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    In a breakthrough, health officials identify possible culprit behind vaping illnesses: vitamin E acetate

    by Megan Thielking Nov 08, 2019 2 minutes
    Source: Alex Milan Tracy/Sipa USA via AP

    Health officials have identified a possible culprit behind the spate of vaping-related illnesses that have sickened thousands: vitamin E acetate.

    The chemical — used as an additive or thickening agent in some vaping products — turned up in every sample of lung fluid collected from 29 patients with vaping-related illness,

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