The relationship between electronic cigarettes and lung diseases

Health officials in the United States have discovered vitamin E acetate in e-cigarette product samples, possibly linked to an increase in lung disease in the country, media reports said.

FDA investigators have discovered the chemical in electronic cigarettes that are smoked by people with symptoms throughout the United States, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.

Vitamin E acetate, an oil derived from this vitamin, can be dangerous when inhaled.

The New York Department of Health said in a press release that extremely high concentrations of the same chemical had been detected in almost all samples containing cannabis from patients in that state.

The ministry warned that lung disease associated with electronic cigarettes was increasing and reported that 34 such cases had been reported by doctors from different parts of the state.

A woman died of a respiratory illness in Oregon Wednesday, the second death in electronic cigarettes in the United States.

"We urge people to remain vigilant about electronic cigarette products that they could use or use with their family members, and we should immediately contact your health care provider if they have any concerns. unusual symptoms, "said in a statement the New York State Health Commissioner, Howard Zucker.