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Cover The New England Journal of Medicine November 19, 1953 A case report entitled, Asbestosis following brief exposure in cigarette filter manufacture, published in Respiration in 1972 by two members of the Thoracic Services division at Boston University Medical School, described a 47-year old man who had been exposed to asbestos dust for nine months in 1953 while working in a factory that manufactured cigarette filters containing Cape Blue asbestos, also known as crocidolite asbestos
The images are part of a new campaign announced by the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday to reduce tobacco use, which is responsible for about 443,000 deaths per year
The harmful chemicals in cigarettes can weaken the immune system, making it harder for the body to fight infections
When the bile acid DCA was added to the standard diet of wild-type mice invasive colon cancer was induced in 56% of the mice after 8 to 10 months
The side holes in filters cigarettes should probably be removed, which could reduce the use and toxicity of conventional cigarettes, and perhaps push smokers to consider quitting
