Lawmakers should closely review these decisions and make sure FDA is following the science and protecting public health - especially since there has been clear evidence for years that flavors attract young people to tobacco products
But cigarette-lovers will not be forced to go cold turkey, with the smoking of e-cigarettes being permitted as a transitional measure until May 21 next year
In June, 2011, the FDA approved nine images it would require cigarette manufacturers to place prominently on cigarette packs, examples of which included color images of a man exhaling cigarette smoke or a cadaver on a table with post-autopsy chest staples
Journalists with access to Exxon's internal documents recently discovered the company not only knew about their impact on climate change as far back as 1977, but also spent millions of company dollars, actively promoting misinformation about the health concerns of their product
Until recently, LGBTQ Americans were not protected in the workplace and, today, over a third of states lack policy protections for housing and public accommodations