kitv.com – 14 de Octubre de 2014 – EEUU – Hawái

E-cigarettes banned from Hawaii state buildings

Some call e-cigs the iPod of smoking.

This new device of delivering a nicotine fix is fast becoming popular as the use of cigarettes and tobacco is waning.

Earlier this year state health officials made e-cigs off limits at its downtown office, but now that policy is being adopted at other state buildings across the state.

Health Director Linda Rosen says tests show vapors or aerosols from e-cigarettes contain nicotine, toxic chemicals and other carcinogens that are just as harmful as secondhand smoke from regular cigarettes.

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bizjournals.com – 15 de septiembre de 2014 – EEUU

Pittsburgh Mercy Health System to ban tobacco next February

The CHE Trinity Health system said Monday it would be banning tobacco and tobacco products at its facilities beginning Feb. 1, 2015. It joins other health care systems, including UPMC and Excela Health, with plans to either ban or already ban smoking and other products.

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wggb.com – 27 de Agosto de 2014 – EEUU

Ban on Indoor E-Cig Smoking Requested 

(WGGB) — E-cigarettes have been marketed as the alternative to using tobacco smoke. But now, one agency is requesting that it’s use be banned, even indoors.

The World Health Organization is suggesting that the vapors from e-cigarettes still increase the levels of toxins in the air, including nicotine. The agency is now calling for standardized regulations preventing indoor usage.

It’s also requested that advertisers and the industry not be permitted to make unproved health claims for their e-cigs.

The e-cigarette industry has grown significantly to about $3 billion dollars per year.

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http://www.wggb.com/2014/08/27/ban-on-indoor-e-cig-smoking-requested/