Being Modern: E-cigarettes
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/healthy-living/being-modern-ecigarettes-8026627.html

E-cigarettes: no smoke without ire
Puritans and the powerful – and tobacco smokers – can't take the fact that electronic cigarettes are harmless and enjoyable

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/05/e-cigarettes-tobacco-harmless-enjoyable

E-cigarettes: health revolution or fresh pack of trouble?

Smokers who want to stub out the habit are turning in their millions to electronic cigarettes. But how safe is 'vaping' from them – and does it lead to tobacco use anyhow?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/jun/04/e-cigarettes-health-revolution-smokers

Decision over e-cigarettes and 'vaping' imminent

http://www.nhs.uk/news/2013/06June/Pages/e-cigarettes-and-vaping.aspx

E-cigarettes face new restrictions http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22870301

A new generation of addicts?
E-cigarettes are a way of weaning people off a product that has killed millions, but are they risk-free

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10126690/A-new-generation-of-addicts.html

Rail companies ban e-cigarettes from trains and stations

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/10235317/Rail-companies-ban-e-cigarettes-from-trains-and-stations.html

E-cigarettes: do they really work?
One and a half million Britons are smoking electronic cigarettes, but do they help beat addiction or just corrupt by stealth?

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/sep/08/electronic-cigarettes-smoking-glasgow

Yes, it's better than smoking, but that doesn't make your e-cigarette healthy

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2478527/E-cigarettes-better-smoking-doesnt-make-healthy.html#ixzz2jCEUXYfp

Children being encouraged to smoke e-cigarettes by 'celebrity culture and excessive online advertising'

Cancer Research found more than 1,000 individuals pieces of marketing
Charity says they do not want them banned because they help people quit
Packaging, flavouring and sports sponsorship said to entice young people


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2514176/Children-encouraged-smoke-e-cigarettes-celebrity-culture-excessive-online-advertising.html#ixzz2lqNy9MoF

EU seeks 'ban on all currently available e-cigarettes'
EU wants all electronic cigarettes removed from shop shelves because they 'normalise the action of smoking'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/10481328/EU-seeks-ban-on-all-currently-available-e-cigarettes.html

No smoke without ire: the e-cigarette revolution

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/no-smoke-without-ire-the-ecigarette-revolution-8994118.html

'E-cigarette smokers inhale MORE nicotine and toxins than regular smokers': Study finds 'users are unknowingly inhaling' a host of dangerous chemicals

E-cigarette smokers puff on them more often and inhale more deeply meaning they 'absorb more nicotine and toxins' than regular smokers
E-cigarettes are increasing no longer being seen as just a healthier alternative to cigarettes for people who are already addicted to nicotine
12% of students who use them have never smoked a conventional cigarette


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2523175/E-cigarette-smokers-inhale-MORE-nicotine-toxins-regular-smokers-Study-finds-users-unknowingly-inhaling-host-dangerous-chemicals.html#ixzz2nXfANZPY

EU regulations on e-cigarettes and tobacco

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/dec/22/eu-regulations-e-cigarettes-tobacco

Call for restrictions on sale of electronic cigarettes to children

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-25544102

People who think e-cigarettes are healthy are 'more likely to smoke them'

The belief that e-cigarettes pose less of a health risk than traditional cigarettes may lead to increased experimentation with them
As it stands, it is not clear what the long term effects of smoking them are
The researchers think the findings should inform the design of future public health messages


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2535895/People-think-e-cigarettes-healthier-cigarettes-likely-smoke-new-research-suggests.html#ixzz2pzbJdw6c

E-cigarettes to be stubbed out for under-18s http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25900542

Cigarette advertising back on TV: decades of campaigning up in smoke
Ads for e-cigarettes on British TV mark a backward step for those who have driven smoking down to record levels

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/feb/18/cigarette-advertising-decades-anti-smoking-campaigning

Health charities give a cautious welcome to Boots selling e-cigarettes from next week

Chemist will stock Puritane brand, made by subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency said last year that e-cigarettes would be regulated as medicines from 2016
An estimated 1.3 million people in the UK are thought to use e-cigarettes


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2564618/Boots-start-selling-e-cigarettes-week.html#ixzz2u8dGqOHG

E-cigarettes 'do not discourage, and may encourage' young people's smoking

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/ecigarettes-do-not-discourage-and-may-encourage-young-peoples-smoking-9174532.html

Are e-cigarettes a 'gateway to nicotine addiction'?

http://www.nhs.uk/news/2014/03March/Pages/e-cigarettes-gateway-nicotine-addiction.aspx

E-cigarettes face curb in public places in Wales http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-26837682

Soaring numbers of people are being poisoned by e-cigarettes, doctors warn
More than half of poisoning cases were in children under five
In 2010 e-cigarettes responsible for 0.3% of cigarette-related poisonings
By early 2014, the figure had risen to 42% of cigarette-related poisonings
E-cigarette liquids are not required to be childproof, and they come in candy and fruit flavours that are appealing to children, experts warn
Wales is currently considering banning smoking e-cigarettes inside


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2596795/Soaring-numbers-people-poisoned-e-cigarettes-doctors-warn.html#ixzz2y0GTPnMt

The Great British Vape-off debate
Special report: Healthy alternative to smoking or dangerous craze? The jury remains out on e-cigarettes

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/10747395/The-Great-British-Vape-off-debate.html

E-cigarette poisoning figures soar as vaping habit spreads across UK
Experts urge users to ensure liquids stored safely following surge in number of poisoning cases in children and adults

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/apr/14/e-cigarette-poisoning-figures-soar-adults-children

E-cigarettes AREN'T encouraging people to take up smoking: Study finds most of those puffing on them are former tobacco smokers
The number of e-cigarette smokers has jumped from 700,000 in 2012 to 2m
A third of e-cigarette users also smoke tobacco cigarettes
Survey shows many people are using e-cigarettes to help them quit


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2614596/Two-million-puff-e-cigarettes-Number-using-devices-trebles-two-years.html#ixzz30B5cHdGx

E-cigarette users in UK have 'tripled' since 2010 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-27161965

E-cigarette age restriction push by US regulators http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27147092

E-cigarettes could be banned in public places over fears they 'renormalise' smoking
Minutes from Public Health England meeting show ban is being considered
There are fears the devices could 'renormalise smoking'
Others say they are good for public health as they help smokers quit


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2617644/E-cigarettes-banned-public-places-fears-renormalise-smoking.html#ixzz30Y7Dw8YF

E-cigarettes: miracle or health risk?
More than two million people in the UK get their nicotine hit via electronic cigarettes. But as 'vaping' replaces smoking – and is enthusiastically marketed by the beleaguered tobacco giants – no one is yet sure how safe it actually is

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/may/05/rise-of-e-cigarettes-miracle-or-health-risk

E-cigarettes more effective than patches to help quit smoking, says study
Study challenges negative views of health experts who argue that allowing use of e-cigarettes risks re-normalising tobacco

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/may/20/e-cigarettes-nicotine-patches-smoking-study

NHS could start prescribing e-cigarettes as study finds them 60% more effective than gum or patches
Although e-cigarettes are not yet licenced by the Medical and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, researchers at University College London said new evidence showed they were extremely effective at helping smokers to quit

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10843191/NHS-could-start-prescribing-e-cigarettes-as-study-finds-them-60-more-effective-than-gum-or-patches.html

E-cigarettes could save millions of lives, experts tell WHO
Attempts to control e-cigarettes with tobacco regulations could hamper their use to help millions of smokers give up the habit

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10861898/E-cigarettes-could-save-millions-of-lives-experts-tell-WHO.html

Can the tobacco industry shed its 'toxic brand'? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-27546922

The e-cigarette that tells you how long you'll LIVE: Smokio claims to calculate number of days added to life expectancy if you quit tobacco
Paris-based company has designed the world's first 'smart' e-cigarette
The £65 ($80) device sends 'vaping' data to an app on Android or iOS
This is done through a microchip that tracks usage and location
Includes information on how health has improved by switching to e-cigs
Also tells a smoker how much money they save by making the switch


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2648315/The-e-cigarette-tells-long-youll-LIVE-Smokio-claims-calculate-number-days-added-life-expectancy-quit-tobacco.html#ixzz33gNWZIvs

Strong rhetoric on both sides of e-cigarettes debate – but little evidence
Opponents fear a comeback by Big Tobacco, while supporters passionately argue that the devices can help smokers quit

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jun/16/strong-rhetoric-ecigarettes-debate-tobacco-quit

Girls as young as 11 find e-cigarettes 'highly appealing' - and their use among children is 'widespread'
About two per cent of 11 and 12-year-old girls in North Wales smoke
They are more likely to if their parents do and if they are from deprived areas
Girls who don't take part in sport or other activities are more likely to smoke


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2662348/Girls-young-11-e-cigarettes-highly-appealing-use-children-widespread.html#ixzz35RzqziPI

Doctors to vote on cigarette sale ban for those born after 2000
Public health specialist says proposal aims to prevent children who are not smoking from taking up the habit

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jun/23/doctors-vote-cigarette-sale-ban-children-born-2000

E-cigarettes should be banned in public places, say doctors
British Medical Association warns that e-cigarettes normalise smoking and encourage children with flavours such as bubblegum and peach candy

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10927969/E-cigarettes-should-be-banned-in-public-places-say-doctors.html

Vaping is ever more popular, but is it a smoking cure or a new hazard?
As the latest figures show that young people are turning away from cigarettes, vaping cafes may be part of the reason why

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jul/26/vaping-answer-to-smoking-or-hazard

E-cigarettes 'less harmful' than cigarettes http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28554456

Seven children a day swallow liquid nicotine from e-cigarette refills, prompting doctors to call for greater regulation
Around seven children a day accidentally swallow liquid nicotine from e-cigarette refills, scientists have revealed
Toddlers are at risk of dying if they are poisoned by the refill cartridges
Study comes as two-year-old was rushed to the Good Hope Hospital in Birmingham and nearly died after swallowing nicotine from a device


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2748206/Seven-children-day-swallow-liquid-nicotine-e-cigarette-refills-prompting-doctors-call-greater-regulation.html#ixzz3Cnyc7x8o

Nicotine device licensed as medicine in UK http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-29175089

E-cigarettes linked to more than 100 fires
A number of household fires have occured after electronic cigarettes expoloded, after being charged with the wrong device

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/11203884/E-cigarettes-linked-to-more-than-100-fires.html