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FDA Panel: Dissolvable Tobacco Could Reduce Risks
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – A Food and Drug Administration scientific advisory panel says dissolvable tobacco products could reduce health risks compared with smoking cigarettes but also have the potential...
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Researchers: Vaccine May Treat Nicotine Addiction
(CBS News) – Trying to quit smoking? It’s tough – studies suggest 70- to 80-percent of people who try to quit smoke within six months. That’s because nicotine is so addictive, says Dr. Ronald G....
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CDC: Electronic Cigarettes Gaining Awareness, Use
A man puffs on an electronic cigarette. (credit: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Increased awareness and use of electronic cigarettes in the U.S. outlined in a study released Thursday...
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FDA Says Longer Use Of Nicotine Gum Is OK
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – The Food and Drug Administration says smokers who are trying to quit can safely use over-the counter nicotine gum, patches and lozenges for longer than previously recommended in a...
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Denton Smoking Ordinance In Effect
A woman smokes a cigarette. (credit: Alexander Heimann/Getty Images) DENTON (CBSDFW.COM) – Denton joined the growing list of North Texas cities to ban smoking Wednesday. It’s now unlawful, according to...
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Texas Researchers To Study Dangers/Benefits Of E-Cigarettes
A man puffs on an electronic cigarette. (credit: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A lot of people are asking if those trendy new e-cigarettes are safe? It’s one of the things...
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Congressional Report Presses For E-Cigarette Rules
RICHMOND, Va. (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Concerns about electronic cigarettes, including flavors and marketing that could appeal to young people, underscore the need to regulate the fast-growing industry,...
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New Research Raising Questions About E-Cigarettes
http://media.dallas.cbslocal.com/CBSDAL_20150122192726190AA.mp4 Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter DALLAS (CBS 11 NEWS) – At its worst, Burke Grilliette had a two and a half pack a day cigarette...
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Trube Stories: Kicking The Habit – Triggers
By Emily Trube | @KRLDEmily KRLD — The National Cancer Institute defines smoking triggers as “…the moods, feelings, places, or things that you do in your daily life that make you want to smoke.” A...
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Study Finds Low-Nicotine Cigarettes Cut Use
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A new study might help the push for regulations to limit nicotine in cigarettes. Smokers who switched to special low-nicotine ones wound up...
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Study: E-Cigarette Poisonings Surge In Young Children
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter CHICAGO (AP) — Electronic cigarettes have sickened rising numbers of young children, a study of U.S. poison center calls has found. Most cases involve swallowing...
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Study Finds Teens Vaping Sweet Flavors, Not Nicotine
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter NEW YORK (AP) – Health officials warn that electronic cigarettes and other vaping devices are poisoning kids with nicotine. But new research suggests that most...
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Surgeon General Calls Youth ‘Vaping’ A Public Health Threat
Follow KRLD: Facebook | Twitter The U.S. surgeon general is calling e-cigarettes an emerging public health threat to the nation’s youth. In a report being released Thursday, Surgeon General Vivek...
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Texas Lawmakers Try Again To Raise Minimum Smoking Age
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – This may be the year that lawmakers in the state of Texas pass a measure raising the smoking age from 19 to 21 years old. State Sen....
View ArticleJuul To Halt Sales Of Flavored E-Cigarettes In Retail Stores
(CBS NEWS) – Just days after reports that the Food and Drug Administration is planning to propose further restrictions on the sale of e-cigarettes, the maker of Juul announced Tuesday it is taking...
View ArticleAmerican Heart Association Says Taking A Stand Against E-Cigarette Use Among...
It’s getting scary in North Texas but for reasons you might not think. It’s a spooky time of year! Ghosts and goblins are creating a fright. But there’s something scarier than well-meaning...
View ArticleSenator John Cornyn Pushes For Action On ‘Epidemic’ Tied To Online E-Cig...
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – U.S. Sen. John Cornyn was in Fort Worth pushing for action on what he called an epidemic tied to online sales of e-cigarettes to teenagers. Calling his position on the issue a...
View ArticleRandom Drug Tests Required For Decatur Students Interested In Extracurricular...
DECATUR, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Playing a sport, playing in the band, even a permit to park a car, will require middle and high school students in Decatur to agree to random drug testing. Following a...
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