The Cancer Research UK-funded study is published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. According to the World Health Organization, tobacco use kills around 5 million people who smoke per year, and more than 600,000 non-smokers who are exposed to second-hand smoke. At least 250 of the 4,000 chemicals in tobacco smoke are known to be […]
Tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI) has announced its intentions of gradually phasing out the manufacture and sale of conventional cigarettes and instead focusing on electronic cigarette technology. The company has just applied to the FDA for approval of its new electronically heated cigarette, called iQOS, which is already being marketed in 12 countries and […]
Researchers from University College London in the United Kingdom report their study in the BMJ, where a linked editorial suggests it shows successful attempts to quit smoking regular cigarettes by switching to e-cigarettes is a likely contributor the fall in smoking rates in the U.K. E-cigarettes (electronic cigarettes) are growing in popularity. In the U.K. […]