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WASHINGTON—In an attempt to protect travelers from the dangers of secondhand smoke, a new federal law went into effect this week requiring flight passengers to go at least five feet out on the plane’s wing if they want to smoke.…

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX—Going about their usual activities while the infant lay on his back in the middle of the living room carpet, local parents Dan and Heather Franklin confirmed Friday that their baby was at the age where it could totally…

WHEATON, IL—Adjusting their white eyeliner and iridescent lip gloss before approaching the podium, the nation’s older sister’s friends officially unveiled plans Wednesday to split a single cigarette among nine of them. “We’re going to sneak…

The U.S. General has declared loneliness a public health endemic, saying widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking a dozen cigarettes a day and costs the health industry billions of dollars annually. What do…

E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. agreed to pay $462 million to settle claims by six U.S. states that it unlawfully marketed its addictive products to minors. What do you think?“They’ll have to market to a lot more kids to pay for…

According to a new report from the American Cancer Society, the rate of people dying from cancer in the United States has declined 33% since 1991, the trend being attributed to early detection, lower rates of smoking, and advancements in…

New Zealand has passed into law a unique plan to phase out tobacco smoking by imposing a lifetime ban on buying cigarettes for anybody born on or after Jan. 1, 2009, meaning the minimum age will keep going up as time goes on. What do you…

Tobacco group Philip Morris International’s CEO claimed the company plans to stop selling cigarettes in the U.K. in the next 10 years, saying “I want to allow this company to leave smoking behind.” What do you think?“Ten years is plenty of…