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Electronic Cigarettes: Are They Smoking Cessation Aids or Health Hazards?

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the marketing of an electronic cigarette (e-cig) brand called Vuse (RJ Reynolds Vapor Company, US) to help...

Legal smoking age in England could be raised to 21 – report

Independent review also expected to support new taxes on tobacco company profits The legal smoking age in England could reportedly be raised from 18 to...

What is Tobacco Harm Reduction? – the latest GSTHR Briefing Paper explains how this public health strategy could save millions of lives

In anticipation of the imminent release of the government’s independent review into tobacco control led by Javed Khan OBE, UK-based public health agency Knowledge·Action·Change (K·A·C) is today...

US, global experts discuss vaping, smoking at e-cigarette summit

A range pof experts, including representatives from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), recently met at the annual E-Cigarette Summit to discus policies...

Criticism as Brian King Named Director of FDA Center for Tobacco Products

Brian King, currently a higher-up at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, will become the new director of the Food...