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Why I Don’t Drink Budweiser…and Why I’m Not Alone

Budweiser has always been far more about marketing than beer. The founder of Anheuser Busch, Adolphus Busch, refused to drink his own brew, calling it “that slop” (he was German, of cou…

The Way You Hang Your Roll Of Toilet Paper Says A Lot About You

How do you hang your toilet paper? Under the roll and closer to the wall? Or do you hang your toilet paper over the roll? Well, a new study suggests there [...]

How E-Cigarettes Affect Your Body

See how e-cigarettes affect your lungs, brain, heart, and other parts of your body.

10 Great Underrated Whiskeys You Need to Know About

A too-cautious approach to buying booze might be causing you to miss out on something great, like these underrated whiskeys.

Are E-Cigarettes Safe? Here's What the Science Says

They were designed to save smokers, but there's more to the story

DrugFacts: Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products

Plain Packaging on Tobacco Products: Does It Work?

Research shows that plain packaging on tobacco products counters some of the on-pack advertising that encourages positive brand imagery.

Cigarettes, tobacco products to become costlier

Less harm, less tax? Legislature to study new tobacco products

Virginia is taking a fresh look at taxing its oldest product — tobacco — in a new, potentially less harmful form.

No, the FDA doesn’t approve cigarettes or other tobacco products

The FDA regulates tobacco products based on a public health standard that considers the product’s risks to the population as a whole.

e-Cigarettes: Tobacco product or drug delivery device?

A controversy is brewing over how e-cigarettes should be regulated.

Frequently asked questions: Plain packaging of tobacco products

How does the availability of tobacco products vary across neighbourhoods?

A recent study published findings on the availability and advertising of tobacco products.

ASHES, Vol. 13(5): Solo or duo? Spousal concordance in alternative tobacco product use

Spouses can have both positive and negative effects on people’s efforts to quit smoking. For example, people who encourage and complement their spouse on their attempt to quit tend to increase their spouse’s likelihood of quitting, while people who try to police their spouse or nag about smoking tend to decrease their spouse’s likelihood of quitting. However, not as much is known about the effects spouses…

Smoke without fire? Researchers question heated tobacco products

Heated tobacco products have soared in popularity as a "smoke free" alternative to cigarettes in recent years, but a peer-reviewed report has suggested their emissions could be considered smoke -- a…

Heated tobacco product, touted as safer alternative to cigarettes, is no less dangerous than...

Tobacco giant Philip Morris touts its IQOS device as a safer alternative to smoking because it merely heats tobacco without burning it. But a new analysis of data the company submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reveals the devices are about as dangerous as traditional cigarettes.

Smokeless tobacco products flying under the radar of regulation in many countries

Smokeless tobacco products cause death and disability yet they are barely controlled in many countries.

Smoking Relapse Among Individuals Who Switched From Cigarettes to Other Tobacco Products

This cohort study examines the relapse rates for adults who switched from smoking cigarettes to e-cigarettes or other tobacco products vs those who remained tobacco free.

Survey Finds Increased Youth Use of Non-Cigarette Tobacco Products

Studies show hookah also plays critical role in tobacco product landscape: Researchers' findings...

The findings of two recently published studies on the emergence of hookah use indicate that public health officials may need to consider broadening their tobacco prevention efforts beyond traditional cigarettes.