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 Menthol Used
 to 'Hook' Young
 Smokers: Study 

Menthol cigarettes go down easier with youngsters

Jul 17, 08 2:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tobacco companies use menthol to make the taste of cigarettes more acceptable to young first-time smokers until they become addicted, a new study charges. Researchers found that 44% of child smokers used menthol cigarettes, reports Reuters. "Menthol stimulates the cooling receptors in the lungs," said an expert from... More »

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smoking • cigarettes • tobacco • Philip Morris • tobacco companies • Food and Drug Administration • teen smoking • menthol • R.J. Reynolds • Lorillard

Percentage of Teen Smokers Holds Steady at 20%

Lack of progress in recent years worries health officials

Jun 28, 08 10:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - The number of teens who smoke has stopped declining, and anti-smoking activists worry that complacency is setting in, the Washington Post reports. The latest survey shows that 20% of kids between the ages of 13 and 17 light up, a figure that has generally held steady since 2003. It remains... More »

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cigarettes • tobacco • public health • tobacco companies • teenager • teen smoking

Altria's 'Safer' Smokes Latest in Line of Flops

Marlboro Ultra Smooth can't beat declining demand in 3-year test

Jun 23, 08 2:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Altria is dropping its Marlboro Ultra Smooth cigarettes, the Wall Street Journal reports—the latest in a growing list of failures to sell Americans on so-called "safer" tobacco products. The cigarettes, which used special filters to block carcinogens, failed to attract consumer interest in a 3-year test, "presumably... More »

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cigarettes • tobacco • Altria • Philip Morris • Marlboro

 Machines Join Japanese 
 Anti-Smoking Effort 

Face-scanning system could help ensure buyers are of age

May 12, 08 4:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - New face-scanning software may help Japanese vending machines decide who can buy cigarettes and who can't, Reuters reports. The system would look for wrinkles and saggy skin to identify customers over the legal smoking age of 20. As of July, vendors are on the hook for checking ID, and the... More »

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Japan • cigarettes • wrinkles • aging • vending machine • facial recognition technology • teen smoking

 Bans Keep Teens
 From Lighting Up 

Restaurant prohibitions seen to influence how youngsters see smoking: study

May 6, 08 11:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Restaurant smoking bans are effective at discouraging teen smoking, the AP reports. Studying Massachusetts because of its patchwork of local smoking restrictions, researchers found that teens living in places with strict bans were 40% less likely to become smokers. Local laws didn’t change how many experimented with cigarettes, but... More »

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smoking • cigarettes • Massachusetts • restaurant • smoking ban • cigarette • teen smoking

OPINION

 Dear Michelle: Let Him Light Up 

Barack needs a cigarette to get his cool back, scribe pleads with Mrs. O

Apr 29, 08 3:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Please, Michelle Obama, can’t Barack have just one cigarette? Your husband “looks tired, and he’s been awful on TV,” declares Paul Devlin at The Root. The “future of the free world depends on” a puff or two, as the Democratic front-runner needs to regain his... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • cigarettes • University of Chicago

Genetics May Play Role
in Smokers' Cancer Risk

Those who inherit variation from both parents are at greater danger

Apr 2, 08 8:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Three new studies have found a genetic variation that may increase smokers' chances of getting lung cancer. A smoker who inherits the variations from both parents has a 70% to 80% greater risk of developing the cancer. The findings could shed light on why some  smokers get cancer and some... More »

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genetics • lung cancer • smoking • cigarettes • cancer research • genetic mutation • human genome

Upbeat Cancer Research Funded by Big Tobacco

Cigarette bucks paid for controversial lung cancer study

Mar 26, 08 3:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tobacco money paid for research that said CT scans could prevent 80% of lung cancer deaths, the New York Times reports. The news has shocked cancer researchers, who are generally loathe to have anything to do with cigarette companies. “If you’re using blood money, you need to tell... More »

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lung cancer • CT scans • smoking • cigarettes • cancer research • tobacco companies • cancer screening • conflict of interest

 Smoking May Be
 Harmful to Your Wii 

Nintendo cleans lenses damaged by cigarettes

Mar 13, 08 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Here's another reason to stop smoking: It damages your Wii. Some cigarette-wielding users in Japan last month noticed that the much anticipated "Super Smash Brothers Brawl" wasn't working properly, prompting Nintendo to provide free shipping and cleanup of tar-covered disc readers, the Boston Herald reports. Nintendo says the issue... More »

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smoking • cigarettes • Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • video game console • Super Smash Brothers Brawl • smoke • video games

'Actors' Beat Smoking Ban
in Minn. Bars

Owners exploit
loophole that lets thespians light up

Mar 6, 08 8:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Stage performers are the only exception to the new smoking ban in Minnesota bars, so patrons are turning temporarily thespian and lighting up. The only props required at some of the 30 bars working the loophole are cigarettes and ashtrays—though some get more creative. "They're playing themselves before... More »

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theater • smoking • cigarettes • Minnesota • smoking ban • bars • actor

Hotel Pays Staff to Sniff Out Smoking Guests

Chicago's Swissotel turns its housekeepers into detectives

Feb 25, 08 7:20 PM CST
(Newser) - That chocolate on your pillow may be a bit of a Judas kiss: Chicago's Swissotel isn't the first hotel to fine sneaky smokers who break its puff-free policy, but it is the nation's first to pay staff to sniff out offending guests, reports the Chicago Tribune. Spraying air freshener... More »

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Chicago • smoking • cigarettes • Marriott • smoking ban • hotel • Swissotel • fines • housekeeper

Smoking Deaths Rocket in India

Study predicts 1 million will die annually from tobacco-related illnesses

Feb 14, 08 11:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Tobacco use is the smoking gun in 900,000 deaths annually in India, and the numbers are on the rise as the nation grapples with its epidemic-scale cigarette addiction, reports the BBC. At least 1 million Indians will die annually from smoking-related illnesses in the next decade unless the nation... More »

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India • smoking • cigarettes • tobacco • public health • smoking cessation

WHO Pushes Governments to Battle Smoking

Developing countries most at risk, can least afford measures

Feb 7, 08 4:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Aiming to slash the 5.4 million tobacco-related deaths worldwide per year, the World Health Organization today called on governments everywhere to discourage smoking, the Wall Street Journal reports. As it stands, only 5% of countries have programs working to curb the habit, such as advertising bans and warning labels.... More »

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smoking • cigarettes • tobacco • public health • nicotine • smoking ban • World Health Organization • international governments

Anti-Smoking Poster Boy Still Lights Up

'I'm afraid to quit' despite amputation, heart attacks, stroke

Jan 12, 08 7:26 PM CST
(Newser) - New Yorkers have grown to know Skip Legault's face well from anti-smoking ads in the subway and on TV over the past few weeks. A smoker since he was eight, Legault has lost a leg to blood clots, suffered two heart attacks in his twenties, and had a debilitating stroke.... More »

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health • heart disease • smoking • cigarettes • tobacco • smoking cessation • amputation

Movie Smoking Sways Kids to Light Up

Hollywood influence starts 'earlier than previously thought'

Jan 9, 08 8:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Movies sway kids to smoke at a much younger age than previously thought, a new study finds. Dartmouth Medical School tracked 2,200 kids aged 9-12 who went to a range of G, PG, and PG-13 films, and found that those who saw more on-screen smoking were more likely to... More »

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smoking • cigarettes • children • movies

Smoking Linked to Diabetes Risk

Heavy puffers saw
61% risk increase

Dec 12, 07 1:13 PM CST
(Newser) - The list of ways smoking can kill you got a bit longer today, reports the BBC. Smokers have a 44% higher chance of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study shows, and that risk rises yet higher for heavy smokers, up to 61%. “The relevant question should no longer... More »

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diabetes • smoking • cigarettes • tobacco • research • type 2 diabetes

Tobacco Giant Drops Print
Ads for 2008

RJ Reynolds says Rolling Stone flap not an issue in decision

Nov 28, 07 3:27 PM CST
(Newser) - RJ Reynolds won’t buy print ads next year, a break with the tobacco giant's tradition of using newspapers and magazines to reach customers, the Winston-Salem Journal reports. The announcement came the same day an anti-smoking group lambasted RJR and Rolling Stone for four pages of ads abutting a Nov.... More »

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media • advertising • cigarettes • Rolling Stone • RJ Reynolds

Congress Aims to Snuff Out Smoking

Lawmakers work on
tax hike against weakened industry

Nov 10, 07 2:03 PM CST
(Newser) - With the influence of Big Tobacco on the wane, Congress is poised to strike, the AP says. House and Senate negotiators continue work on a plan calling for a hefty federal tax hike on cigarettes, and several other anti-smoking initiatives are in the pipeline. Meanwhile, the once-powerful lobbying arm of... More »

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Congress • cigarettes • SCHIP • tobacco companies

Shot Helps Smokers Kick Habit

Nov 7, 07 7:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Smokers may someday be able to receive a shot to help them kick the habit, the AP reports. A new vaccine blocks the rush of nicotine to the brain and "clearly shows promise" in helping smokers quit, said one expert. The emphasis on reducing the pleasurable effects of nicotine,... More »

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smoking • cigarettes • vaccine

Teen Smokers More Likely
to Drink, Do
Drugs: Study

Also at higher risk for depression, anxiety

Oct 24, 07 3:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Teenagers who smoke cigarettes are five times more likely to drink and 13 times more likely to smoke pot, according to a new study by a Columbia University addiction center. The report also linked adolescent smoking to higher rates of binge drinking and hard drug use, along with a greater... More »

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drugs • depression • drug addiction • smoking • cigarettes • marijuana • drug abuse • anxiety • teenager

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