March 29, 2016 Smoke without fire: Japan becomes test ground for real tobacco e-cigarette Two tobacco giants are seeing strong demand for their reboots of the e-cigarette in Japan, with Philip Morris International twice postponing a nationwide rollout and Japan Tobacco suspending shipments - both due to supply shortages.
March 17, 2016 Mother's smoking may influence child's lung function decades later Middle aged people whose mothers smoked heavily may be at significantly increased risk for breathing problems according to a new study from Australia.
March 17, 2016 Healthy heart may also mean healthy brain If you eat right, exercise and take care of your heart, you may also be doing good things for your brain, a U.S. study suggests.
March 15, 2016 Quitting smoking abruptly has best long-term results Reuters Health - People who quit smoking all at once are more likely to be successful than those who cut down on cigarettes gradually, according to a new study.
March 14, 2016 For low-income smokers, calling a quitline may cost too much Telephone quitlines offer free and effective treatment for tobacco dependence, but for low-income smokers who only have a cell phone and don't have unlimited minutes, calls to the quitline may take a substantial portion of their cell minutes for the month, according to a new study.
February 26, 2016 NYC backs legislation banning smokeless tobacco in ballparks NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City Health Department is backing legislation that would ban smokeless tobacco from all ticketed sports arenas, including Yankee Stadium and Citi Field.
February 19, 2016 #Catmageddon: Why experts love new anti-smoking ad Nothing gets the Internet talking like viral cat videos, and now a new anti-smoking ad has tapped into people's love of funny cats in the name of health education — a move that experts say is a good one
February 19, 2016 Marijuana use may lead to abuse of other substances Using marijuana may lead in short order to using even more marijuana as well as abusing other drugs and alcohol, suggests a new analysis of U.S. data.
February 12, 2016 5 unexpected ways to actually meet your New Year's resolution Making a New Year’s Resolution—slightly buzzed on the energy of a new year, slightly buzzed on the Champagne of a new year—is the easy part.
February 10, 2016 Long-term marijuana use tied to worse verbal memory in middle age As marijuana becomes more accessible to young and old alike in the U.S., researchers warn that long-term use of the drug may cause lasting harm to at least one type of brain function.
