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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Joe Biden’s administration announced its intent to ban menthol cigarettes, the medical community welcomed the news, ...

A coalition of civil rights and medical organizations said Tuesday that they are suing the US Food and Drug Administration because it has missed its own deadline to take action to ban menthol ...

Exactly three weeks after the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declared racism a serious public health threat, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) faces a decision that could have a ...

Here we go again. The FDA is putting menthol cigarettes in its crosshairs again, not because they're any more likely to cause illness than regular cigarettes, but because they can serve as a gateway ...

Tobacco and the ethics surrounding it is a touchy subject. However, menthol tobacco products are even more controversial. Lorillard stands to lose the most from any form of menthol regulation. Around ...

The U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday that a federal ban on menthol cigarettes would be one of the most effective ways to slash tobacco-related illnesses and deaths among Black people — even as the ...

For decades, tobacco companies worked behind the scenes to soften, question, or distract from the truth about what their ...