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WASHINGTON — The head of the FDA’s tobacco center wants to do more to tout the health benefits of switching from cigarettes to e-cigarettes, now that youth vaping rates are declining. “With the ...

Inflation affects everyone. Our economy continues to be unpredictable, causing people and businesses to evaluate spending habits. Focusing on business decisions that provide cost savings and create a ...

Tobacco use in a variety of forms is common in adolescent life today, with over 2.25 million youth using. In 2024, just over 8% of U.S. middle and high school students reported having used a tobacco ...

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers quantified the association between cigarette smoking and all-cause and cause-specific deaths by sex, ethnicity, and race. Study: ...

Smoking cessation, the process of quitting smoking, lowers the risk of several health issues, including lung cancer and cardiovascular disease. Public health initiatives tout the benefits of quitting ...

Some experts say quitting smoking is harder than beating almost any other bad habit. But it’s not impossible to quit. The benefits of quitting smoking are nearly endless. In just 12 hours after the ...

There are few sentences I am more loath to speak than “Donald Trump is right.” And yet, this past Friday afternoon, I reluctantly had to acknowledge that Trump was at least somewhat on the correct ...

As Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., and Rep. Henry A. Waxman, D-Calif., push bills this spring to heighten federal regulation of tobacco, expect newspapers to present “both sides” of the story by ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The Maine Legislature is considering a tax increase on tobacco products and, ...