U. S. federal appeals court in Washington on December 7, said the FDA can only regulate electronic cigarettes as a tobacco product.

美国联邦上诉法院12月7日在华盛顿表示，美国FDA的只能规范电子香烟作为一种烟草产品。

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One study showed that even as few as ten cigarettes a day can damage fertility.

一项研究表明，每天哪怕只抽10支烟也会损害生育能力。

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Considered to be a less dangerous alternative to tobacco, "e-cigarettes" are taking over the West as more and more people switch over when trying to kick the habit.

随着越来越多的人开始戒烟，被认为危险程度更小的替代物——电子烟在西方国家流行起来了。

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As a result, scientists suspect that menthol cigarettes may be even more dangerous than other cigarettes.

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Attempts to classify e-cigarettes as a medicinal product have been made in Holland and Germany but the industry successfully overturned the decisions in court.

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Although cigarette companies would try to neutralise the impact of lower volumes by higher prices, we expect revenues to be negatively impacted as well, largely due to increase in illicit trade of cigarettes as a consequence of higher excise taxes.

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As small as a BlackBerry, as light as a pack of cigarettes, as complicated as eating a banana, the Flip shoots hi-def video that rivals cameras costing many thousands of dollars.

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