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UK "Moving Forward" With Standardized Cigarette Packaging

Apr 04, 2014 PM EDT

The United Kingdom has just announced that it will be "moving forward" with plans to ban branding on cigarette packs, demanding standardized packaging and text among tobacco products sold in England and Wales

Wales May Ban E-Cigarette Use Indoors

Apr 02, 2014 PM EDT

Wales may be the first region in the United Kingdom to ban electronic cigarette use in public buildings, according to recent reports.

Third-hand Smoke May Damage DNA

Mar 17, 2014 PM EDT

Smoking in closed spaces may actually be exposing other people to cancer-causing toxins, even long after you stub your cigarette out.

Sen. Chuck Schumer Proposes Bill Against Electronic Cigarettes

Mar 10, 2014 PM EDT

Senator Charles Schumer is co-sponsoring a bill designed to prohibit electronic cigarette advertising campaigns that would appeal to minors. This bill even proposes the prohibition of flavored "vape" cartridges as an option.

Electronic Cigarettes Encourage Smoking in Teens: Study

Mar 06, 2014 PM EST

A new study has found that e-cigarette use in teens actually encourages nicotine habits of all kinds, including traditional cigarette smoking, confirming what health officials and some legislators have long feared.

L.A. Approves of E-Cigarette Restictions

Mar 04, 2014 PM EST

The Los Angeles City Council has approved new legislation that will effectively treat electronic cigarettes like their traditional tobacco-based counterparts.

Playing Tetris May Reduce Cravings in Smokers, Drinkers, Dieters

Feb 24, 2014 PM EST

Want to quit smoking, drinking and eating excessively? Start playing Tetris. Visual stimulation from the block-building videogame reduces cravings for long enough to prevent them, according to researchers at Plymouth University.

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