In a landmark decision, the U.S. House of representatives on Wednesday passed a bill to regulate the tobacco industry by the federal health agency.

The House voted 326-102 to approve the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act that would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) broad authority to regulate cigarettes and other forms of tobacco

United States Environmental Protection Agency officials told AHN Media Corp. on Friday that the proposed ban on detectable residue of the pesticide carbofuran on food crops it announced Thursday is only the beginning because the agency plans to ban use of carbofuran in the future.

Carbofuran is a broad spectrum insecticide sprayed directly onto soil and plants just after the plant emerges to control beetles, nematodes and rootworm

Researchers have developed a tobacco plant-based vaccine for patients with a chronic form of lymphoma, a specific type of cancer.

According to the first human study of the approach, researchers found that the vaccine could trigger an immune response in the body, which could lead to personalized vaccines that may kick start the patients' immune systems to attack the cancer

Tobacco companies have manipulated the menthol levels in cigarettes in recent years to hook new young smokers, a new study claims. The report by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health could fuel support for more tobacco regulation.

The new study states that young people tolerate menthol cigarettes better than harsher non-menthol cigarettes. The low-level menthol cigarettes make it easier to begin smoking but as smokers become more accustomed to menthol, they prefer stronger menthol sensations

Nicotine may be addictive, but it can help boost memory and learning, a new study suggests.

In a research done by scientists from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London, the findings showed that the increase in concentration felt by smokers could help fight dementia