New illness could be linked to vaping as another e-cigarette death is announced
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Doctors believe they may have discovered a new type of lung injury tied to vaping e-cigarettes. The significant finding is linked to a 17-year-old in Canada who nearly died after five months of vaping THC and flavored e-cigarettes. But his case does not follow the same pattern of lung injuries seen in more than 2,000 U.S. cases. Dr. Tara Narula reports.
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Medication and lifestyle changes just as effective as surgery for heart disease, study finds
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New research could slash the number of people getting stents or bypass surgery for coronary artery disease. A study looks at a more than 5,000 people with blocked arteries, but without severe symptoms like extreme pain or heart attack. It found that regularly taking medications along with lifestyle changes was just as effective at preventing heart attacks as the more invasive procedures. Cardiologist Dr. Tara Narula joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the findings.
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Passage: The Jane Pauley Community Health Center
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It happened this past Friday: a 10th anniversary celebration for an Indianapolis-area health center named for a graduate of local Warren Central High School. Today, the Jane Pauley Community Health Center operates 22 clinics in five counties, with nearly 94,000 patient visits last year.
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LASIK eye surgery should be taken off market, former FDA adviser says
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LASIK eye surgery has been popular for more than 20 years, with an estimated 20 million Americans undergoing the procedure to correct nearsightedness and improve distance vision. But some patients says the surgery has ruined their eyesight. Now an expert who once backed LASIK is campaigning to get it off the market. Dr. Tara Narula reports.
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Trump suggests raising the vaping age to 21 to combat vaping crisis
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The federal government is taking action to fight the vaping crisis. President Trump wants to raise the age to purchase e-cigarettes from 18 to 21. The move comes amid new findings that recent vaping related illnesses and deaths are linked to vitamin E acetate. Danya Bacchus reports.
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