October 23, 2015 California Senate votes to raise smoking age to 21 from 18 The California Senate voted on Tuesday to raise the legal smoking age in the most populous U.S. state to 21 from 18, in a move that could make California one of the states with the highest smoking age.
October 23, 2015 Women who smoke while pregnant may be hurting their grandkids' health Nobody should need another reason not to smoke while pregnant, but researchers have found one: A study that looked at tens of thousands of grandmothers and grandchildren in Sweden found that children whose maternal grandmothers smoked were up to 22% more likely to have asthma, even if their mothers never took up the habit, Discovery reports.
October 23, 2015 Data from largest US tobacco study shows high use of multiple products Preliminary results from the largest U.S. survey of tobacco consumption show a high number of people use multiple products, adding key data to the debate on the role of e-cigarettes in reducing harm from tobacco.
October 23, 2015 E-cigarette rule coming 'very soon,' U.S. FDA chief says The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is "pushing very hard" to release a proposed rule that would establish its authority over e-cigarettes, the head of the agency said on Thursday amid concerns the products pose a risk to children.
October 23, 2015 Many college students aren't warned about substance use risks According to a new survey, college students are less likely than their non-college peers to be warned by doctors about the dangers of substance abuse or alcohol.
October 23, 2015 US adult smoking rate dips to 17 percent A new government report says the smoking rate for U.S. adults continues to fall.
October 23, 2015 Washington state attorney general seeks to raise smoking age to 21 Washington state could become the only U.S. state to raise its legal age for smoking tobacco to 21 from 18 under a measure proposed on Wednesday by its top law enforcement official.
October 23, 2015 India vows to press tobacco companies for bigger health warnings India is committed to boosting the size of health warnings on tobacco products, the government said on Friday, seeking to deflect criticism for delaying tougher new packaging rules beyond a deadline of April 1.
October 23, 2015 Industry makes $7,000 for each tobacco death, health campaigners claim The tobacco industry makes $7,000 for each of the more than 6 million people who die each year from smoking-related illness, the health campaign group World Lung Foundation (WLF) said on Thursday.
October 22, 2015 Web module helps patients decide about lung cancer screening A brief web-based decision aid gives current or former smokers individualized feedback on whether or not lung cancer screening is right for them, according to a small study.
