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By Elana Gotkine, Medical Xpress February 25, 2025- Menthol cigarettes are associated with increased mortality risk, according to a study published online Feb. 13 in Tobacco Control. Priti Bandi, Ph.D., from the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, and colleagues examined all-cause and cause-specific mortality risk according to baseline smoking status and menthol flavor status of the cigarette brand... View Article

By Jordan Friedman, History Channel February 25, 2025- The popularity of cigarette smoking in the United States first took off in the aftermath of World War I, when soldiers brought the habit home with them. By 1944, during World War II, 41 percent of all American adults were smokers, according to Gallup. The medical community had long speculated... View Article

United Nations press release February 25, 2025- The agency is this week celebrating the 20th anniversary of the entry into force of its Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) – one of the most widely embraced UN treaties in history. The Convention provides a legal framework and a comprehensive package of evidence-based tobacco control measures which include... View Article

By Emma Rumney, Reuters February 25, 2025- Some e-cigarette companies targeted by U.S. authorities have altered their business model or changed their corporate structure, including by transferring operations to offshore firms, according to a U.S. regulator and representatives of two companies. Such tactics have complicated U.S. efforts to stem the flow of vapes lacking authorisation into the... View Article