More than 7,000 chemicals are released when a cigarette is smoked, and many of them are directly toxic to the heart and blood vessels. Nicotine, for instance, rapidly stimulates the release of ...

Americans have known for years that cigarettes are incredibly bad for your health. Vaping on the other hand, is a relatively ...

Urban wildfires like LA’s make harmful chemicals from burning plastics and electronics that can make indoor air dangerous for months.

Some of the hazardous substances that may be present in the smoke are fire retardants, hydrogen chloride, bromine compounds and hydrogen cyanide—a fatally toxic chemical asphyxiant in high ...

The groundbreaking decision is a win for harm reduction, though it also highlights absurd contradictions in the FDA's overall ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a rule to drastically reduce the amount of nicotine in cigarettes and other combusted tobacco products.

The proposed rule doesn't ban nicotine but lowers the amount allowed in cigarettes ... risk alternatives that would reduce exposure to harmful chemicals. However, the agency said no tobacco ...

Nicotine replacement therapies such as patches, gum or lozenges can also help by providing nicotine without the harmful chemicals found in tobacco products. These tools can be invaluable in ...