Is E-cigarette a healthier alternate?

Sales of e-cigarettes have soared by 340 per cent in the past year as Britons turn to the electronic smoking devices in a bid to quit traditional cigarettes.

Once quitting smoking was simply a matter of a patch, gum or tablet, but latest research shows the smokers are increasingly switching to E-cigarettes to beat the habit. But as they soar in popularity, there were concerns that youngsters will take up the quitting aids as a 'healthier' alternative to cigarettes.