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Do National Smoking Bans Actually Work?
The world’s third largest tobacco market has officially banned smoking.As of June 1, Russians are no longer allowed to light up on public transportation, at...
UK To Start Regulating E-Cigarettes As Medicine
Britain will start regulating electronic cigarettes and other products containing nicotine as medicines, according to the country's top regulator.In a statement...
Smoking Alcohol: The Dangerous Way People Are Getting Drunk
To get drunk, people are getting creative. But a new form of drinking, known as "smoking" alcohol, has doctors concerned. Whatever happened to taking shots?...
Medications Are Effective For Quitting Smoking
In the U.S., 68.8% of current adult smokers want to quit for good, according to the U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Since 2002, the number...
What the Kids Are Watching: Fewer Tobacco Ads, But More Alcohol Ads in Movies
Teens may be seeing more drinking on screen, but will that lead them to have more problems with alcohol? In a new study published in the journal JAMA...
Non-Smoking Hotel Rooms Aren’t a Guarantee of a Smoke-Free Stay
Just because you choose the non-smoking hotel room doesn't mean you're completely protecting yourself from exposure. A new study published in the journal,...
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Accused of Smoking Crack
Toronto's embattled mayor is now facing questions about whether or not he smoked crack after reporters claim to have seen — and tried to purchase — video...
$200 Smokes at NYC Jails? What a Ripoff.
How much would you pay for a cigarette in jail?
Vitamin E May Boost Return to Healthy Hearts in Former Smokers
Smoking can harm the heart, and while quitting is the most powerful way to avoid heart disease, taking vitamin E after putting out the cigarettes may speed the...
Walking Cure: Strolls Can Help Teen Smokers to Quit
Is the buzz from exercise enough to compensate for nicotine hits from cigarettes? Researchers studying new smoking cessation methods among teens report that...
Industry Group Reports Early Success With Better-For-You Cigarettes
Aside from not lighting up at all, cigarettes developed to reduce a smoker's exposure to tobacco's toxins may be the best way to reduce health risks from...
WATCH: Canadian Ad Equates ‘Social Smoking’ to ‘Social Flatulence’
A Canadian public service announcement is grabbing attention for comparing social smoking to social farting, but critics wonder if it gets the intended message...
Colorful Way Tobacco Industry May Be Skirting Labeling Rules
Words like "light" and "mild" can't be used on cigarette packages, but colors can. In 2010, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the tobacco industry...
The Smoking Hot Market for Gently-Used Cars
Are you in the market for a fuel-efficient used car? Then you probably have competition—not just from other drivers, but from car dealerships. The auto...
Remembering Dr. C. Everett Koop, America’s Doctor
Koop endowed the office of Surgeon General with important powers to influence public health
Should Mentally Ill Patients Be Allowed to Smoke?
Smoking has long been tolerated in psychiatric institutes, but administrators want to ban the habit
Family Accused of Smoking on Plane Forces Emergency Landing, Gets Arrested
A family traveling from Canada to the Caribbean forced a pilot to make an emergency landing last Friday night after allegedly refusing to cooperate with flight...
Marijuana Linked to Increased Stroke Risk
Two new studies add to the confusion over the health effects of marijuana. In one presentation to the American Stroke Association's International Stroke...
A Quitter's Market
As the new year begins, many of the estimated 45 million smokers in America are trying to kick the habit. It's a perennial New Year's resolution, according to an...
