The Center for Disease Control and Prevention's "Tips From Former Smokers" ads are set to stop at the end of September. For 13 years, these tough and honest commercials told real stories about the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The convenience store at the corner of Southeast 52 nd Avenue and Holgate Boulevard is plastered with tobacco advertising. On the outside, every window and door is covered with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For over a decade, the CDC's anti-smoking ads and 1-800-QUIT-NOW hotline have helped Americans kick the habit. Now, both face an ...

Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin’s call to reduce the number of tobacco ads in convenience stores and gas stations is long overdue, but it is grabbing the attention of anti-smoking groups. The ...

It’s been a big week in cigarette news. CVS announced Wednesday that it will no longer sell cigarettes and tobacco products. CVS is the second-biggest drugstore chain in the country and the move to ...

In the 65 years since the American Heart Association found much higher death rates from heart attacks among heavy smokers than among nonsmokers — and the 61 years since the surgeon general’s office ...

PHOENIX — A last-minute decision by Arizona officials has snuffed out a series of anti-smoking television commercials aimed at teens and children. The ads were the centerpiece of a $900,000 campaign, ...

Gov. Deval Patrick relaunched a statewide anti-tobacco media campaign last week, but skeptics say it may be just a quick fix for a societal addiction that needs much more attention and funding. State ...

JEFFERSON CITY — The St. Louis Cardinals might have missed out on the World Series this year, but they did receive $100,000 in federal recovery money. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior ...

Among 12- to 17-year-olds who have never used tobacco products, nearly half were considered receptive to tobacco marketing if they were able to recall or liked at least one advertisement, report a ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged governments to protect the world’s 1.8 billion young people by imposing a ban on all tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. The WHO made its call ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention's "Tips From Former Smokers" ads are set to stop at the end of September. For 13 ...