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A group scientists have written the World Health Organisation (WHO) two days World No Tobacco Day May the 31st. The 53 scientists asked the WHO not to class e-cigarettes as a tobacco product. E-cigarettes are an aid to help people quit smoking. They do not have any tobacco them. Instead, they release a nicotine vapour that makes people feel like they are smoking. Many doctors say this is better for people's health than real cigarettes. The WHO wants countries to put e-cigarettes the same category as real cigarettes. This means taxing them, banning advertising, introducing health warnings and stopping people from using them public places.

The group scientists told the WHO that e-cigarettes are helping to reduce disease and deaths smoking. The scientists said e-cigarettes are a "low-risk product" that are "part the solution" the fight smoking, not part the problem. They wrote: "These products could be among the most significant health innovations the 21st century, perhaps saving hundreds millions of lives. The urge to control…them as tobacco products should be resisted." However, researchers the University Chicago say e-cigarettes could encourage young people to smoke. They said: "It's possible that seeing e-cigarette use may promote more smoking behavior and less quitting."