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The dangers of cigarette smoke arise from both the particulate matter it contains and its chemical composition

A federal judge has ruled in favor of tobacco industry plaintiffs that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cannot proceed with its rule to require graphic warning labels on cigarette packages until the legal challenge to the rule is resolved

Dimensions: 4912 x 7360 px | 41.6 x 62.3 cm | 16.4 x 24.5 inches | 300dpi Date taken: 18 February 2019 Photographer: LightField Studios

Although both groups had similar frequencies of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations worsening of the condition throughout the study, menthol smokers had a higher frequency of severe exacerbations at 0.22 per year, compared to 0.18 per year for regular cigarette smokers