Much like the recent addition of heart disease as a condition these GLP-1s can treat, research is informing additional conditions for which these drugs are indicated
COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Califf told a congressional subcommittee on Thursday that a national prohibition would reduce the mortality risk of current smokers of menthol cigarettes by substantially decreasing their consumption and increasing the likelihood of cessation. In the proposed rule, the FDA and Department of Health and Human Services said the public health benefits of a ban would be most notable among Black smokers, who have the highest prevalence of menthol cigarette smoking and experience a disproportionate burden of the related harms. African American men, in particular, have the highest rates of lung cancer in the US, according to the CDC
If Minnesota had Wisconsins overall poverty rate, about 80,000 more Minnesotans would live in poverty
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E-cigarettes are a safer alternative to tobacco and if they can also help people avoid piling on the pounds as well as helping them to stop smoking that is a real bonus.