TIME Health|Research: 4 Weird Health Effects of E-Cigarettes

Justin Worland Banana pudding-flavored ecigs disturbed the lungs, one study found E-cigarette research is heating up, and scientists are starting to show that using e-cigarettes can have some surprising health effects, according to new findings presented at the meeting of the American Thoracic Society. “Millions of people around the world that are puffing e-cigs,” says […]

NPR: Smokers More Likely To Quit If Their Own Cash Is On The Line

Richard Harris A new study finds that employer-based programs to help people stop smoking would work better if they tapped into highly motivating feelings — such as the fear of losing money. This conclusion flows from a study involving the employees of CVS/Caremark. Some workers got postcards asking them if they wanted a cash reward […]

Opinion: E-cigarettes: Doctors' View: E-cigarette, tobacco smoke enough alike to warrant regulation

By Terry Clark, Mary J. Boylan and Joseph Bianco What are e-cigarettes? Have you ever seen one? Do you know how they work? Are they as bad for your health as traditional cigarettes? It is fair to say that three or four years ago these were new questions and we did not know the answers. […]

TIME: San Francisco Bans Chewing Tobacco at Sports Venues

By Olivia B. Waxman Effective Jan. 1, 2016 On Friday, San Francisco became the first American city to ban smokeless tobacco—chewing tobacco and “moist inhalable snuff”—at sports venues. The new ordinance, signed by Mayor Ed Lee, goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2016. Violators will be asked to leave the playing fields (where cigarette and […]

Reuters Health: Youth who receive tobacco coupons may be more susceptible to smoking

BY KATHRYN DOYLE (Reuters Health) – Middle and high school students exposed to tobacco coupons were more likely to find smoking “cool” and less likely to feel confident in quitting if they already smoked, according to recent U.S. survey data. Some kids may encounter the coupons for free or discounted tobacco products passively, via direct […]