Among the deceased: Richard Egan, the founder of storage giant EMC Corp, who died of a self-inflicted shotgun wound, after enduring a long battle with lung cancer.
The main culprit in the cinnamon powder is actually derived from tree bark and contains cellulose, an undigestible fiber capable of producing a strong inflammatory response in lung tissue, leading to long term wheezing and a chronic cough, potentially placing patients at further risk for bouts of pneumonitis or even aspiration pneumonia.