Email from Egan Reich, US Department of Labor, to Human Rights Watch, November 20, 2013
Mumbai, India The government of India has proposed raising the smoking age from 18 to 21, banning the sale of loose cigarettes, and doing away with designated smoking areas in public places
100 This consensus extends to multiple clinical guidelines, which have removed e-cigarettes from smoking cessation recommendations, underscoring that their long-term safety is unproven and their short-term harms are already visible
However, the tobacco industry has fought back each time and not just ensured its survival but also thrived thereafter
Lung cancer is still the leading cause of death in both men and women around the world, killing more than one million people every year
[PubMed: 11456077] Polivy J, Herman CP, Howard KI