The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a rule to drastically reduce the amount of nicotine in cigarettes and other combusted tobacco products.

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It is no secret that smoking ages your skin. But now doctors have found out ... that smokers appear to age faster because chemicals in cigarettes put pressure on the body's metabolism, increasing ...

Unlike actual temperature changes, menthol triggers cold-sensitive nerves in the skin, creating ... more toxic than regular cigarettes, their appeal to younger smokers raises serious concerns.

Smoking may seem like a fleeting escape, but it comes at a high cost. From deadly diseases and addiction to premature aging ...

The Biden White House is expected to formally propose a plan ordering cigarette nicotine levels to be reduced dramatically.

For decades, tobacco companies have tried to develop alternative products to replace dwindling sales of cigarettes, as smoking levels in the US and worldwide continue to fall. E-cigarettes became ...

Cigarette smoking is widespread and deadly, yet our understanding of how cigarette smoke actually causes serious respiratory illnesses is incomplete, which has severely hampered the development of ...