FDA Wants to Reduce Amount of Nicotine in Cigarettes
Many scientists have come to embrace a 95 percent reduction in nicotine levels.
Many scientists have come to embrace a 95 percent reduction in nicotine levels.
New Zealand is phasing out the sale of cigarettes, under a law expected to be enacted next year.
A new study found that patients using electronic nicotine delivery systems can mitigate their exposure to a tobacco-specific carcinogen.
Even people who consider themselves to be casual cigarette smokers may be addicted, according to current diagnostic criteria.
Read MoreRecently 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.
Read MoreIncreases 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.
Read MoreA program from New York State aims to help people stop smoking by offering free nicotine gum, according to local media.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreThe US FDA authorized the IQOS Tobacco Heating System as a modified risk tobacco product. The electronic device heats up tobacco into an aerosol.
Read MoreSmoking 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 MoreThe consumption of counterfeit cigarettes is growing in Europe, according to a new report commissioned by Philip Morris.
Read MoreA new study finds that pod-based vape pens may lead to greater nicotine dependence than other types of e-cigarettes.
Read MoreNicotine, 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.
Read MoreLactating 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.
Read MoreA 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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