June 3, 2016 New draft of Chinese anti-smoking law weaker than health advocates had hoped A recent draft of the Chinese national anti-smoking law significantly weakens previously proposed legislation, several people familiar with the bill told Reuters, and some public health advocates said the powerful state-owned tobacco monopoly had lobbied for the changes.
June 2, 2016 Marijuana use by adults tied to few physical health problems Other than being at an increased risk of gum disease, people who smoked marijuana for up to 20 years during adulthood were generally as healthy as people who didn't light up, according to a new study.
June 1, 2016 How many adults in each state engage in all 5 key health habits? Just 6 percent of adults in the U.S. have adopted all five key health habits that are linked with better health or longer life, according to a new report.
June 1, 2016 White House scrapped FDA plan to restrict flavored e-cigarettes A White House office deleted language in a recently introduced tobacco regulation that would have removed flavored e-cigarettes from the market until they had been authorized by the Food and Drug Administration, an edited version of the document shows.
May 25, 2016 E-cigarette poisonings on rise in young kids Electronic cigarettes are sickening a growing number of young kids, usually because children drink the liquid nicotine that's used in the devices, a U.S. study of poison center calls suggests.
May 24, 2016 US e-cigarette use stalls as health concerns grow: Reuters/Ipsos poll Use of electronic cigarettes and other vaping devices has stalled in the United States as more Americans question their safety, according to a new online Reuters/Ipsos poll.
May 24, 2016 Kicking the habit: Adult smoking rate in US is falling fast The nation seems to be kicking its smoking habit faster than ever before.
May 23, 2016 Europe lifts warning on Pfizer smoking cessation drug European regulators have lifted a warning on Pfizer's smoking cessation drug Champix - called Chantix in the United States - after a clinical study concluded it did not appear to increase the risk of neuropsychiatric side effects.
May 23, 2016 Smoking ban weakly linked to decline in preterm births Regional smoking bans might help make premature births less likely, but these policies on their own aren't the only factors that influence the odds of early arrivals, a Swiss study suggests.
May 19, 2016 Health care costs nosedive when smokers quit When cigarette smokers quit, societal healthcare costs immediately plunge, a new study shows.
