FDA Wants to Reduce Amount of Nicotine in Cigarettes
Many scientists have come to embrace a 95 percent reduction in nicotine levels.
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New Zealand Introduces Cigarette Ban
New Zealand is phasing out the sale of cigarettes, under a law expected to be enacted next year.
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Electronic Nicotine Delivery System May Reduce Carcinogen Exposure
A new study found that patients using electronic nicotine delivery systems can mitigate their exposure to a tobacco-specific carcinogen.
Light Smokers May Not Escape Nicotine Addiction, Study Reveals
Even people who consider themselves to be casual cigarette smokers may be addicted, according to current diagnostic criteria.
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How Phone Counseling Helps Cancer Patients Quit Smoking
Recently diagnosed cancer patients who smoke are significantly more likely to quit and remain tobacco-free if they receive frequent and sustained telephone counseling, according to a new study.
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Nicotine, Marijuana Vaping See Historic Rise in College-age Adults
Increases in vaping marijuana and nicotine are among the largest increases in use for any substance reported by a National Institutes of Health study in its 45-year history.
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New York State’s Quitline Offers Free Nicotine Gum
A program from New York State aims to help people stop smoking by offering free nicotine gum, according to local media.
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ATS Practice Guideline Strongly Recommends Varenicline Over Nicotine Patch for Adult Smokers
A new ATS clinical practice guideline on treatment for tobacco dependence in adults recommends the use of varenicline (aka Chantix, Champix) over nicotine patch or buproprion.
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FDA Authorizes Tobacco Product But Emphasizes It’s ‘Not Safe’
The US FDA authorized the IQOS Tobacco Heating System as a modified risk tobacco product. The electronic device heats up tobacco into an aerosol.
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Study Compares Dangers of Tobacco Cigarettes, E-cigarettes and Waterpipes
Smoking and vaping, whether by means of tobacco cigarettes, e-cigarettes or waterpipes, stiffens the arteries, causes inflammation and damages DNA, leading to a variety of health problems, according to a study published recently in the European Heart Journal.
Read MorePhilip Morris Report Says Illicit Cigarette Trade is Growing
The consumption of counterfeit cigarettes is growing in Europe, according to a new report commissioned by Philip Morris.
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Pod-based E-cigarettes More Addictive Than Other Nicotine Delivery Systems
A new study finds that pod-based vape pens may lead to greater nicotine dependence than other types of e-cigarettes.
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Nicotine Promotes Spread of Lung Cancer to The Brain, Study Finds
Nicotine, a non-carcinogenic chemical found in tobacco, promotes the metastasis of lung cancer cells into the brain, according to new research published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.
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Exposure to Nicotine Linked to Infant Skull Defect
Lactating mothers who use e-cigarettes or nicotine replacement therapies may be putting their breastfed babies at risk for skull defects, according to a new animal study published in the journal FASEB.
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Colorado Bill Would Ban Sale of All Flavored Nicotine Products
A new bill introduced by Colorado lawmakers to ban all flavored nicotine products could curb the the state’s teen vaping rate.
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