Cigarettes

By many measures, pot is far safer than alcohol. But that doesn't necessarily mean it's good for you, some public-health experts say.

The FDA is taking a side in a hot debate in public health right now over what to do about new tobacco products.

Cigarette manufacturers have set their sights on countries where tobacco-control laws aren't as robust.

Experiments in a convenience store laboratory suggest the influence of the "tobacco power wall."

A new study finds a link between grandmothers' smoking and their grandchildren developing asthma and wheezing.

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Seventy-seven countries require them, but not the United States.

Where are college students and the mentally ill most likely to pick up a cigarette habit?

An independent Australian study adds even more evidence of smoking's deadly consequences.

A new study shows that, after quitting, smoking-induced harm to brain tissue may be reversed over time.

California wants to cut down on teenage vaping. The best way to do that is not by telling teens to stop.

A new mapping technique could help public officials make the case to ban smoking in public areas.

People with mental illnesses have a unique, intense relationship with smoking, which can ease distress as well as kill. Now that a much safer version of the habit is available, it's no time for the anti-smoking lobby to play Nurse Ratched.

Though smoking there isn't prevalent, the habits of daily users are extreme.

Certain school-based programs that aim to keep kids from smoking cigarettes seem to work, according to a fresh look at some past research.

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