NEW YORK – On his Brooklyn stoop, Marcel Bichotte could hold notes on his saxophone for what felt like hours. Bichotte was an accomplished musician with the big-band group Super Jazz des Jeunes, or ...

Elijah Kinlaw, 24, smokes after his shift at a local roofing company in Central Florida. He enjoys menthol cigarettes and would like to quit, he said, but it’s tough. Research shows menthol cigarettes ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON - Health regulators are considering banning menthol cigarettes in the U.S., a long-awaited plan that advocates say could save hundreds of thousands of lives but faced an unexpected delay ...

The Biden Administration delayed its ban on menthol cigarettes until March, posing a major defeat for advocates who have been pushing to limit its sales for years. Menthol cigarettes can enhance the ...

The company was accused of marketing its products to teenagers, causing a surge in use. By Christina Jewett The elimination of a key C.D.C. office has slashed funding to states for help lines used by ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Beaver Hills Alder Tom Ficklin (right), with city Environmental Health Director Rafael Ramos: New ...

Menthol cigarette smokers who can't buy menthol products are more willing to turn to nicotine gum and other replacement therapies, improving health outcomes, according to new research. The study, ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- A Food and Drug Administration review concludes that menthol cigarettes likely pose a greater public health risk than regular cigarettes but does not make a recommendation on whether ...

A proposed ban on menthol cigarettes in the U.S. "will take significantly more time," U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement Friday, delaying a decision that had ...