Lawmakers cited the health risks of tobacco in approving six bills and sending them to the state Senate, which had previously acted on the smoking-age and vaping bills but must now vote on minor amendments
Some fluoroquinolones, including Ciprofloxacin, have been associated with prolongation of the QT interval on the electrocardiogram and cases of arrhythmia
Congress updates warning requirements for tobacco advertising, cigarette boxes In 2009, Congress enacted the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which revised the required warnings that must be put on cigarette packages and advertising to included color graphics, replacing the text-based Surgeon General's warnings
Chemical evaluation of electronic cigarettes
"Cigar smoke has higher levels of cancer-causing substances and toxins and far more than cigarettes." The CDC estimates that exposure to secondhand smoke kills more than 41,000 each year and causes lung cancer, heart disease and stroke and other health effects such as respiratory infections and asthma, the letter said