Vaping-Linked Lung Illnesses Double, Vitamin E Acetate Leading Suspect
Title: Vaping-Linked Lung Illnesses Double, Vitamin E Acetate Leading SuspectCategory: Health NewsCreated: 9/6/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 9/9/2019 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Lungs General)
Source: MedicineNet Lungs General - September 9, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

Cases of Vaping-Related Lung Illness Surge, Health Officials Say
Indiana announced a third death linked to the illness on Friday, and Minnesota a fourth. State and federal health officials are working urgently to understand the causes. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Matt Richtel and Denise Grady Tags: E-Cigarettes Vitamin E Lungs Respiratory System Medicine and Health Indiana Illinois Oregon your-feed-science your-feed-health Source Type: news

US Health Officials Report New Vaping Deaths, Repeat Warning
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials on Friday again urged people to stop vaping until they figure out why some are coming down with serious breathing illnesses. Officials have identified about 450 possible cases, including as many as five deaths, in 33 states. The count includes newly reported deaths in California, Indiana and Minnesota. No single vaping device, liquid or ingredient has been tied to all the illnesses, officials said. Many of the sickened — but not all — were people who said they had been vaping THC, the chemical that gives marijuana its high. Many are teens. Health officials have only been counting...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - September 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News Syndicated CBSN Boston vaping Source Type: news

Is Vaping Marijuana Safe? Deaths and Lung Disease Linked to E-Cigs Call That Into Question
Vaping THC may be behind many of the serious lung diseases that have been tied to e-cigarette use––raising concerns about an increasingly popular way of consuming marijuana, which many consumers view as a relatively safe habit. Up to 450 people have developed illnesses and at least three people have died after using e-cigarettes, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials said on a call with reporters Friday. While the CDC and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have not found a device, product or substance that is linked to all cases, a paper published Friday in the New England Journal of Medic...
Source: TIME: Health - September 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized onetime public health Source Type: news

Vitamin E Oil Might Be Cause of Vaping - Linked Lung Injuries
(Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - September 6, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Dependence, Preventive Medicine, News, Source Type: news

Vaping Illnesses Could Link To Vitamin E Oil
As officials try to pin down the cause of more than 200 US lung illnesses tied to vaping, some say that an oil derived from Vitamin E could be the culprit. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - September 6, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Janet Burns, Contributor Source Type: news

Vitamin E Oil Might Be Cause of Vaping-Linked Lung Injuries
FRIDAY, Sept. 6, 2019 -- Lab tests have found a chemical derived from vitamin E in samples of vaping products that have sickened people in 25 states. Investigators at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration discovered the oily chemical, vitamin E... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 6, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

News Brief: Bahamas Recovery, Vitamin E And Vaping, City Heat And Poverty
Recovery and rescue efforts are underway in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian. Also, health officials are looking at the role of vitamin E and vaping in respiratory illnesses. (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - September 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jason Beaubien Source Type: news

This chemical is 'key focus' in vaping illness investigation, health officials say
There were high levels of the chemical vitamin E acetate in nearly all cannabis-containing samples analyzed as part of an investigation into vaping-related lung illnesses, the New York State Department of Health said Thursday. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - September 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Vitamin E Oil Potentially Linked to Vaping Risks
Vitamin E Oil Potentially Linked to Vaping-Related Lung Illness (Source: eMedicineHealth.com)
Source: eMedicineHealth.com - September 6, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

New York State Suspects Vitamin E May Have Played a Role in Vaping Illnesses
Health officials around the country are still investigating numerous possible causes and have tested only some of the devices used by ill patients. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Matt Richtel Tags: your-feed-science E-Cigarettes Vitamin E New York State New York State Department of Health Lungs Source Type: news

Vitamin E may be linked to marijuana vaping illnesses
CBS News spoke to an 18-year-old whose lungs were severely damaged by marijuana vaping (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - September 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Vitamin E may be linked to marijuana vaping illnesses
There is a major break in the nationwide vaping crisis. Public health officials said some of the marijuana products that recently sickened users across the country contained the same chemical. It's a type of oil made from vitamin E. Dean Reynolds reports. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - September 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Vitamin E Oil Potentially Linked to Vaping-Related Lung Illness Vitamin E Oil Potentially Linked to Vaping-Related Lung Illness
New York health officials claim lab results showed ' very high levels ' of vitamin E acetate in nearly all cannabis-containing vape products used by individuals who developed severe respiratory illness.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pulmonary Medicine News Source Type: news

Vitamin E Suspected In Serious Lung Problems Among People Who Vaped Cannabis
New York officials say tests found high levels of vitamin E in cannabis vaping products used by people who developed lung damage. But it's only one of many possible causes still under investigation.(Image credit: Daniel Becerril/Reuters) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - September 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Joe Neel, Allison Aubrey Source Type: news