Health
How unhealthy are cigars?
Cigars are linked with victory, new babies and Winston Churchill, not nicotine addiction, but are they any better for your health than cigarettes?
Jan 6, 2023
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News tagged with tobacco control
Health
What are quit-smoking programs and how can they help you?
Sometimes it really does "take a village" to help you meet life's challenges, and quitting smoking can be one of the toughest challenges out there.
Jan 4, 2023
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Health
England slips further off-track for smokefree 2030 target
The UK government is almost a decade behind achieving its target for England to be smokefree by 2030, a new report published by Cancer Research UK reveals.
Dec 29, 2022
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Addiction
New online reporting system tracks worldwide efforts to cut down on tobacco-related deaths and disease
A new online tool to track global progress on tobacco control taps into the management principle that "what gets measured gets done."
Dec 15, 2022
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Health
Alternatives to menthol cigarettes pose significant addiction and health risks
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should extend the ban on menthol-flavored cigarettes and cigars to include potential substitutes like menthol pipe tobacco and cigarette tubes, say researchers at Rutgers Center ...
Dec 5, 2022
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Banning fruity flavors did not deter vapers, finds study
On February 6, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the sale of many flavored e-cigarettes, with some important exceptions. According to a survey conducted by University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) researchers, ...
Nov 30, 2022
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Addiction
11.3 percent of school students report tobacco product use
About 11.3 percent of all middle and high school students reported currently using any tobacco product in 2022, with electronic cigarettes the most commonly used product, according to research published in the Nov. 11 issue ...
Nov 11, 2022
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Health
Jury out on whether heated tobacco products are less harmful for health
The quality of evidence available about heated tobacco products is substandard and policymakers should be wary of claims made about their role in harm reduction, say the authors of a new study.
Nov 9, 2022
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Health
Much work needs to be done to change the US smoking rate, experts say
Every year, the Great American Smokeout draws attention to preventing deaths and chronic illness caused by smoking. Almost 38 million Americans, including nearly one million in New Jersey, still smoke tobacco and about half ...
Nov 9, 2022
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Misdirected policies an issue in control of tobacco use in Southeast Asia
In a report for The Lancet Regional Health—Southeast Asia, a research team argued that policies to address public health issues, such as tobacco use in the region, should address local needs and not be based on assumptions ...
Oct 13, 2022
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