February 11, 2019 5:14 PM
Heated tobacco devices equally harmful as e-cigarettes, smoking: Study
The new heated tobacco devices, marketed as a safer substitute for cigarettes, cause the same damage to human lung cells as vaping and traditional smoking, a study led by an Indian-origin researcher has found.<br />''<br />''<br />''The study, published in ERJ Open Research, suggests that the device, which heats solid tobacco instead of an e-liquid, is no less toxic to the cells than ordinary cigarette smoke.<br />''<br />''<br />''Pawan Sharma from the Univer...