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Menthol flavored cigarette smoking increases mortality risk vs. non-menthol cigarettes, study finds

In a large, nationwide study led by the American Cancer Society (ACS), researchers found mortality risks for smoking menthol cigarettes were higher than non-menthol cigarettes for death from any cause ...
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Would the prohibition of menthol cigarettes cause more harm than good?

New research published in Health Economics indicates that a national prohibition of menthol cigarettes in the United States could increase the number of people who attempt to quit smoking but also ...
Medical Xpress

Publication demonstrates appeal of menthol cigarettes to young people

While the overall rate of cigarette smoking has decreased in the United States, the use of menthol cigarettes has risen among young adult smokers. A University of Oklahoma researcher published a study ...
News Medical

Menthol cigarettes contribute to higher death rates in smokers

Participants currently smoking menthol or non-menthol cigarette brands had similarly high mortality risks compared to never smoking (e.g., death from any cause was about 2 times higher), but quitting ...
ABC 7 Chicago

'They make you addicted faster': Menthol cigarette ban proposal could further lower smoking rates

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The FDA's proposal to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars is being applauded by advocates and doctors, who believe the step could help continue a trend of decreased smoking ...
Kansas City Star

FDA moves to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. Could it help smokers quit?

In this Nov. 6, 2014, file photo, a man smokes a cigarette on Main Street in Westminster, Mass. Elise Amendola AP Federal health officials announced Thursday they are committing to advancing standards ...
UPI

Banning menthol cigarettes might drive smokers to try therapies to quit

Banning menthol cigarettes could help convince smokers quit the habit, a new study finds. People who prefer menthol cigarettes would rather buy nicotine gum or other nicotine replacement therapies ...
inforum

FDA: Menthol cigarettes appear to pose greater health risk than standard ones

WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration said for the first time Tuesday that menthol-flavored cigarettes appear to pose a greater risk to public health than standard cigarettes, largely ...
NBC Los Angeles

FDA Bans Flavored Cigarettes

Would be hipsters on college campuses around the country won't be puffing on clove cigarettes and strawberry bidis anymore. A federal ban on flavored cigarettes took effect Tuesday. But the ban ...
CBS News

FDA gives green light to menthol flavored e-cigarettes for first time

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized menthol-flavored electronic cigarettes for adult smokers, the first time the agency has opened the door for vaping companies to sell non-tobacco ...
EurekAlert!

New ACS study finds menthol flavored cigarette smoking increases mortality risk vs. non-menthol cigarettes

In a large, nationwide study led by the American Cancer Society (ACS), researchers found mortality risks for smoking menthol cigarettes were higher than non-menthol cigarettes for death from any cause ...