By Jenifer GoodwinHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) — With their enticing cool and minty flavor, menthol cigarettes have emerged as one of the most controversial products made by the tobacco industry. Kids are particularly drawn to them, with nearly 45 percent of smokers aged 12 to 17 using menthol cigarettes, according to...
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GREENSBORO — Pierre Lorillard could hardly have imagined that the small tobacco company he started 250 years ago in new York City would ship 36.3 billion cigarettes a year in the 21st century, 87 percent of which would be flavored with menthol. But the little ingredient found naturally in mint oils poses a serious...
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Of Dow Jones Newswires WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Tobacco companies said Thursday that menthol flavor added to cigarettes doesn’t increase the risks associated with cigarette smoking. “Our analysis of the published scientific literature and internal studies concludes that menthol added to cigarettes does not increase the inherent health risks of smoking,” said Jane Y. Lewis,...
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Richmond, Va. — For about one-third of smokers, menthol makes a cigarette taste better — but it doesn’t make it harder to quit and doesn’t appear to entice teens to smoke, tobacco companies told a key federal panel yesterday. And they’ve found no evidence that menthol cigarettes are more toxic than regular smokes, the...
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FDA takes its time on tobacco regulation Tuesday, June 22, 2010 The Record THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – A year after a new law place tobacco regulation in the hands of the Food and Drug Administration, one thing is clear: It will likely be years before any of the most aggressive steps...
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I'm a smoker, but, I'm not a chain smoker. but its still hard to kick the habit. Studies show the more times you try to quit, the better your chances are. you can also see your MD for possible pharmaceutical options, like chantix, the patch, nic gum…etc But the real solution is to just...
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RICHMOND, Va. — a year after a new law put tobacco regulation in the hands of the Food and Drug Administration, one thing is clear: it will likely be years before any of the most aggressive steps to reduce deaths from smoking might happen. When President Barack Obama signed the bill into law last...
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