RALEIGH, N.C. -- The FDA's proposal to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars is being applauded by advocates and doctors, who believe the step could help continue a trend of decreased smoking ...

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – The White House is postponing the FDA’s plan to ban menthol cigarettes nationally. After previously endorsing a federal rule, the Department of Health and Human Services says, ...

In 2009, Congress authorized the FDA to regulate tobacco but excluded menthol as a compromise. Health organizations state menthol increases nicotine addiction and has been aggressively marketed to ...

The Food and Drug Administration sent its final proposal to the White House that would ban the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. The debate over the ban has gone on for over 18 months, ...

In 2009, Congress enacted legislation authorizing the U.S. Federal Food and Drug Administration to comprehensively regulate tobacco and nicotine products. Included in that legislation was the ...

In 2009, Congress enacted legislation authorizing the Food and Drug Administration to comprehensively regulate tobacco and nicotine products. Included in that legislation was the prohibition of ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A push to ban menthol-flavored tobacco in the City of Buffalo just got one step closer to becoming reality. Today, Buffalo Common Council members voted on a resolution asking the ...

With San Francisco banning menthol cigarettes last year, and the Food and Drug Administration considering a nationwide ban, it seemed like the time was ripe for New York to follow suit. Then Reynolds ...

In 2009, Congress enacted legislation authorizing the U.S. Federal Food and Drug Administration to comprehensively regulate tobacco and nicotine products. Included in that legislation was the ...

Editor’s note: Opinion pieces are solely the opinion of the writer and not the Daily Journal. In 2009, Congress enacted legislation authorizing the U.S. Federal Food and Drug Administration to ...