To that end, the Trump administration should start with an easy target: smoking. Smoking cigarettes is one of the leading preventable causes of death, killing nearly 500,000 Americans annually.

The FDA in the proposal estimated that if implemented, nicotine reduction would help nearly 13 million additional people to quit smoking cigarettes within one year after implementation.

Their conclusions, presented in a 387-page report, were that cigarette smoking is a major cause of lung cancer, throat cancer and chronic bronchitis. “In short, the committee says if you smoke ...

Heather Decair, 27, Barbara Pepper, 50, and Pepper’s boyfriend, Kenneth Blake, 53, were in the same car when they crashed on Waterville-Swanton Road near Wilkins Road. Barbara’s daughter ...

The tobacco industry has lambasted the plan, arguing it would effectively ban cigarettes, fuel an illicit market and disrupt business for farmers and retailers. “Smoking rates are at historic ...

Barbara Bridges (82), of Gary; Indiana returned to the Lord’s loving arms on Thursday, January 2, 2025. Barbara affectionately known as Ba was born to the late Isadore & Richie Lee King, Sr. on ...

In the heart of North Carolina tobacco country, one company manufactures cigarettes with ultralow nicotine levels designed to prevent smokers from getting addicted. Sales aren’t exactly sizzling.

Corcoran Group founder and "Shark Tank" star Barbara Corcoran established a GoFundMe fundraiser to help the residents of the Pacific Palisades mobile home park she called her "little slice of ...

Former U.S. representative Barbara Lee announced her candidacy for the Oakland mayor's office on Wednesday, two days after filing paperwork with the city. Lee said in a press statement Wednesday ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, a prominent progressive Democrat who represented the East Bay in Congress for more than two decades, said Wednesday she will run for Oakland mayor ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday unveiled a proposed rule that would make tobacco companies slash nicotine levels in cigarettes ... to prevent underage smoking and help adults ...

The ban on public smoking, which took effect on January 27, includes roads, parks, plazas and other public places and applies not only to cigarettes, but also to vapes. Violators will be fined 1,0 ...