Pipe and cigar smokers often wave off worries that smoking is bad for their health. They claim their habit is harmless and perpetuate the common misperception that pipes and cigars are somehow safer ...

Memo to Congress: Yes, you can influence behavior with taxes, but not always the way you intended. A more than 2,000% increase in the federal tax on roll-your-own tobacco and small cigars has led ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Smoking waterpipe tobacco exclusively increased risk for cancer death more than smoking cigarettes only. Smoking ...

A proposed U.S. federal ban on menthol cigarettes doesn't go far enough and needs to include other menthol products, from pipe tobacco to cigarette tubes, researchers say. New evidence shows both the ...

Dan Nemets, a sophomore at Central Michigan University, likes the TV show "Family Guy," heavy-metal musician Ozzy Osbourne and a good pipe. Mr. Nemets took up pipe smoking 18 months ago after ...

Chemists at the University of Cincinnati find that hookah tobacco heated electronically kills 70 percent more lung cells than traditional charcoal. The study suggests the surprising health culprit ...