100319 504 Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said recent reports of respiratory illnesses caused by e-cigarettes are alarming, and she said the state is looking at what it can do in response. Taking questions from reporters at a news conference on Wednesday, Reynolds said she's working with the Iowa Department of Public Health to continue collecting data on the illnesses. Twenty-three cases (and no deaths) of respiratory illness linked to vaping have been reported in Iowa. Eighteen of Iowa's reported cases