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How Unhealthy Are Cigars?

Cigars are linked with victory, new babies and Winston Churchill, not nicotine addiction, but are they any better for your health than cigarettes?

No, say experts who point out the many dangers of cigar smoking.

Over the past few decades, through clever marketing, cigar smoking has taken on a rarified aura, with cigar bars and magazines like Cigar Aficionado devoted to...

Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
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January 5, 2023
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- Cancer: Lung Tobacco: Cigar Smoking Cancer: Mouth Addiction

FDA Proposes Ban on Menthol Cigarettes, Flavored Cigars

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday released proposed rules - first announced a year ago - to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.

"The proposed rules would help prevent children from becoming the next generation of smokers and help adult smokers quit," U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said in an FDA

Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter

April 28, 2022

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Tobacco: Cigar Smoking Tobacco: Cigarette Smoking Food &, Drug Administration

You Don't Have to Be a Smoker to Get Lung Cancer

Think you're safe from lung cancer because you've never smoked? Think again.

While cigarette smoking is the main cause of lung cancer, it's possible to get the disease without ever lighting up.

"Anyone with lungs can get lung cancer," said Dr. Missak Haigentz Jr., chief of Thoracic and Head and Neck Medical Oncology at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey in New Brunswick.

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January 15, 2022
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- Safety &, Public Health Tobacco: Pipe Smoking Cancer: Lung Tobacco: Cigar Smoking Tobacco: Cigarette Smoking Tobacco: Misc. Tobacco: Chewing Or Snuff Pollution, Air

Resolved to Quit Smoking This Year? Experts Offer Tips

If giving up tobacco is one of your New Year's resolutions, know that it won't be easy but don't give up. Fifty million ex-smokers in the United States are proof that it can be done.

"More than 70% of smokers want to quit smoking and 40% will make an attempt this year, but only between 4% and 7% can quit without support," Jennifer Folkenroth, national senior director of tobacco programs w...

Cara Murez
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January 5, 2022
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- Safety &, Public Health Smoking Cessation Tobacco: Chewing Or Snuff Tobacco: Cigar Smoking Tobacco: Cigarette Smoking Tobacco: Misc. Tobacco: Pipe Smoking

New Zealand Aims for Zero Smokers in a Generation: Could Plan Work Elsewhere?

Nearly all countries agree: Smoking is bad, and getting people to kick the habit is a worthy public health goal.

But no country has ever attempted what New Zealand is about to try: an outright ban on all cigarette sales.

The plan is to let those who already smoke retain the right to keep buying cigarettes if they wish, but as of 2023, anyone under 15 would be prohibited for life fro...

Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
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December 30, 2021
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- Government Safety &, Public Health Smoking Cessation Tobacco: Cigar Smoking Tobacco: Cigarette Smoking Tobacco: Misc. Tobacco: Pipe Smoking

Too Often, Fatal Heart Attack or Stroke Is First Sign of Heart Trouble in Smokers

A fatal heart attack or stroke is often the first indication of heart disease in middle-aged smokers, according to a new study.

It also found that heart disease is the leading complication among smokers when compared with deaths from other causes -- including lung cancer. In addition, smoking is associated with developing heart disease at a younger age and shortening a person's life by as...