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Majority of smokers surveyed think flavored tobacco sales should be restricted

A survey conducted by UMass Medical School students found that 86 percent of Worcester adults surveyed—including 72 percent of those surveyed who smoke—believe flavored tobacco products should be sold...

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Can breast milk feed a love of vegetables?

(HealthDay)—Want your preschooler to eat veggies without a fuss? Try eating veggies while you're breast-feeding.

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No chocolate milk? No problem—kids get used to plain milk

A new study by the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at the University of Connecticut has found that most students adjust to drinking plain milk after flavored milk is removed from school lunch...

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San Francisco to ban sales of vaping flavored liquid

San Francisco city supervisors unanimously approved a measure Tuesday that bans the sale of flavored nicotine-laced liquid used in electronic cigarettes and flavored tobacco products—with city...

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Researchers find e-cigarette flavors linked to use in youth and young adults

Flavored e-cigarettes and e-cigarette marketing could be increasing e-cigarette use among youth and young adults, according to researchers from the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living at...

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Vapors from some flavored e-liquids contain high levels of aldehydes

Traditional cigarettes pose a well-established risk to smokers' health, but the effects of electronic cigarettes are still being determined. Helping to flesh out this picture, researchers are reporting...

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Flavors influence appeal and use of most tobacco products, especially for youth

Tobacco products like cigarettes and e-cigarettes are more appealing and are considered less harmful, especially to younger people, when they come in flavors like cherry, coffee or candy floss,...

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E-cigarette research: Flavorings and higher voltage increase toxicity

Roswell Park Cancer Institute scientists report that several flavorings added to electronic cigarettes impact the toxicity of the devices and that, among the tested flavors, strawberry was the most...

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New study shows Boston has reduced youth access to flavored cigars

A 2011 Boston regulation that set minimum pricing and packaging requirements for fruit-flavored cigars has successfully reduced their availability, according to a new study led by UMass Medical School...

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Chemicals in e-cigarette flavors linked to respiratory disease

Diacetyl, a flavoring chemical linked to cases of severe respiratory disease, was found in more than 75% of flavored electronic cigarettes and refill liquids tested by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan...

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More children, teens enticed to smoke with flavored tobacco: CDC

(HealthDay News) —Bubblegum, cotton candy, chocolate: Just a few of the tempting flavors often added to tobacco being consumed by American children and teens.

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Flavored cigarettes still popular online despite US ban

(HealthDay)—Although banned in 2009 by the U.S. Food Administration, flavored cigarettes are still popular and available online, a new study finds.

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Electronic cigarette flavorings alter lung function at the cellular level

Certain flavorings used in electronic cigarette liquid may alter important cellular functions in lung tissue, according to new research presented at the 2015 American Thoracic Society International...

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The science of school lunch

In terms of ambience, Charlotte Central's cafeteria is—well, conjure up your own elementary school lunch experience. There's more than one reason to run to recess. But on a recent visit to observe a...

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FDA asks public to join battle against smoking by children

(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants your help in keeping children away from tobacco.

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Flavored small cigars are popular with kids, study finds

Small cigars flavored to taste like candy or fruit are popular among U.S. teens, according to the first government study to gauge their use.

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US study finds children's use of e-cigarettes is up (Update)

(AP)—Children—like adults—are increasingly trying electronic cigarettes, according to the first large U.S. study to gauge use by teenage students.

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US: Menthol cigarettes likely pose health risk

(AP)—A Food and Drug Administration review concludes that menthol cigarettes likely pose a greater public health risk than regular cigarettes but does not make a recommendation on whether to limit or...

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Whole milk might be a better choice for children, scientists say

Much of the recent debate over serving milk to children has concerned flavored milk: Should it be distributed in schools? Or should the only milk children receive be the unflavored, reduced-fat variety?

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NIH launches Dietary Supplement Label Database

Researchers, as well as health care providers and consumers, can now see the ingredients listed on the labels of about 17,000 dietary supplements by looking them up on a website. The Dietary Supplement...

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