| (http://img.alibaba.com/photo/51606719/Electronic_Cigarette_EC21.jpg) | There is electronic mail. Electronic books. And now electronic cigarettes? In the past year, several companies hawking what they call an "e-cigarette" have cropped up. The electronic cigarette looks vaguely like a cigarette but is in fact a portable vaporiser, so heats up what you put into it, but doesn’t burn it - hence no smoke. Health organisations have urged health ministries to launch an investigation into health risks associated with electronic cigarettes, which allow users to 'smoke' nicotine without tar and tobacco. A number of users have reported developing heart palpitations from using the device, which critics say can release too much nicotine. |