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smoking and health, said he was pleasantly surprised to learn of the FDA announcement.
“If you can separate the nicotine people are craving from the smoke that’s killing them, then you may
be doing something very important,” Warner said.
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids president Matthew Myers praised the overall approach as “a bold and
comprehensive vision” but called the e-cigarettes delay “a serious error.”
“This long delay will allow egregious, kid-friendly e-cigarettes and cigars, in avors like gummy bear,
cherry crush and banana smash, to stay on the market with little public health oversight,” Myers said in a statement.
Altria Group, which sells Marlboro, other brands and e-cigarettes in the U.S., said it would be “fully en- gaged” in FDA’s rule-making process.
“It’s important to understand that any proposed rule such as a nicotine product standard must be based on science and evidence, must not lead to unintended consequences and must be technically achievable,” the company said in a statement.
Gottlieb touched on premium cigars in his announcement, saying the agency wants to hear from the industry about their patterns of use and public health impacts. He said the FDA will “seriously consider” new data relevant to how premium cigars should be regulated.
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AP Medical Writer Mike Stobbe contributed from New York.
British baby Charlie Gard at center of legal battle dies By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — Charlie Gard, the terminally ill British baby at the center of a legal and ethical battle that at- tracted the attention of Pope Francis and U.S. President Donald Trump, died Friday. He was one week shy of his rst birthday.
Charlie’s parents fought for the right to take him to the United States for an experimental medical treatment for his rare genetic disease, mito- chondrial depletion syndrome, which left him brain damaged and unable to breathe unaided. His case ended up in the courts when doctors opposed the plan, saying the untested therapy wouldn’t help Charlie and might cause him to suffer.
A family spokeswoman, Alison Smith-Squire, confirmed Charlie’s deathonFriday,adayafterajudge orderedthathebetakenoffaven- tilatorattheGreatOrmondStreet Hospital in London and moved to an undisclosed hospice for his nal hours.
In this le photo dated Monday, July 24, 2017, Chris Gard, the father of critically ill baby Charlie Gard reads a statementnexttomotherConnieYates,right,attheend oftheircaseattheHighCourtinLondon.Britishmediaare reportingafamilyannouncementthat11-montholdChar- lie Gard, has died Friday July 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, FILE)
“Our beautiful little boy has gone, we’re so proud of him,” his mother, Connie Yates, said in a statement. Charlie was seemingly healthy at birth but soon began to weaken. He was admitted to Great Ormond