The first time you saw an electronic cigarette you may have thought it was a joke or a marketing ploy, the second time you may have felt it was becoming a fad, the third time you may have barely ...

Tobacco companies are now embracing electronic cigarettes to help offset the loss of traditional cigarette smokers - even as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration prepares to put forth regulations ...

(CBS/AP) So much for being safer. An electronic cigarette blew up in a Florida man's face, leaving him in a hospital with severe burns, missing his front teeth and a chunk of his tongue. Fire ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Glatter is a New York-based physician covering public health. Electronic cigarettes have recently been marketed and ...

The electronic cigarette industry is on fire. Marlboro cigarette maker Altria Group announced on Tuesday that it's getting into the $1 billion dollar e-cigarette business. And on Monday, another ...

Electronic cigarettes are 95 percent less harmful than conventional cigarettes and could help smokers quit tobacco, a UK government study recently concluded, wading into a long-running debate. While ...

The need for novel and more effective approaches to tobacco control is unquestionable. The electronic cigarette is a battery-powered electronic nicotine delivery system that looks very similar to a ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Doctors are warning about the potential dangers of second-hand smoke from electronic cigarettes as the number of cases of lung injury related to ...

Public health experts fear electronic cigarettes -- with their colorful designs and array of sweet flavorings -- will induce young people to start smoking. But are those fears justified? A new study ...