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October 24, 2015

Cigarette warnings on packages work better with pictures

Gruesome photographs on cigarette packages may deliver more effective anti-smoking messages than words, a new analysis finds.

October 24, 2015

In landmark FDA tobacco study, e-cig questions likely to linger

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is poised to release initial data from a landmark study into how Americans use tobacco products, but researchers expect many key questions about e-cigarettes to remain unanswered.

October 24, 2015

Chinese children learning to smoke with candy-flavored e-cigarettes

E-cigarettes are reportedly being used to get children hooked on smoking in China, where the average age for first-time smokers is under 11.

October 24, 2015

How tobacco smoke harms every part of the body

At this point, you’d have to be living under a rock to not know that smoking is bad for you.

October 24, 2015

Doctors should ask heart patients about secondhand smoke, study says

Not all heart disease patients know that secondhand smoke is bad for them – and not all doctors are asking them if they live with a smoker, according to a new study.

October 24, 2015

Cigarettes kicked out of school in China

China has banned smoking in schools, state media reported on Wednesday, the latest step in a government drive to kick the country's pervasive tobacco habit.

October 24, 2015

In England, no more smoking in cars with kids

Brits will be breaking the law if they light up while driving—if there's a child riding as a passenger.

October 24, 2015

FDA panel votes to keep severe warning on Pfizer anti-smoking drug

Pfizer Inc failed to convince the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to remove a black box warning on its controversial quit-smoking drug Chantix, with an advisory panel to the agency voting against the removal on Thursday.

October 24, 2015

As smokers spark up e-cigs to quit, traditional aids suffer

When Marty Weinstein decided to quit smoking, he took a friend's advice and tried electronic cigarettes rather than government-approved nicotine replacement products.

October 24, 2015

Heart group says e-cigarettes might help smokers quit

The American Heart Association's first policy statement on electronic cigarettes backs them as a last resort to help smokers quit. The American Cancer Society has no formal policy but quietly took a similar stance in May.