New FDA guidance suggests mint, coffee, and spice vape flavors could be authorized, raising debate over toxic additives and youth vaping risks.

The agency is proposing allowing other tastes for vapes, like mint, coffees, spices or tea, to appeal to adults. At the same time, illicit candy-flavored types aimed at teenagers have flooded the ...

Column underestimated Gaspee Affair. It was with great interest that I read John Landry’s guest column "Did Rhode Island ...

A new Massachusetts report says the ban on menthol cigarettes has reduced smoking rates and saved more than $70 million in health care costs.

The Food and Drug Administration released draft guidance on Monday explaining how it plans to evaluate premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) for flavored electronic nicotine delivery systems.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) released a report Monday showing that state legislation restricting flavored tobacco sales has reduced smoking prevalence in the state.

The 53-year-old actor pulled a cigarette out of its box with his mouth while driving his black sedan in Los Angeles. Later he was seen puffing on the Marlboro Menthol cigarette with the window down as ...

Modern HIV treatment is one of medicine's great success stories. With today's therapies, many people living with HIV can ...

A growing number of U.S. adults consider electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) more harmful than conventional cigarettes. The findings, by researchers from the UT Southwestern Medical Center and ...

A father’s nicotine exposure can affect his offspring’s ability to process sugar and may contribute to diabetes risk, according to new research using lab mice at the University of California, Santa ...

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Introduction Cigarette companies have stated their intent to transition from selling cigarettes to selling less harmful products, such as e-cigarettes. We examine trends in US cigarette marketing ...