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Despite mountains of evidence demonstrating the harm of menthol, the FDA did not act until April 2021 when a federal judge ordered the FDA to propose a rule banning menthol within one year, as a result of a Citizen Petition by the Public Health Law Center and the lawsuit filed in 2020 by the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council, Action on Smoking and Health, the American Medical Association and the National Medical Association

If you use a smartwatch or fitness tracker, you can mention any heart rate alerts or rhythm notifications to your doctor, but these devices should not replace medical evaluation

Plain packaging implementation: Perceptions of risk and prestige of cigarette brands among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

[4] Globally it contributes to 650,000 deaths each year