WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government on Thursday released its long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, citing the toll on Black smokers and young people. "The proposed rules would ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Joe Biden’s administration in December pressed the brakes on a plan to ban menthol cigarettes. They are popular with ...

The Food and Drug Administration has announced plans to ban menthol cigarettes, which the tobacco industry has aggressively marketed toward... How the tobacco industry targeted Black Americans with ...

President Biden’s administration is clearing out the smoke when it comes to the sale of menthol flavored cigarettes. This nicotine product accounts for more than one-third of all cigarettes sold in ...

Health advocates and activists plan to intensify their push for a ban on menthol cigarettes this week, ratcheting up pressure on the White House ahead of what they say is a critical deadline.

How effective is one state’s product ban if its neighbors don’t follow suit? More evidence has surfaced that shows such action produces little or no effect. That appears to be the case with ...

The U.S. government was poised Thursday to unveil its long-awaited plan to ban mint-flavored menthol cigarettes, which are disproportionately smoked by people of color. Food and Drug Administration ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids who experiment with menthol cigarettes are more likely to become habitual smokers than their peers who start out with the regular variety, new research findings ...

President Joe Biden’s administration in December pressed the brakes on a plan to ban menthol cigarettes. They are popular with Black smokers but have been found by federal health officials to be ...

Left: A Kool cigarettes advertisement targeting Black communities for a sponsored event, the Kool Jazz Festival; Right: A Newport cigarettes ad targeting young Black customers. There's an ad for ...