Health risks of e-cigarettes emerge

Vaping pollutes lungs with toxic chemicals and may even make antibiotic-resistant bacteria harder to kill

person smoking e-cigarette

DEEP BREATH  Half of the pollutant vapors inhaled by an e-cigarette user may make it into the lungs, a new study finds. 

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Electronic cigarettes, marketed as safer than regular cigarettes, deliver a cocktail of toxic chemicals including carcinogens into the lungs, new studies show.