WHO Calls for Restrictions on Electronic Cigarettes

The World Health Organization is recommending restrictions on the new electronic cigarettes, whose manufacturers tout them as a safer alternative to traditional tobacco smokes. A new WHO report calls the e-cigarettes part of an "evolving frontier filled with promise," but says the new product comes with its own health concerns. It recommends against promoting them to non-smokers and young people, and banning friut and candy flavors. It would also ban manufacturers from...

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