ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES

AFP

Updated 12 November 2013 at 5:27 am

London (UNITED KINGDOM) (AFP) - Health experts from around the world are meeting in Britain on Tuesday to discuss the future of electronic cigarettes. Invented in Asia about a decade ago, the electronic cigarette has taken off among smokers, many of whom see it as a cheaper alternative to tobacco and a good way of giving up. Even some non-smokers are also starting to use them. The jury is still out however on the potential health risks linked, for example, to solvents used in the devices. VIDEOGRAPHIC

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