http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Many of the harmful constituents found in the smoke from a conventional cigarette result from the burning of tobacco. Lowering the temperature at which the "smoke" is generated means that nicotine and some aroma compounds are still released, but the user may no longer be exposed to many of the combustion products that are generated by the burning of tobacco and which may contribute to the risk of smoking-related diseases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-constituents-cigarette-temperature.html Health Fri, 07 Dec 2012 10:19:08 EST news274097934 Using marijuana carries legal risks, but a new study shows that the consequences of occasionally lighting up do not include long-term loss of lung function, according to a new study by University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers published in the January 11, 2012, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-marijuana-lungs-cigarette.html Health Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:46:47 EST news245436402