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New paper details how PMI’s Foundation for a Smokefree World manipulates science; the more things change the more they stay the same
In 2017, Philip Morris International created the Foundation for a Smokefree World, which is widely viewed among health advocates, including the World Health Organization, as the latest industry device to slow down progress in tobacco control by claiming to be “part of the solution.” In particular, FSFW claims to its mission is to “to end…
FDA blocks some popular (but illegal) e-cigs at the border
Most e-cigarettes sold in the United States are imported (mostly from China). FDA has allowed these products to be imported and sold despite them lacking FDA authorization. Any and all e-cigarettes sold in the US without premarket authorization are illegal, although FDA has used its “enforcement discretion” to allow many to remain on the market.…
Two new reviews summarize how e-cigs adversely affect the cardiovascular system
As with cigarette smoking, e-cigarettes have major adverse effects on the cardiovascular system. And, in contrast to cancer, these changes occur quickly. Two recent papers, Association of Electronic Cigarette Exposure on Cardiovascular Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and Cardiovascular/Cardiometabolic Health, provide comprehensive summaries on the specific adverse biological effects…
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