As fewer U.S. high school students exclusively smoke cigarettes and cigars, more of them are using marijuana, a recent study…
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US tobacco companies revive challenge to FDA over labeling
U.S. tobacco companies on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration hoping to stop the agency…
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Bill to regulate e-cigarettes clears California legislative hurdle
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California State Senate on Thursday passed a bill to regulate electronic cigarettes as tobacco products, sending…
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Common asthma steroids linked to side effects in adrenal glands
After stopping steroids commonly prescribed for asthma and allergies, a significant number of people may experience signs of malfunctioning in…
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Children have fewer allergies when families do dishes by hand, study finds
Doing dishes the old-fashioned way — by hand — might help curb a modern-day problem: rising rates of childhood allergies,…
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Experimental drug halves attacks in hard-to-treat asthma
An experimental drug for treating severe asthma from GlaxoSmithKline nearly halved the number of attacks suffered by patients with a…
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Judge Blocks Graphic Images on Cigarette Packs
A judge on Monday blocked a federal requirement that would have begun forcing tobacco companies next year to put graphic…
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Tips for exercising safely in a heat wave
With the heat wave hanging over the East Coast, and now starting to move west across nation, here are some…
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Smoking rates on the rise in New York City
NEW YORK – More New Yorkers are smoking. New York City’s Department of Health released data Monday showing that for…
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Activity in the brain’s self-control center may predict the chance of relapse after an attempt to quit smoking, according to…
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