October 27, 2015 Battle over e-cigarettes could block new EU tobacco rules Disagreement over how to regulate the booming market for electronic cigarettes is holding up a deal on strict new rules governing tobacco products in the European Union, diplomats said on Monday.
October 27, 2015 US tobacco companies drop lawsuit vs FDA over labeling The three largest U.S. tobacco companies on Tuesday dropped their lawsuit accusing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of exceeding its authority by closely monitoring the content of their product labels after the agency said it would reconsider its rules.
October 27, 2015 As youth vaping rises, teens cite the allure of tricks On a recent morning, Roger Tarazon and several friends gathered a few blocks from their Queens, New York high school. Some smoked traditional cigarettes, but Tarazon and a few others puffed on electronic vaping devices.
October 27, 2015 Media literacy promising for teen anti-smoking education Teaching teens to see through pro-tobacco messages in the media may be better at preventing youth smoking than just saying no, according to new research.
October 27, 2015 Is nicotine all bad? Since he ditched Marlboro Lights five years ago, Daniel's fix is fruit-flavored nicotine gum that comes in neat, pop-out strips. He gets through 12 to 15 pieces a day and says he has "packets of the stuff" stashed all over. But he doesn’t see himself as a nicotine addict.
October 27, 2015 Cigars just as harmful to health as cigarettes, study says Cigar smokers are thought to inhale less smoke than cigarette smokers, leading some people to believe they pose fewer health risks than cigarettes.
October 27, 2015 CDC report finds secondhand smoke still a danger A burning cigarette is a danger not only to the person smoking it but also to those around him.
October 27, 2015 Review of evidence finds e-cigarettes may help smokers quit Evidence suggests e-cigarettes help smokers quit, but more research is needed to confirm this and find out if "vaping" nicotine is better than using patches or gum, scientists said on Wednesday.
October 27, 2015 A look at other common cancer-causing substances Hotdogs, bologna and other processed meats now rank alongside tobacco, alcohol and around 100 more substances on the International Agency for Research on Cancer's list of Group 1 carcinogens.
October 27, 2015 WHO guidelines could help China decrease smoking deaths by 13 million China could prevent more than 13 million smoking-related deaths by 2050 if it adhered more closely to anti-smoking guidelines set by the World Health Organization (WHO), Medical News Today reported.
