Marijuana tied to better blood sugar control
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Stepping into the debate over who should be screened for lung cancer, a leading medical specialty group issued new guidelines...
Cuba launches challenge to Australian tobacco laws at WTO
Cuba has launched a legal challenge to Australia's tobacco packaging laws at the World Trade Organization, the Geneva-based...
U.S. lawyers plot gambling addiction suits as casinos go online
States and casinos racing to legalize online gaming may find some unwelcome visitors on their websites: product liability...
California mulls $2 tax for cigarettes, risk for tobacco bonds
California's anti-smoking advocates are asking their legislature to back a $2 state tax hike on cigarettes - double the increase...
New York City aims to ban cigarette sales under 21s
New York City took the first step on Monday in outlawing sales of cigarettes to anyone under age 21, in an effort to reduce...
U.S. justices won't hear challenge to tobacco law
TheU.S. Supreme Courton Monday declined to hear a tobacco industry challenge to a federal law that expanded restrictions...
CORRECTION: Do cigarette companies use tax hikes in strategy?
Large cigarette companies can keep their products affordable for young people and the poor by shifting the burden of rising...
Do cigarette companies use tax hikes in strategy?
Large cigarette companies can keep their products affordable for young people and the poor by shifting the burden of rising...
Illinois House votes to legalize medical marijuana
The Illinois House of Representatives voted narrowly on Wednesday to legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes,...
Air pollution scourge underestimated, green energy can help-UN
Air pollution is an underestimated scourge that kills far more people than AIDS and malaria and a shift to cleaner energy...
Maryland lawmakers approve medical marijuana
The Maryland legislature approved the use of marijuana for medical purposes on Monday, and Governor Martin O'Malley has said...
E-cigarettes primarily used to quit tobacco: study
Although the long-term health effects of electronic cigarettes are unknown, a new survey finds people who use the devices...
Smokers have worse colon cancer prognosis: study
Smokers are less likely to be alive and cancer-free three years after having surgery for colon cancer than people who have...
FDA loosens restrictions on nicotine replacement products
The Food and Drug Administration is relaxing its restrictions on the use of over-the-counter nicotine patches, gum and lozenges....
Cigarette labels may educate about bladder cancer
Graphic warning labels on packs of cigarettes may convince some people that smoking ups the risk of bladder cancer, says...
Government changes course on graphic cigarette warnings
The government has dropped its push for cigarette labels to carry images of diseased lungs and other graphic health warnings,...
New York mayor wants to ban store cigarette displays
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Monday proposed banning retail stores from displaying cigarettes as part of his effort...
EU's planned tobacco curbs break WTO rules, Malawi says
The European Union's plans for tough new anti-smoking rules would break international trade rules, Malawi has told the World...
Crack down on cannabis, world body tells U.S.
The United States must not turn a blind eye to the recreational use of cannabis in states that liberalise drug laws, an international...
Quitting smoking helps hearts, even with weight gain
People who have quit smoking have a lower chance of suffering a heart attack or stroke than current smokers - even if they...
REFILE: Fight tobacco, use vaccines to curb cancer: report
Fighting the tobacco industry's tactics in the world's poorest countries and ensuring the best vaccines get to those most...
Screening might avert many lung cancer deaths: study
A calculation based on results from a large lung cancer screening trial projects that 12,000 deaths a year among the highest-risk...
Idaho braces for battle over medical marijuana
Idaho, a state known more for growing potatoes than marijuana, is bracing for a battle to legalize medical marijuana, as...
Russia's Putin tries to curb smoking, tobacco sales
Russia will ban smoking in many public places from June under a law central to President Vladimir Putin's plans to make citizens...
U.S. adults with mental illness smoke more: CDC
Mentally ill adults in the United States smoke cigarettes at a 70 percent higher rate than adults without any kind of mental...
Russian anti-smoking bill backed by lawmakers
Russian lawmakers on Friday backed a law that would ban smoking in bars, cafes and other public spaces to promote healthier...
U.S. foes of legal pot focus on risks to the brain
With U.S. backers of legalized marijuana emboldened by victories in two states during the November elections, foes are ramping...
U.S. states need to do more to reduce smoking: study
Many U.S. state governments use little of the money they receive each year from tobacco taxes or legal settlements with cigarette...
Bangladesh sets "death clock" updating tobacco-related deaths
Bangladesh unveiled a "Death Clock" in its capital to raise awareness about smoking-related deaths in a country that ranks...
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