E-cigarette smoking in youth poses a major health concern, according to a surgeon general since the habit may lead the youth to addiction.
A study has found out that even "light" smokers who smoke one to half a pack of cigarettes a day still have higher risk of early death compared to non-smokers.
Wish to quit smoking may be on the way after researchers crystallized a protein that holds answers to how nicotine addiction occurs in the brain.
The minimum age in Chicago for purchasing cigarettes and other tobacco products is increasing to 21 at the end of the week.
FDA’s onslaught of recently published e-cigarette regulations is reportedly going to create a black market given the tons of paperwork involved and the ridiculously expensive approval process for each product that costs around millions of dollars. Meanwhile, UK’s Royal College of Physicians advocate the use of e-cigarettes as tobacco substitutes and a way for smokers to quit smoking.
After grueling policy debates, Democratic Governor of California Jerry Brown has just approved a series of regulations that restrict tobacco use statewide. One of these approved measures is raising the legal smoking age from 18 to 21.
The UK-based Royal College of Physicians has recently published a 200-page report on Thursday advising and even recommending e-cigarettes as an effective smoking cessation aid for smokers. The report, however, contradicts earlier US findings linking vaping devices to higher likelihood of trying or going back to traditional tobacco-based smoking habit.
FDA-commissioned international study revealed that anti-smoking cessation smoking pills like Chantix are not linked to any suicide risk or psychiatric side effects. Following the published report on the controversial medication for smokers, drug manufacturers like Pfizer hope to have the Black Box warning lifted before their patent expires.
A study recently published in the medical journal Lancet suggests that anti-smoking cessation drugs like varenicline and bupropion are now considered safe by experts in a large international research commissioned by FDA. The two drugs, marketed as Pfizer’s Chantix and GlaxoSmithKline’s Zyban, are extremely restricted due to ‘Black Box Warning’ printed on their labels.
New research says that the only best and the most effective way to quit smoking is to go “cold turkey.”
Jennifer Lawrence confessed doing nasty things with Liam Hemsworth.
Brad Pitt is trying to become a good role model to his kids.
The majority of people living in Europe are too fat, a new report from the World Health Organization concluded.
A study on stroke victims claims that the insular cortex of the brain can be targeted to help smokers quit without experiencing severe withdrawal.
The study found that stress at work is just as bad as secondhand smoke but employers do little to address stressors.
09 Aug '24 16:35PM
