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+Tobacco | September 13, 2010

AHA: Don’t Be Fooled, Smokeless Tobacco Isn’t Exactly Safe

By Alice Park

If you think chewing on tobacco is any better for your health than smoking it, the American Heart Association (AHA) respectfully disagrees. The national nonprofit group released a statement Monday discouraging smokers from relying on smokeless tobacco as an alternative to cigarettes or as a stop-smoking aid.

+Tobacco | June 22, 2010

Will new FDA regulations curb tobacco use?

By Tiffany O'Callaghan

Exactly one year after Congress passed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act that gave the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to regulate tobacco, a new set of rules is taking effect to curb the use of deceptive marketing terms and limit children’s access to tobacco products. Among the new regulations that [...]

+Tobacco | April 19, 2010

Smokeless tobacco that looks too much like candy?

By Tiffany O'Callaghan

Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Northern Ohio Poison Control Center argue that smokeless tobacco pellets manufactured by Camel look and taste so much like candy that their appeal to small children could put them at risk for poisoning. In a study released today by the [...]

+Tobacco | August 17, 2009

The dangerous stuff in tobacco snuff

By Tiffany O'Callaghan

A study analyzing the chemical composition of smokeless tobacco—snuff and chewing tobacco—finds that, in excess of the risks posed by tobacco and nicotine exposure, users are subjecting their bodies to an array of harmful chemicals. Confirming and expanding on previous research into smokeless tobacco products, the researchers found that snuff and “dip” contain nearly 30 [...]