Feb 26, 2018
Most of Pennsylvania's high school and middle school students are tobacco-free, but the use of cigarettes and their digital counterpart, e-cigarettes, is still a cause for concern, according to Penn State researchers.
Jan 31, 2018
Doctors ask patients about smoking habits for the same reason they check weight, blood pressure, breathing and heart beat during a visit.
Jan 22, 2018
Smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., killing nearly half a-million Americans each year. Learn more about the dangers of tobacco and strategies for quitting, along with the rising popularity of vaping.
Jun 12, 2017
People who regularly use electronic cigarettes are less dependent on their product than those who regularly use traditional cigarettes, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
Mar 29, 2017
Researchers report a method for measuring free radicals in cigarette smoke that could help improve our understanding of the relationship between these substances and health.
Dec 2, 2015
Electronic cigarettes produce highly-reactive free radicals – molecules associated with cell damage and cancer – and may pose a health risk to users, according to researchers at Penn State College […]
Nov 12, 2015
Use of electronic cigarettes – or e-cigs, for short – has increased among adolescents, but the jury is still out on how many young people are becoming addicted, and how […]
Aug 13, 2015
For smokers, the number of cigarettes smoked per day and current body mass index are predictive of changes in weight after quitting smoking, according to researchers at Penn State College […]
Jul 23, 2015
The Food and Drug Administration recently announced it intends to require warning labels and child-resistant packaging on liquid nicotine products such as those used in e-cigarettes.
Dec 17, 2014
Cigarettes have been convicted of many crimes over the years. But the jury’s still out on whether their younger, more fashionable cousins – electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes – will meet […]
