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Warnings over e-cigarettes are alarmist - and increasing their use could save many lives, researchers have said.
For every million smokers who switch to e-cigarettes over 6,000 lives a year in the UK could be saved, according to the University College London team.
Meanwhile another group of London-based experts has attacked criticism of e-cigarettes as "misleading".
Last week the World Health Organization called for e-cigarette use to be banned in public places and workplaces.
The WHO said this was because they could increase the levels of some toxins and nicotine in the air.
Its report also warned about the risk of e-cigarettes acting as a gateway by which non-smokers might start smoking real cigarettes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-29061169
For every million smokers who switch to e-cigarettes over 6,000 lives a year in the UK could be saved, according to the University College London team.
Meanwhile another group of London-based experts has attacked criticism of e-cigarettes as "misleading".
Last week the World Health Organization called for e-cigarette use to be banned in public places and workplaces.
The WHO said this was because they could increase the levels of some toxins and nicotine in the air.
Its report also warned about the risk of e-cigarettes acting as a gateway by which non-smokers might start smoking real cigarettes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-29061169