Smoking deveces by the inventor of the electronic cigarette, Hon Lik are seen in Beiijng on May 25, 2009. Also known as an 'e-cigarette', the battery-powered devices are designed as an alternative to cigarettes, cigars and pipes, and provide inhaled doses of nicotine by delivering a vaporized propylene glycol/nicotine solution, while also providing the physical sensation and flavors similar to inhaled tobacco smoke. With 350 million tobacco smokers nationwide, China will join the world in observing World No Tobacco Day on May 31. AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
FDA to extend tobacco regulations to e-cigarettes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it will regulate all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, cigars, hookah tobacco and pipe tobacco, among others.
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Smoking deveces by the inventor of the electronic cigarette, Hon Lik are seen in Beiijng on May 25, 2009. Also known as an 'e-cigarette', the battery-powered devices are designed as an alternative to cigarettes, cigars and pipes, and provide inhaled doses of nicotine by delivering a vaporized propylene glycol/nicotine solution, while also providing the physical sensation and flavors similar to inhaled tobacco smoke. With 350 million tobacco smokers nationwide, China will join the world in observing World No Tobacco Day on May 31. AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
FDA to extend tobacco regulations to e-cigarettes
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