Calls to U.S. poison control centers involving electronic cigarettes rose sharply between 2010 and 2014 as the nicotine delivery devices grew in popularity, health officials said on Thursday. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of calls each month involving exposure to the liquid nicotine in the devices rose from one in September 2010 to 215 in February 2014. "This report raises another red flag about e-cigarettes - the liquid nicotine used in e-cigarettes can be hazardous," CDC Director Dr Tom Frieden said in a statement. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to propose regulations on the devices soon, but no date has been set.
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