http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The camera zooms in on a stubble-bearded hunk dragging on a cigarette and blowing out a thick cloud of smoke with what seems to be great satisfaction. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-tobacco-e-cig.html Addiction Mon, 11 Feb 2013 04:29:07 EST news279778794 Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), or e-cigarettes, debuted in China in 2003 and have since become available globally, particularly through the Internet. While they resemble traditional tobacco cigarettes, they produce fewer toxins in the vapor for the smoker. Still, these novel products have unknown long-term health and addiction consequences, are of varying nicotine content and delivery, and may appeal to nonusers and youth. ENDS have been banned by health authorities in Canada and Australia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-electronic-nicotine-delivery.html Health Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:00:03 EST news279222557 New research has shown that despite electronic cigarettes being marketed as a potentially safer alternative to normal cigarettes, they are still causing harm to the lungs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-experts-e-cigarettes-lungs.html Health Sun, 02 Sep 2012 13:52:35 EST news265812749