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Health

Maldives begins 'generational ban' on smoking

The Maldives began implementing a smoking ban Saturday on anyone born after January 2007, becoming the only nation with a generational prohibition on tobacco, the Health Ministry said.

Cardiology

How using cigars, pipes or smokeless tobacco can harm your heart

The data on the health effects from smoking cigarettes has been clear for decades. Today, tobacco use causes nearly 1 in 5 deaths each year in the U.S. While many of these deaths are cancer-related, researchers have found ...

Addiction

High rate of underage tobacco sales found in New Jersey

A recent study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Rutgers University shows a high rate of underage tobacco sales despite federal legislation that prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone ...

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