Smokers who switch to e-cigarettes – even if it’s only some of the time – may dramatically reduce their exposure…
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‘Pac-Man’ bacteria eats nicotine before it reaches the brain, study finds
Between 80 and 90 of smokers try smoking cessation aids without success, but now researchers have discovered a promising solution:…
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Flavoring, other additives increase cigarettes’ addictiveness
Ingredients that help enhance the appeal of “light” and “low-tar” cigarettes may contribute to the addictiveness of smoking, a study…
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Pregnant smokers persuaded to quit with free diapers
AKRON, Ohio – Pregnant smokers in one northeast Ohio county can get free diapers in exchange for permanently kicking the…
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Raise minimum age to buy cigarettes to decrease use, study says
Raising the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21 or 25 years old would significantly reduce their use and…
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For ultramarathon runners, marijuana has benefits— but is it ethical?
The grueling sport of ultramarathon has fostered a mingling of two seemingly opposite camps: endurance jocks and potheads. “If you…
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FDA panel votes against label change to Swedish Match snus
Swedish Match AB should not be allowed to alter the warning label on its snus smokeless tobacco products to claim…
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Study ties more deaths, types of disease, to smoking
Breast cancer, prostate cancer, and even routine infections. A new report ties these and other maladies to smoking and says…
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Battle over e-cigarettes could block new EU tobacco rules
Disagreement over how to regulate the booming market for electronic cigarettes is holding up a deal on strict new rules…
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Trend for trying e-cigarettes may be leveling off
NEW YORK – A new government study suggests the number of U.S. adults who have tried electronic cigarettes may be…
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