E-cigarette makers rush new products to market ahead of U.S. rules

A sales clerk exhales vapor while smoking with a vaporizer during a wait for customers at the Henley Vaporium in New YorkBy Jilian Mincer NEW YORK (Reuters) – The e-cigarette market is suddenly getting more crowded. Makers of the "vaping" devices launched a flood of new products in the United States ahead of new federal regulations, taking effect on Monday, that require companies to submit e-cigarettes for government approval before marketing them, according to company officials and industry experts. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which announced the regulations in May, will allow e-cigarette devices introduced before the regulations came into force to be sold for up to three years while companies apply and await regulatory review.

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Track star Pistorius treated in hospital for wrist injuries

Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius leaves court after appearing for the 2013 killing of his girlfriend Reeva SteenkampBy James Macharia and Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Oscar Pistorius was treated in hospital for wrist injuries on Saturday, a prison service spokesman said, adding the jailed South African track star had denied trying to kill himself. The multiple gold medal-winning Paralympian, serving six years for murdering his girlfriend on Valentine&;s Day 2013, was returned to his Pretoria cell after the incident, which coincided with the first day of competition in the Rio Olympic Games. "Oscar Pistorius denied speculations of a suicide attempt," Department of Correctional Services spokesman Manelisi Wolela said on Sunday, describing the athlete&039;s injuries as minor.

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