"Menthol in cigarettes is an established public health threat due to its effect on increasing smoking uptake and reducing smoking cessation," said Dr. Priti Bandi, scientific director, risk factors ...

The FDA has opened the public comment period for the agency's proposed ban on menthol cigarettes. Epidemiology and global health professor Rafael Meza studies data modeling in disease prevention and ...

Menthol cigarette smokers who can't buy menthol products are more willing to turn to nicotine gum and other replacement therapies, improving health outcomes, according to new research. The study, ...

Almost a quarter of menthol smokers quit smoking altogether after menthol cigarettes were banned in their country or community, researchers reported. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News A ban on ...

Menthol cigarette bans are effective at getting people to quit smoking, new research finds. The US Food and Drug Administration has said that a menthol ban is a “top priority,” but public health ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The FDA has proposed a ban on menthol cigarettes. It's aimed at preventing young people from starting to smoke and encouraging more people to stop smoking. However, quitting can be ...

NEW YORK – On his Brooklyn stoop, Marcel Bichotte could hold notes on his saxophone for what felt like hours. Bichotte was an accomplished musician with the big-band group Super Jazz des Jeunes, or ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has resumed a national campaign that uses the stories of former smokers to warn Americans about the many health dangers of tobacco. Known as the ...

The massive popularity of menthol cigarettes over the past several decades didn’t happen by accident, but instead was the express goal of sordid, misleading, and frequently racist advertising ...

A new report by the New England Convenience Store and Energy Marketers Association highlights the numbers following 2020 statewide legislation. NECSEMA has issued a new white paper detailing data from ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of menthol cigarettes was associated with increased smoking frequency and nicotine dependence among youths ...

A ban on menthol cigarettes would likely lead to a meaningful reduction in smoking rates, a new review argues. Almost a quarter of menthol smokers quit smoking altogether after menthol cigarettes were ...