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 ...

Participants currently smoking menthol or non-menthol cigarette brands had similarly high mortality risks compared to never smoking (e.g., death from any cause was about 2 times higher), but quitting ...

Aides to President Joe Biden remain divided on a plan to ban menthol cigarette sales, according to several people familiar with the matter who say concerns of voter backlash in the election and ...

Menthol acts in combination with nicotine to desensitize receptors in lungs' airways that are responsible for nicotine's irritation, say neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC).

Menthol-flavored cigarettes make smoking an easier habit to start, and harder to quit, according to a new review from the FDA that quite likely moves the agency one step closer to banning the additive ...

New research published in Health Economics indicates that a national prohibition of menthol cigarettes in the United States could increase the number of people who attempt to quit smoking but also ...

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 ...

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. Food and Drug Administration to comprehensively regulate tobacco and nicotine products. Included in that legislation was the prohibition of ...

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