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Adaptation to exercise is a familiar phenomenon, even if the phrase is not: A sedentary person takes up jogging and can barely make it around the block. After jogging regularly for a few weeks, the person can jog a mile, then two, then three. With regular exercise, the body adapts, becoming fitter and more efficient.

Multiple experts and studies compare what e-cigarettes do when you inhale vape vapor versus cigarette smoke, from the second you inhale to minutes, hours and even months down the line.

FAIRMONT — Marion County Board of Education members received more details on the settlement structure breakdown between Juul Labs and Marion County Schools at a recent board of education meeting.

After fleeing his second house fire in just six months, a Winnipeg man is urging political parties t...

WVU study examines the effects of vaping during pregnancy Spurred by unproven assumptions that vaping is safer than smoking cigarettes, a team at West Virginia University is conducting a three-year study on the effects of vaping during pregnancy. It is estimated that half of all women who smoke prior to becoming pregnant will continue to smoke during and after the pregnancy. The impact of smoking while pregnant can lead to preterm birth, birth defects and an increased chance of sudden infant de...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Mark Olfert, WVU associate professor, is the contact principal investigator for this multi-PI study, which involves three other School of Medicine faculty. They are conducting a three-year study on the... view more  Credit: West Virginia University Spurred by unproven assumptions that vaping is safer than smoking cigarettes, a team at West Virginia University is conducting a three-year study on the effects of vaping during pregnancy. It is estimated that half of all wo...