At least five of the Chinese companies that make up CNTC have applied to the government for permission to sell their products in the country
According to the American Diabetes Association, diabetes was listed as the underlying cause of death for over 87,000 people in 2019, making it the seventh leading cause of death in the United States
It's not interested in public health
For many people, smoking is a habit ingrained in daily life, despite the well-known health risks associated with tobacco use
For children born between 2000 and 2019, such a policy shift would reclaim a projected 4.2 million years of life now expected to be lost to tobacco-related illnesses, an Institute of Medicine analysis concludes
Ischemic heart disease, COPD, and lung cancer account for more than half of years lost due to disability caused by tobacco-attributable diseases