MANILA, Philippines — The Senate and various health advocates have expressed alarm over the information that the country gained 9.5 million new smokers aged 10 and above between 2021 and 2023.

If cigarettes contained very little of the chemical that keeps people smoking, it could help smokers move away from these deadly products. That’s the rationale behind a new rule proposed on ...

Federal health officials on Thursday backed the public health benefits of nicotine pouches, authorizing Philip Morris International’s Zyn to help adult smokers cut back or quit cigarettes.

Company data also showed “a substantial portion of adults” who previously smoked switched completely to Zyn, regulators said. The pouches are sold in two different strengths. Massachusetts lawmakers ...

FDA OKs Sales of Zyn Nicotine Pouches, Citing Health Benefits for Adult Smokers WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Thursday backed the public health benefits of nicotine pouches ...