California health officials on Wednesday declared electronic cigarettes a health threat that should be strictly regulated like tobacco products, joining…
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FDA panel votes to keep severe warning on Pfizer anti-smoking drug
Pfizer Inc failed to convince the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to remove a black box warning on its controversial…
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Doctors refuse to see smokers unless they quit
Australian doctors have owned up to postponing the treatment of smokers, as doctors in Britain refuse to even see patients…
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Smoke-free park policies slow to catch on, study shows
Bans on smoking in public parks are still fairly rare in the United States, despite more than half of states…
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Secondhand smoke linked to higher rate of miscarriages, stillbirths
Pregnant women who have been exposed to high levels of secondhand smoke have a higher rate of miscarriages, stillbirths and…
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Study: Screening may benefit heavy-smoking seniors
WASHINGTON – Some current or former heavy smokers may benefit from a new lung cancer test even if they’re 65…
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