E-Cigarette Vapor Is Causing Trouble: The Popcorn Lung

While vaping with e-cigarettes is commonly viewed as safer than smoking cigarettes, there is some disturbing news that this new trend may be harmful to your health in an entirely different way. E-cigarettes have been linked to a condition called “Popcorn Lung” that is an incurable respiratory condition. Parents with teenagers should talk to them about the dangers of using e-cigarettes, especially when the popular opinion is that they are not harmful to ones health.

What is Popcorn Lung?

First discovered in the lung tissue of factory workers in a buttered popcorn plant, Popcorn Lung is actually bronchiolitis obliterans, a respiratory …read more