E-Cigarettes Cause A Horrible Incurable Disease Called ‘Popcorn Lung’

Popcorn Lung
The latest trend in smoking has been E-cigarettes. They have been promoted as a much safer alternative to smoking regular cigarettes. But of course, there’s the old saying that starts out, “if it’s too good to be true…”
It turns out the Harvard School of Public Health decided to do a study on E-cigarettes and the results are startling. It looks as if they may not pose the traditional cigarette threat, but they pose a different one altogether.
Diacetyl is a flavoring chemical used in E-cigs which are linked to cases of severe respiratory disease, most notably the incurable condition called “Popcorn Lung.” This condition was first noticed in workers in microwave popcorn processing facilities who inhaled the artificial butter flavoring. The disease is totally debilitating and irreversible. It’s a respiratory disease which causes scarring in tiny air sacs in the lungs. This leads to shortness of breath and excessive coughing.
http://healthyfoodtreatments.com/e-cigarettes-cause-a-horrible-incurable-disease-called-popcorn-lung/

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Why does Catalonia want to quit Spain? It’s the economy!

Catalonia Capital
Some very interesting data on aggregations of people and optimal community sizes…
Why, and why now? It’s easy to get lost in the mire of local explanations and recent historical factors, and Spain has those in abundance. They matter, and they may explain why Spain is the most confrontational of the struggles between separatist, nationalist and supra-national ambitions on this Continent. But the core forces lie much deeper and are in essence much simpler.
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2017/10/31/why-does-catalonia-want-to-quit-spain-its-the-economy-stupid/