Many public health officials fear that e-Cigarettes could lead non-smokers to “light up” and electronic smoke and eventually move onto the “real” stuff. Also, many anti-tobacco advocates just don’t like the idea of making ciarette smokers feel like they are a member of the “norm” and fear they are going to “lose ground” to the smokers again. Big Tobacco […]
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The Real Skinny
Finger-pointing is not a recognized weight-loss exercise.
Child tobacco farmers ‘exposed to toxic levels of nicotine’
Hundreds of thousands of children worldwide are thought to be working full-time on tobacco farms, suffering from toxic levels of nicotine exposure and abusive labor conditions.
Two anti-smoking drugs to carry mental-health warnings
Two popular anti-smoking drugs will now carry warnings about the risk of severe mental health problems, the Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday.
FDA hazy on e-cigarettes’ safety
At first glance, it looks like the real thing. It’s white, with a brown filter. When the tip glows red, a smoke-like puff follows.