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DO E-CIGARETTES HELP OR HARM? FDA-REQUESTED REPORT SAYS NOT CLEAR YET
Electronic cigarettes could be a boon to public health or a major liability, depending on whether they help Americans quit smoking or encourage more young... READ MORE›
ONE CIGARETTE 'MAY LEAD TO HABIT FOR MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS OF PEOPLE'
More than two-thirds of people who try just one cigarette may go on to become regular smokers, new research suggests... READ MORE›
AS PEOPLE IN JAPAN SMOKE LESS, JAPAN TOBACCO'S NEW CEO LOOKS ABROAD FOR GROWTH
And British American Tobacco PLC have introduced heated tobacco devices, which have pushed down demand for cigarettes in Japan Tobacco's domestic market... READ MORE›
MORE US TEENS ARE VAPING THAN SMOKING CIGARETTES, STUDY FINDS
In 2017, 26.6 percent of the oldest high school students had smoked one... READ MORE›
ANALYSIS | INDONESIA, WHERE SMOKING IS WIDESPREAD, JUST PLACED TOUGH RESTRICTIONS ON E-CIGARETTES
Though directly comparable data is not available, it's likely that tobacco use in Indonesia causes more death and illness than the use of illegal drugs... READ MORE›
WHY HAVE YOUNG PEOPLE'S ATTITUDES TO ALCOHOL AND DRUGS CHANGED? SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS
But secondary school children in England are now more likely to have tried illegal drugs than cigarettes, according to NHS Digital... READ MORE›
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MARLBORO MAKER SAYS IT MAY STOP SELLING CIGARETTES
As the world's biggest cigarette maker Phillip Morris gets most of its profits from selling traditional cigarettes... READ MORE›
FDA TARGETS CIGARETTES IN BROADENING OF FIGHT AGAINST ADDICTION
Tobacco Shares Plunge After FDA Proposes Cut to Cigarette Nicotine... READ MORE›
'VAPING ME IS LIKE SMOKER ME REBOOTED'
I have brought myself to a level of nicotine addiction my younger self wouldn't have got up early enough for... READ MORE›
NEW LAWS IN UK 'STIFLING VAPING'S SUCCESS' IN CURBING SMOKING
On Friday the New Nicotine Alliance, led by Professor Gerry Stimson, a public health expert, protested against the new measures outside the Department of Health... READ MORE›
VAPING DOES NOT HELP PEOPLE STOP SMOKING SAYS WHO REPORT
But for some in the public health community, WHO's report is a backward step that will hamper the fight to cut tobacco-related deaths... READ MORE›
FEARS OVER E-CIGARETTES LEADING TO SMOKING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UNFOUNDED - STUDY
Young people who try e-cigarettes are not more likely to take up smoking as a result, according to a substantial new study... READ MORE›
NYC BOOSTS CIGARETTE PRICES TO $13, BANS SALES BY PHARMACIES
Health officials estimate the law could reduce by 40 percent the number of tobacco sellers citywide within 10 years... READ MORE›
UK TO INTRODUCE PLAIN CIGARETTE PACKAGING BEFORE NEXT ELECTION
MPs are to be given a free vote on whether to enforce plain packaging for tobacco products... READ MORE›
SMOKING RATE IN UK FALLS TO SECOND-LOWEST IN EUROPE
Smoking rates across the UK continue to fall, showing a sharp decline since 2010 among younger people, latest figures reveal... READ MORE›
EXPLODING E-CIGARETTE 'LIT MY KID'S FACE ON FIRE' WARNS ALBERTA FATHER
Perry greer of lethbridge calls for ban on sale of electronic cigarettes to minors... READ MORE›
HOW TOBACCO FIRMS FLOUT UK LAW ON PLAIN PACKAGING
Sempah said most in the tobacco industry doubted the marketing strategies would have much of an impact in the long run... READ MORE›
SUCCESS RATES FOR PEOPLE QUITTING SMOKING HIT RECORD HIGH
The UCL report gives a number of other reasons to explain why people are enjoying success in quitting smoking... READ MORE›
'EXTINCTION THERAPY' COULD HELP SMOKERS KICK HABIT, STUDY SUGGESTS
After a month, the treatment group were smoking significantly fewer cigarettes on average each day seven, compared to 10 for the control group ... READ MORE›
HOW SUGAR HELPED HOOK AMERICA ON CIGARETTES
Soon, sugar-sauced Burley tobacco was being blended into R.J... READ MORE›
CIGARETTE PACKETS LAW FLAWED - FIRMS
Related Stories Proposals to introduce standardised cigarette packaging in England are flawed, the tobacco industry says... READ MORE›
E-CIGARETTES CONTAINING NICOTINE LINKED TO RAISED HEART ATTACK RISK
The tests found in the 30 minutes after smoking the e-cigarettes containing nicotine, there was a significant increase in blood pressure, heart rate and arterial stiffness... READ MORE›
BIG TOBACCO STILL SEES BIG BUSINESS IN AMERICA'S POOR
With low taxes on cigarettes, intermittent regulations and tobacco-friendly politicians, many US states still mirror conditions around the developing world where tobacco companies see potential... READ MORE›
IS THIS THE FIRST CHILD'S DEATH DUE TO E-CIGARETTES?
First 'e-cigarette child death' New York baby dies after drinking liquid nicotine... READ MORE›
SICKEST STATES DO LITTLE TO SNUFF OUT SMOKING
But Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, West Virginia and Mississippi rank among the worst on both counts -- left behind as cigarette smoking nationally hits a historic low... READ MORE›
FDA PLANS TO REDUCE NICOTINE IN CIGARETTES TO NON-ADDICTIVE LEVELS
Nicotine levels in cigarettes could be reduced to non-addictive levels, according to new plans set out by the US regulatory body... READ MORE›
DOCTORS FURY AT MINISTERS OVER DELAYS TO PLAIN CIGARETTE PACKAGING
Nearly 4,000 health professionals have written to the prime minister to express alarm that plain packets may be delayed... READ MORE›
E-CIGARETTE USE THREATENS YEARS OF US ANTI-SMOKING GAINS, SAYS REPORT
Public Health England has said it is 95 percent safer, and that the young people experimenting with e-cigarettes are the same people who try smoking tobacco... READ MORE›
BEIJING PREPS TOUGH TOBACCO CONTROLS IN SMOKERS' PARADISE
Throughout Europe, skeptics were surprised as even nations like Italy submitted to indoor smoking bans, he said... READ MORE›
DOCTOR RESIGNS OVER MICHELLE OBAMA 'MONKEY FACE' REMARK 'WHICH SHE DID NOT REALISE WAS OFFENSIVE'
A doctor who made a racist remark on Facebook about US first lady Michelle Obama has resigned from her health centre job... READ MORE›
SMOKING MAY KILL ONE IN THREE YOUNG CHINESE MEN -- BUT VERY FEW WOMEN
While tobacco use has been rising among younger Chinese men, smoking rates have plummeted among women... READ MORE›
TEAM OBAMA'S LAST MEDDLE IN AMERICANS' PRIVATE LIVES
Every child deserves to grow up in a safe, healthy home free from secondhand cigarette smoke, preached HUD Secretary Julian Castro... READ MORE›
OXFORD DICTIONARY'S INTERNATIONAL WORD OF THE YEAR FOR 2014
To vape is to inhale and exhale the vapour produced by an electronic cigarette... READ MORE›
IRELAND PASSES LAWS BANNING BRANDED CIGARETTE PACKETS
A european first ireland passes laws banning branded cigarette packets health... READ MORE›
SURVEY: TEENS STILL INTRIGUED BY E-CIGARETTES
But teens aren't using e-cigarettes that way, the survey found... READ MORE›
INDIANA VAPE SHOP OWNERS SAY NEW FDA RULE WILL CRUSH INDUSTRY
One aspect of the FDA regulations, requiring products to contain labels that say nicotine is addictive, would be onerous but doable, Cohn said... READ MORE›