CLEVELAND -- Cool, Fresh, smooth, and soothing – these words describe the sensation people get consuming menthol-flavored tobacco. Menthol, derived from the peppermint plant, has long been associated ...

As a fitness and nutrition expert, I believe the latest effort by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to fix racial health disparities will simply transfer people’s addictions from menthol ...

(WLUK) -- Wisconsin health officials launched a campaign highlighting the dangers of menthol in commercial tobacco products. With menthol sales increasing over the last decade, the Wisconsin ...

The Center for Black Health and Equity, a nationally recognized public health organization focused on issues affecting ...

Nationwide, fewer people smoke than did a decade ago, but the proportion who smoke menthol-flavored cigarettes is on the rise. More than 9 million adults, or about 32 percent of all smokers, use ...

In 2009, Congress authorized the FDA to regulate tobacco but excluded menthol as a compromise. Health organizations state menthol increases nicotine addiction and has been aggressively marketed to ...

The state Department of Health Services has launched a $72,000 public awareness campaign to highlight the risks of menthol cigarettes, which have been heavily marketed to Black communities by the ...

The Food and Drug Administration has ignited a heated debate with its latest review of menthol cigarettes, revealing concerning patterns that could lead to significant regulatory changes. The ...

A recent study published in JAMA Network Open examines how salt-based nicotine formulations and menthol flavorings impact nicotine levels and the subjective experience of using e-cigarettes in young ...

The vaping guidelines bypassed a federally mandated period for public comment and revisions. Instead, the FDA published the ...