Articles filed under Vaping
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A surgeon general report once cleared the air about smoking. Is it time for one on vaping?Jan 21, 2024 10:08 am - Sixty years ago, the U.S. surgeon general released a report that settled a longstanding public debate about the dangers of cigarettes and led to huge changes in smoking i...
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Why Maine Township District 207 is getting a $44,904 payout from Big Tobacco firmOct 06, 2023 7:11 am - Maine Township High School District 207 will receive a five-figure payout from a leading tobacco company as part of a nationwide, $168 million settlement over teen vapin...
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Krishnamoorthi speaks to significance of FDA's Juul ban, even as vaping company begins appealJun 25, 2022 4:28 pm - A day after the Food and Drug Administration announced a ban on the sale of Juul vaping products, Democratic Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg spoke to the role the...
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Gurnee lawmaker: Vaping dangers should be taught in schoolsMar 17, 2021 6:49 am - Adam Hergenreder was 16 when he started vaping as a way to fit in with friends at Warren Township High School. His favorite flavors were mint, mango and cucumber, and he...
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Dist. 214 may join vaping lawsuit against JuulJan 25, 2021 1:55 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 could be the latest school system to join a class-action lawsuit against e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs that alleges the ...
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District 207 to sue e-cigarette company over teen useJan 07, 2021 7:36 am - Maine Township High School District 207 will join a class-action lawsuit against e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs over the company's business practices. The school boa...
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American Lung Association announces anti-vaping pushSep 05, 2020 4:47 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The American Lung Association on Wednesday announced a "comprehensive" plan to tackle electronic tobacco use by the nation's high schoolers. Education, com...
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Evidence mounts that vitamin E acetate is to blame for vaping-related deathsDec 28, 2019 6:00 am - Evidence is mounting that vitamin E acetate is the culprit in the outbreak of vaping-related illnesses that has sickened more than 2,500 people and killed at least 54, f...
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Schaumburg to mull vaping law in 2020Dec 18, 2019 3:27 pm - Schaumburg's public safety committee will take up the issue of youth vaping at its next meeting Jan. 9, with the possibility that the discussion could lead to new or str...
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Krishnamoorthi, Durbin propose fee on e-cigarette makers, importersDec 14, 2019 3:40 pm - Proposed legislation backed by two Illinois Democrats in Congress calls for establishing a user fee on e-cigarette manufacturers and importers and using the money to com...
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