They reported the third death related to the electronic cigarette – Telam

The state of Indiana has announced the first death related to the use of electronic cigarettes in its territory, which becomes the third death in the United States related to this practice, despite warnings about its risks.

"The tragic loss of a patient and the increasing number of vaping-related injuries are warnings that we can not ignore," said Kristine Box, Health Commissioner in Indiana, in a statement.

"We know that these products usually contain nicotine, which is highly addictive," he added, according to the EFE agency. The other two deaths occurred in Oregon and Illinois.

The news coincides with the publication of an article in the New England Journal of Medicine in which a group of researchers at the University of Health in Utah identified a hitherto unknown feature of respiratory disease badociated with atrophy .

This week, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer decreed the ban on the sale of electronic cigarettes, making her state the first to sell this product.

According to scientists in Utah, patients with respiratory disease and electronic cigarette users have in their lungs immune cells with small oily drops called fat-laden macrophages.

Macrophages accumulate on infection sites and "these are cells that stand out very well and that we do not see often," said Scott Aberegg, lead author of the study.

"This has led us to ask if they are there to eliminate the waste introduced into the lungs by vaping," he added.

"Although it's too early to be sure, these macrophages can be helpful in confirming or reversing this disease," he added.

Pulmonary scans from patients with vape disease show what severe viral or bacterial pneumonia looks like, but tests to confirm these diseases give negative results.

The diagnoses were based on the exclusion of other known causes of similar respiratory conditions, but taking into account the information that the patient has already consumed smoke by vaporizer.

The American Vaporizer Association, which promotes electronic cigarettes to help smokers quit traditional cigarettes, denounced Whitmer's decision and said it would support any lawsuit aimed at canceling it.

These sprays are sold without any age limit and are flavored with fruit juices, sweets or chewing gums.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nicotine, in both conventional and electronic cigarettes, is addictive.

"E-cigarettes are considered tobacco products because they contain mainly nicotine, which comes from tobacco," according to the CDC.

Other ingredients contained in the liquid of these cigarettes include ultrafine particles that can reach the lungs, flavoring compounds such as diacetyl, a chemical substance related to serious lung diseases, and heavy metals such as nickel, tin and iron. lead.

At a congress held in Milan in 2017, a study determined that nicotine electronic cigarettes caused stiffness in the arteries and increased blood pressure and heart rate, "which is badociated with an increased risk of heart attacks." and stroke (stroke) ".

"The number of electronic cigarette users has increased dramatically in recent years because they are considered almost harmless.The industry markets them as a way to reduce the harm and help people to stop smoking, but their safety is the subject of debate, and there is growing evidence that they generate adverse health effects, "said Magnus Lündback, of the University of Toronto. Swedish Karolinska Institute, at the International Congress of the European Respiratory Society 2017.