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Data from 29,296 students in grades 9–12 as part of the 2008–2009 Youth Smoking Survey were used to examine the prevalence of cigar, cigarillo, and little cigar use and factors associated with their ...

The data on the health effects from smoking cigarettes has been clear for decades. Today, tobacco use causes nearly 1 in 5 deaths each year in the U.S. While many of these deaths are cancer-related, ...

These study results suggest that cigars, when used in combination with cigarettes, may be associated with poorer chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) health outcomes. Exclusive cigarette use ...

This still-smoldering situation was first ignited by a 2009 government ruling in which, as part of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, Congress gave the FDA authority to oversee all ...

The Cincinnati area is seeing a resurgence in cigar bars, which are rebranding as upscale social spaces with a diverse ...