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Past Month Alone, Serious NYC E-Cig Explosions Have Dealt Serious Injuries To People—3rd Degree Burns & Permanent Disfigurement; People From Brooklyn,Queens, LI Have Also Been Victims Of Ticking-Time-Bomb E-Cigs; Critical Focus By Feds & Possible Recalls Must Be Weighed With E-Cig Sites Pushing Holiday Gift Buys, Schumer Concerned Explosions Will Continue To Rise; FDA Recorded Dozens Of Serious Explosions In 2015 & 2016; 2017 Could See Even More   Schumer: Feds Must Consider Recalls For Exploding E-Cigs; Enough Is Enough   U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today called on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take a hard look...

Monday, December 29, 2003 It's nearly the last gasp for smoking bar patrons     University of Southern Maine student Ben Theriault, of Buxton, takes time out from class to enjoy a cigarette in 2002. Starting next month, smoking will be banned in bars in Maine. Smoking is already banned in restaurants and in most public buildings.  To some bar patrons, the haze padding the ceiling and hanging over pool tables is as much a part of a bar as a bank of beer taps. Those who have become accustomed to the sight, as well as those who are used to...

Univ. of Minn. Study 1st to Detect Tobacco-Specific Carcinogens in Nonsmokers in Public Setting; Environmental Tobacco Smoke Significantly Affects Nonsmokers 12/22/03 7:00:00 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: National Desk, Medical Reporter Contact: Brenda Hudson of the University of Minnesota's Academic Health Center, 612-624-5680 MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- University of Minnesota researchers found that levels of a tobacco-specific lung carcinogen increased in nonsmokers when they visited a public setting where smoking is allowed. The carcinogens, metabolites of NNK, could increase their risk of lung cancer. The study is published Dec. 22 by the American Association for Cancer Research. This study...