European Union Declares Electronic Cigarettes Are Not Medicinal
Science The EU makes its first ruling on the newly popular gadgets. This morning, the European Parliament, the legislative body of the European Union, voted to reject a proposal that electronic...
View ArticleScientists Turn Cigarette Butts Into Electrical Storage
Energy By burning them. No, really. By burning them. No, really. By burning them. No, really.
View ArticleIt May Be Harder For Women To Stop Smoking At Certain Times of the Month
Health It's a bad time for a bad habit It’s well known that when you have your period you may reach for the ice cream or chocolate, but cigarettes? A new study out in Biology of Sex Differences says...
View ArticleNicotine Only Controls You Because You Believe In It
Health In the battle of you versus cigarettes, your brain has more power than you think No ifs, ands, or butts: if you stop thinking that cigarettes control you, they don't.
View ArticleJames Bond has been teaching kids to smoke for over half a century
Health But with better intelligence, he's smoking less Over the course of six decades, James Bond eluded thousands of enemy bullets, averted global wars and deactivated some potent bombs. But he may...
View ArticleE-cigarettes could help you quit smoking—and help your kids start
Health All aboard the nicotine train. Ever since they came on the scene in 2006, electronic cigarettes, more commonly known as e-cigs or vapes, have been the subject of a rather lethargic debate.
View ArticleTeens who experience racism are way more likely to smoke
Health The correlation is strong, but the causation is more complex. A new study links experiences of racism to teen smoking, but the tobacco industry has targeted racial minorities for a very long time.
View ArticleNobody really knows what smoking pot does to your lungs
Health You shouldn't assume smoking a joint is harmless. Researchers are wondering about the potential public health effects of Canada's legalization move, specifically in regard to smoking a joint.
View ArticleVaping is probably bad for your heart
Health Recent studies have all found frequent e-cigarette use could put users at an increased risk for a heart attack. Researchers still don’t know all of the health risks e-cigarettes might pose to...
View ArticleVapes are full of flavors—and fungi
Health Your lungs could be the ones to suffer. E-cigarettes have public officials concerned, and a new study from Harvard researchers suggests there are two more reasons to worry: the presence of...
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