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

Two related studies, one in humans and the other in rats, found that the cardiovascular effects of cigarettes and e-cigarettes are strikingly similar, and these harmful effects on blood vessel ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - One professor at the Medical University of South Carolina says e-cigarettes could be a curse for kids but a potential blessing for adults. According to the Centers for ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - U.S. advisers heard evidence on the effects of menthol cigarettes on Tuesday as they began a year-long review of the popular but controversial flavoring under the ...