Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The term "popcorn lung" dates back to the early 2000s when several workers at a microwave popcorn factory developed lung problems ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Over the past two decades, safety officials have increased their attention towards diacetyl and its potential role in causing bronchiolitis obliterans, commonly known as “popcorn lung.” Initial ...

Bronchiolitis obliterans, the official term for popcorn lung, is an uncommon but dangerous illness that affects the lungs' tiniest airways. Although exposure to a flavouring chemical used in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A ban is coming into force in the UK on Sunday, making it illegal to buy single use disposable vapes. (Getty Images) A single-use ...

A US teenager was recently reported to have developed the oddly named medical condition "popcorn lung" after vaping in secret for three years. Officially known as bronchiolitis obliterans, popcorn ...

About 15 years ago, a respiratory condition known as “popcorn lung” emerged. A number of workers at flavoring and microwave popcorn manufacturing plants developed bronchiolitis obliterans – an ...

(Reuters) - Researchers in Canada have identified a new kind of vaping-related lung injury they believe is linked to flavorings in conventional vape pens, causing symptoms similar to the "popcorn lung ...

Centennial, Colo. - Wayne Watson loved microwave popcorn so much he would eat at least two bags each night, breathing in the steam from the just-opened package, until doctors told him it may have made ...

An American teenager developed a serious lung disease after secretly vaping for three years. This case highlights the little-known risks of flavored e-cigarettes. The disease, known as "popcorn lung," ...