Miller School co-authors were Runxia Tian, M.D., Alessia Fornoni, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine, chief of the Katz Family Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, and director of the Peggy and Harold Katz Family Drug Discovery Center, and Sandra Merscher, Ph.D., research associate professor
The warnings initially agreed upon were: Smoking kills, Smoking is addictive, Smoking causes lung cancer and heart disease, and Smoking damages your lungs
Studies show that menthol cigarettes increase initiation of smoking, decrease cessation, and make it harder for Black smokers to quit compared to non-Black smokers
Both predecessor companies were located in Ootmarsum, the Netherlands, with a history that can be traced back to 1839, a time when Ootmarsum served as an import trade center
This is critical because it is the burning of tobacco which forms the most harmful compounds found in cigarette smoke