Not so fast, vapers: British medical journal blasts e-cigarette safety study

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Trying to understand the risks behind the use of e-cigarettes just got more difficult.

British medical journal The Lancet blasted the methodology of a report released last week by Public Health England that said e-cigarette use is about 95% less harmful than tobacco, stating that a paper it was based on was partially funded by the e-cigarette industry.

"PHE claims that it protects and improves the nation's health and wellbeing. On this occasion, it has fallen short of its mission," The Lancet said.

This main conclusion of the PHE study, which widely made headlines, was based on a briefing and a paper from 2014, The Lancet said Read more...

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