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2019-09-07 -Obits-

Los Angeles County resident dies of lung illness, fifth U.S. death possibly tied to vaping

(Reuters) - A Los Angeles County resident has died from a lung illness possibly tied to vaping, bringing the total number of such U.S. deaths to five, health officials said on Friday.

Officials are warning against e-cigarette use as the exact cause of any link between vaping and the lung condition remains unknown.

The unidentified person was described as an older adult who had chronic underlying health conditions and was one of 12 cases of people in Los Angeles County experiencing severe and sudden lung disease after a history of vaping, said Muntu Davis, the heath officer of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

"Our recommendation ... is that if you don’t have to vape, don’t do it right now. There really is a lot of unknowns. There is a lot of information that needs to be gathered," he said during a news conference.

Deaths have also been confirmed in Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota and Oregon, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday. In addition, the agency is probing 450 cases of lung illness that may have been caused by e-cigarette use around the country.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-09-07 02:06|| || Front Page|| [13 views ] Top

#1 Tobaco taxes are an important gov income item?

Posted by g(r)omgoru PB 2019-09-07 02:54|| 2019-09-07 02:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Wow 5 in the all the United States. PANIC, DANGER!
BTW, how many have died in car accidents in the same period? File under - we got to protect our phoney baloney jobs.

Warning - inducing anything other than atmospheric level oxygen in the lungs may be determent to one's health.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-09-07 07:22|| 2019-09-07 07:22|| Front Page Top

#3 ...And there's the distinct possibility that the one thing almost all of these cases have in common is that they involve vaping CBDs or other forms of marijuana.

Of course, that's not going to get attention because Weed Is Good(TM) and after decades of trying to get it legalized, nobody's going to let it slip back now.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2019-09-07 07:36|| 2019-09-07 07:36|| Front Page Top

#4 It's the vaporization of the oils in the CBD, pot, hash and other new vaping products being manufactured under the table. This oil vapor gets into the tiny nooks and crannies of the lungs and isn't easily expelled by the body, hence the infections.

I've vaped for years and the standard flavored nicotine products don't have oils in their ingredients.

Follow the money. The tobacco companies (and their proxies) have tried multiple ways to quash the vape industry, but have been unsuccessful up to now.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2019-09-07 08:53|| 2019-09-07 08:53|| Front Page Top

#5 Tobaco taxes are an important gov income item?

Yes, and in some states like California, marijuana taxes are too.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2019-09-07 10:41|| 2019-09-07 10:41|| Front Page Top

#6 Whoever is behind it, there is an increasingly aggressive push behind it: medical, cultural, social approaches/counter advertising.

Posted by swksvolFF 2019-09-07 10:57|| 2019-09-07 10:57|| Front Page Top

#7 OH look! Mz. Bongwater is lobbying the legislature.
It needs the pain killer since it had its boobs removed....Or was that its crank?

Posted by Groth Hupans2047 2019-09-07 14:59|| 2019-09-07 14:59|| Front Page Top

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