Menthol cigarettes represent nearly 40% of all cigarettes purchased and consumed by Americans. When menthol tobacco products were emerging in 1933, however, the brand Kool represented only 2% of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When Massachusetts and California took steps to ban menthol cigarettes in 2020 and 2022, respectively, it took just days for new, nonmenthol cigarettes to appear in stores. The packaging for these ...

The Biden administration said Friday it would again delay a decision on a regulation aiming to ban menthol-flavored cigarettes, citing the "historic attention" and "immense amount of feedback" on the ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...