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The Smoking and Health Action Coalition, which is part of the American Lung Association, wants to raise awareness about menthol flavoring of tobacco and how it can entice young people to smoke.

Health officials have launched a statewide campaign called "It’s Not Just," which highlights the way the tobacco industry aggressively targets African…

The good news is that New York State is tied for first in five-year life expectancy for someone diagnosed with lung cancer. The bad news is that the top…

New York has now raised the minimum age to buy tobacco and electronic cigarettes to 21 years old, from 18. The law goes into effect Wednesday. Gov. Andrew…

Irfan Rahman’s laboratory sits at the end of a long hallway on the third floor of the University of Rochester’s School of Medicine and Dentistry. Inside...

In what apparently is first-of-its-kind research, scientists say air pollution can be the equivalent of smoking a pack of cigarettes - and if you already…

The Food and Drug Administration has rolled out a proposed rule to require tobacco companies to include graphic warnings, depicting some of the lesser known health risks of smoking tobacco products.

New York is the latest state to raise its smoking age from 18 to 21 in an effort to discourage teens from getting hooked. The change was signed into law…

For decades, there has been massive advertising of menthol cigarettes, heavily in African American communities. That has been researched often. What is…

A Tonawanda man is in trouble for possessing untaxed cigarettes.Justin Beebe, 36, faces charges filed by the New York State Department of Taxation and…