May 12, 2016 The asthma talk teens need before they leave for college When teens have asthma, the "sex talk" isn't the only tough discussion parents should make sure kids get before heading off to college.
May 11, 2016 French hospitals to pay pregnant women to stop smoking, report says French women may soon be paid by hospitals to kick their nicotine habit while pregnant.
May 9, 2016 E-cigarette poisonings surge in young children, study says Electronic cigarettes have sickened rising numbers of young children, a study of U.S. poison center calls has found.
May 6, 2016 FDA will require e-cigarettes and contents to be reviewed WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal government announced sweeping new rules Thursday for electronic cigarettes that will for the first time require the devices and their ingredients to be reviewed, a mandate that could offer protection for consumers and upend a multibillion dollar industry that has gone largely unregulated.
May 5, 2016 FDA brings e-cigarettes under federal authority; will restrict youth access within 90 days Hundreds of electronic cigarette brands will have to undergo federal review to stay on the market under new rules that have the potential to upend a multi-billion dollar industry attempting to position itself as an alternative to traditional cigarettes.
May 3, 2016 Heavy drinking may make it harder to quit smoking Alcohol-dependent people quickly process nicotine in their bodies and that may make it more difficult to quit smoking, suggests a small study of Polish men.
May 2, 2016 More evidence that smoking worsens semen quality A new review confirms that smoking has bad effects on a man's semen.
April 28, 2016 UK report advocates substituting e-cigarettes for tobacco Substituting electronic cigarettes for tobacco is beneficial to public health and should be encouraged for current smokers, according to a report from the U.K.’s Royal College of Physicians.
April 25, 2016 Teens most drawn to e-cigarettes by online ads While many forms of e-cigarette advertising increase the odds that teens will try the devices, a new U.S. study suggests that this generation of digital natives is most enticed by promotions they see online.
April 19, 2016 FDA campaign takes aim at chewing tobacco use by rural teens Government health regulators will team up with minor league baseball teams as part of a new campaign to discourage rural teenagers from using chewing tobacco.
