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A legal loophole is allowing children who access social media to see enticing advertisements for marijuana with potentially dangerous consequences, according to experts.

Zyns are in, cigarettes are back, everyone’s on amphetamines and drinking alcohol is done, Manhattan teens report. As for vaping? “I’d say it’s more of a middle school thing at this ...

A team of public health researchers found "very low-certainty evidence" to support a commonly held belief that nicotine ...

Early diagnosis and treatment of ADHD could help prevent young people from picking up smoking, per a new study.

Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios Georgia is spending 4% of what the feds suggest it should on anti-tobacco efforts, a new report says. Why it matters: Cigarette smoking remains the country's leading cause of ...

February is American Heart Month. It was declared so by a joint resolution of Congress passed on Dec. 30, 1963, requesting the president issue an annual proclamation each year. This is a rare issue ...

Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios Massachusetts is spending one-fifth of what the feds suggest it should on anti-tobacco efforts, a new report says. Why it matters: Cigarette smoking remains the country's ...

Oct. 10, 2024 — The risk of asthma in the child can be reduced by nearly half if the mother engages in active physical exercise at least three times a week during pregnancy, compared to a child ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in America and the same is true for Alabama. Nearly 15,000 Alabamians died from heart disease in 2022. An unhealthy diet, obesity, tobacco usage and type 2 ...

In 2022, chronic lower respiratory disease was the sixth highest cause of death in the U.S., according to results published ...