RALEIGH, N.C. -- The FDA's proposal to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars is being applauded by advocates and doctors, who believe the step could help continue a trend of decreased smoking ...

When Joe Biden’s administration announced its intent to ban menthol cigarettes, the medical community welcomed the news, anticipating that it could save hundreds of thousands of lives over several ...

The Food and Drug Administration said it is delaying finalizing its final proposal that would ban the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. The debate over the ban has gone on for nearly two ...

Banning menthol cigarettes could help convince smokers quit the habit, a new study finds. People who prefer menthol cigarettes would rather buy nicotine gum or other nicotine replacement therapies ...

Among former smokers, menthol versus nonmenthol smoking linked to increased mortality risks from all-causes, CVD, heart diseases. (HealthDay News) — Menthol cigarettes are associated with increased ...

(Bloomberg) -- A proposed ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars was withdrawn by the Trump administration, a blow to public health advocates who attribute thousands of premature deaths to the ...

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, ...

The Food and Drug Administration allowed the first menthol-flavored vapes to enter the market on Friday, as the Biden administration’s years-long effort to ban menthol cigarettes faces delays and ...

The U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday that a federal ban on menthol cigarettes would be one of the most effective ways to slash tobacco-related illnesses and deaths among Black people — even as the ...

In 2009, Congress enacted legislation authorizing the Food and Drug Administration to comprehensively regulate tobacco and nicotine products. Included in that legislation was the prohibition of ...