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A new study has shed light on the potential value of e-cigarettes as a quit smoking aid. A new study conducted by a team of researchers at the MUSC Hollings Cancer Center has shed light on the potential value of e-cigarettes as a quit smoking aid.

The decrease in e-cigarette use between 2014 and 2019 may be linked to improved education on the harms of the devices, while the increase in 2019 could be attributed to worsened psychological burden during the COVID-19 pandemic.

They have been counselled. Read more at stomp.straitstimes.com

Ottawa has yet to publish the final set of regulations that would bring the flavoured-vape ban into force, leading some to believe the plan has been shelved

The Health Ministry of India has issued a takedown notice to 15 websites that are selling e-cigarettes, a practice which is illegal in the country.

Union Health Ministry Takes Strong Measures to Curb Illegal E-Cigarette Sales Online and on Social Media

The Union Health Ministry has sent notices to 15 websites selling ecigarettes, which is banned in India.

India’s health ministry issued “takedown notices” to 15 websites for allegedly advertising and selling e-cigarettes online, an illegal practice under the country’s laws. The ministry said at least six other websites were also under the scanner and it was closely monitoring the sale or advertisement of banned products on social media. The government is planning to issue similar notices to those websites also.

The Union health ministry has sent notices to 15 websites selling e-cigarettes, which is banned in India, directing them to stop advertisement and sale of the products, official sources said.

The HSE said it has also contacted major distributors of e-cigarettes and refill containers in Ireland about the recall.