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Should the FDA Prohibit Filtered Cigarettes?

In an intriguing story on the history of cigarettes — including how doctors once told us it was OK to light up because smoking was “good” for you — CNN Health reports that a new study shows that filtered cigarettes are worse for you than unfiltered. This is directly contrary to the old thinking that filters make cigarettes safer. It seems like we’re singing the same refrain over and over, but filtered or not, cigarettes are just plain not good for you. Smoking...