The incoming president of the Australian Medical Association has dashed hopes that he might move to relax the association’s opposition to e-cigarettes.

Melbourne GP Tony Bartone told The Australian there would be no change in the AMA’s stance on the issue — “absolutely none” — even though it is legal to use the electronic devices in the US, the EU, Canada and New Zealand. Even the Cancer Council of Australia, which is ­opposed to the introduction of e-cigarettes, has conceded that using e-cigarettes [...]