban on the products, high school students’ odds of smoking conventional cigarettes doubled in San Francisco’s school district relative to trends in districts […]

todayJune 10, 2021

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Health Experts Back Treatment for Kids With Peanut Allergies

Government experts on Friday backed an experimental treatment for children with peanut allergies that could become the first federally approved option for preventing life-threatening reactions.  The treatment is daily capsules of peanut powder that gradually help children build up a tolerance.   The outside panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted overwhelmingly in favor of the treatment from Aimmune Therapeutics. The nonbinding vote amounts to an endorsement […]

todaySeptember 19, 2019

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US Officials Track Down Possible Culprits of Virulent Vaping Illnesses

US officials are hard at work trying to track down a chemical contaminant that is potentially behind a rash of lung illnesses connected to vaping.   The Washington Post reported that while the investigation was ongoing, some state investigators had identified a potential lead: oil derived from vitamin E. Vitamin E can be found in almonds and avocados, and the oil is commonly used in beauty products and nutritional supplements. […]

todaySeptember 9, 2019

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Are Sunscreen Chemicals Safe?

The chemicals in sunscreen don't just sit on top of the skin, they absorb in the bloodstream, according to new research from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. A study published early in May in the peer-reviewed medical journal JAMA found that several active ingredients in different sunscreens enter the bloodstream at levels that far exceed the FDA's recommended threshold without a government safety inspection.   “However, sunscreens have not […]

todayMay 16, 2019

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