Play Video Walmart to stop selling e-cigarettes Australian scientists have found the vapour from flavoured e-cigarettes, even those without nicotine, can cause lung cells to die. Vapour from flavoured e-cigarettes, even those without nicotine, can cause lung cells to die, a new Australian study has found. With e-cigarettes increasing in popularity, especially among non-smokers, Australian scientists from the University of Adelaide and the Royal Adelaide Hospital examined the toxicity of three brands of apple-flavoured vaping liquid – with and without nicotine – on healthy lung cells. In the video above: Walmart to stop selling e-cigarettes They found that the vapour could trigger the death of healthy airway epithelial cells – even in products without nicotine. They also showed, for the first time, that extracts of the vapour interfered with the immune system by altering the functioning of macrophages, the cells that lock away dead and dying cells in our […]