Junk Science Exposed: New Study Purports to Show that E-Cigarettes Increase Heart Attack Risk

According to the headline of aUPInews story from last week, vaping has been linked to an increased risk of having a heart attack. This research finding was reported worldwide, including a scary headline in London'sSunday Express reading: " New research claimsvaping raises risk of deadly heart attacks and strokes. "This finding is profoundly important because if e-cigarette use does indeed increase heart attack risk, then the role of vaping in harm reduction comes into serious question.The news headline stems from a paper that is being presented this week at the American Stroke Association 'sInternational Stroke Conference in Hawaii.According to the news coverage, the researchers used cross-sectional data from the 2016 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) and found that ever...

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