September 26, 2017 FDA takes on nicotine to try curbing smoking New proposed Food and Drug Administration rules could mark the biggest change to tobacco regulation since Congress mandated warning labels on cigarettes in 1970.
September 20, 2017 U.S. Attorney General Sessions says marijuana still illegal U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday criticized the legalization of marijuana in multiple states and warned that the federal law banning use and sale of the drug "remains in effect," remarks that could stoke fears of a federal crackdown.
September 19, 2017 Too much vitamin B6, B12 may triple risk of lung cancer for smokers If you think popping a handful of vitamins each day is the key to staying healthy, well, you might be doing it wrong.
July 6, 2017 Smoking can irreversibly harm DNA, study finds Smoking may permanently damage DNA—an effect that could lead to the proliferation of life-threatening, smoking-related illnesses, according to a study published Tuesday in Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics.
July 5, 2017 Heartburn drugs tied to greater mortality Widely used heartburn drugs are associated with increased risk of death, and the longer a person uses the drugs, the greater the risk, new research suggests.
June 1, 2017 Call for restrictions on 'heat-not-burn' cigarettes over cancer-causing chemicals - A new type of "heat-not-burn" cigarette releases some of the same cancer-causing chemicals found in traditional cigarette smoke, a recent experiment suggests.
May 22, 2017 Philippines' Duterte bans smoking in public Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order banning smoking in public across the second-most populous country in Southeast Asia, one of the region's strictest anti-tobacco laws.
May 1, 2017 Long-term health effects of chewing nicotine gum From patches to hypnosis to pills and even gum, there are many ways to quit smoking. But is there a downside to these common treatments?
April 28, 2017 Smoking while pregnant may harm your future grandkids If you're looking for another reason to just say no to cigarettes, researchers are offering up more evidence that the habit has negative repercussions—not just for the smoker, and not just for the smoker's children, but for the smoker's grandchildren, too.
April 19, 2017 Opioid use common even after minor surgery The risk that surgery patients will become chronic opioid users may be similar after minor procedures or major operations, a U.S. study suggests.
