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A new push is underway at the Statehouse by advocates for a higher legal age for purchasing tobacco in Massachusetts.

There are some reports, not many, that claim these electronic cigarettes have caught fire or have blown up. One such case occurred last week at St. Luke's Hospital in New Hartford, New York.

A new press announcement from the FDA is issuing a ban on four different brands of cigarettes. Store owners and retailers are going to have 30 days to get rid of their supply of these smokes.

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Eric Lawson, who played the Marlboro Man in print ads from 1978-1981, died January 10 from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – or lung disease -- a smoking-related condition. He was 72.

A recent study claims businesses in America pay and additional $6,000 per year for employees who smoke, compared with non-smokers.  Research led by Ohio State University analyzed the cost of absenteeism, lost productivity, smoke breaks and healthcare costs of employees who smoked...

A pair of local students in the 'Reality Check' anti-smoking program had a chance to put a face to corporate tobacco, attending a Philip Morris International annual shareholders meeting this week.

Cigarette giants Philip Morris USA may have altered data on the harmful effects of cigarettes, according to an independent study conducted by the University of California San Francisco (UCSF).

Are you really listening to all the health warnings on cigarette smoking? According to a recent study conducted by the National Health Service (NHS) in England, you aren’t.

In a 29-page decision on Monday, US District Judge Richard J. Leon blocked the implementation of a law on graphic cigarette photos. It would’ve required tobacco companies to include explicit photos detailing the dangers of smoking on cigarette packages. The 36 images proposed by the Food and Drug Administration include a picture of diseased lungs next to healthy lungs, a man exhaling smoke through