WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the first menthol-flavored electronic cigarettes for adult smokers, acknowledging that vaping flavors can reduce the harms of traditional tobacco smoking. The FDA said it…

Despite California’s efforts to stop the sale of flavored tobacco products, U.C. San Diego researchers say consumers have discovered a loophole: online shopping.In 2022, Senate Bill 793 went into effect, prohibiting the sale of flavored…

TOPEKA — Physician John Eplee hasn’t accepted hesitancy of Kansas lawmakers to raise the threshold for purchase, possession and consumption of cigarettes to 21 years of age from the current standard of 18. Eplee, who…

Imagine seeing a commercial featuring Ryder and Marshall from “Paw Patrol” lighting up cigarettes and enjoying a smoke together. It’s hard to fathom that happening, but in 1961, beloved cartoon characters Fred Flintstone and Barney…

From Babe Ruth to John Wayne, Americans have seen chewing tobacco in popular culture for over a century. Spitting chew has been a trademark of cowboys and professional athletes alike and chewing tobacco use continues…

TOPEKA — The Kansas House concluded business before a short break in the session Wednesday by passing more than two dozen bills, including proposals to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products, final approval…

The Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center (SEKMHC) is now tobacco free. The center adopted an  agency-wide, tobacco free policy on Jan. 1. Clients, visitors, and staff are prohibited from using tobacco products at all SEKMHC…

Humboldt High School’s RESIST Chapter descended on LaHarpe Wednesday to scan the city’s parks for evidence of tobacco use. Students collected cigarette butts and evidence of vaping equpment, using flags to note where they were…

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 80-year-old man who still has psychological drive, but who has lost the physical ability for an erection. Is there any safe way to restore this? I have had multiple…

TOPEKA, Kansas — A proposal to ban all fruity and sweet vaping flavors in Kansas has upset both pro-vaping and anti-tobacco groups. Hundreds of popular flavors would disappear. Menthol would remain. The flavor restrictions wouldn’t…