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The tobacco industry rebranded a brutally addictive drug from deadly to desirable—and the longer-term health consequences may ...

A periodontist and microbial ecologist, Dr. Purnima S. Kumar is the Professor of Periodontology at the University of Michigan, and uses her clinical skills and training to investigate the myriad ways ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Lip pillows” or “upper deckies” discreetly deliver highly addictive levels of nicotine that require tailored quit support.