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Banning Menthol Cigarettes Was Always a Bad Idea May. 02, 2024
The Biden administration recently stopped a plan to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes. The excellen... Read More
Remember the Teen Vaping 'Epidemic'? Policies Inspired by That Exaggerated Threat Continue to Undermine the Harm-Reducing Potential of E-Cigarettes Nov. 13, 2023
Remember the "epidemic" of underage nicotine vaping? For years, activists, politicians and public he... Read More
Secondhand Smoke Causes Cancer in Cats Nov. 09, 2023
Q: I recently adopted my first pet, a young cat named Tulip, and took her to the veterinarian, who s... Read More
When Will Politicians Learn Banning Cigarettes Will Never Work? Nov. 08, 2023
One of the most enduring lessons of American history is that the banning of liquor sales and consump... Read More
Gimme a Cigarette. Gimme a Stamp Jun. 10, 2022
Ukraine is fighting for its life, and the United States is sending weapons, and the price of gasolin... Read More
Make Abortion Unnecessary, Not Illegal Jun. 19, 2021
Priests could deny communion to pro-choice public officials under new guidelines the U.S. Conference... Read More
DNA Test Yields Surprising Results Jan. 11, 2021
DR. WALLACE: Last year, my grandmother arranged for me to take a DNA test because I was curious abou... Read More
Smokeless Tobacco Is Not the Answer Jan. 09, 2021
DR. WALLACE: Our family was thrilled when my father stopped smoking cigarettes after being addicted ... Read More
The Hula May Need To Wait Oct. 26, 2020
DR. WALLACE: I'm the mother of a 16 1/2-year-old girl. Next month, my husband is going to Hawaii for... Read More
My Grandma Eats Fast Food Every Day! Sep. 18, 2020
DR. WALLACE: My parents are divorced, and both are remarried. Both living situations are, shall we s... Read More
A Tendency Exists, but Definitely Not for All Sep. 09, 2020
DR. WALLACE: Last year, our health teacher told our class that cigarettes are a gateway drug to hard... Read More
Break This Cycle! Jun. 03, 2020
DR. WALLACE: I dated a jerk for over six months and finally got fed up with his lies and terrible be... Read More
Secondhand Smoke Causes Cancer in Cats Apr. 30, 2020
Q: I recently adopted my first pet, a young cat named Tulip, and took her to the veterinarian, who s... Read More
A Close Up Look at Smoking Effects Apr. 29, 2020
DR. WALLACE: When our son was in our local 4-H club, one of the team leaders was a pathologist at ou... Read More
Ban Flavored Vapes? That's Just a Start Dec. 13, 2019
In just a few years, vaping has surged among teenagers and others. By some estimates, as many as 1 i... Read More
Another Looming Threat to E-Cigarettes: Even If FDA Doesn't Ban Flavors, Its Regulations Will Drive Most Vaping Businesses and Products From the Market Nov. 20, 2019
President Donald Trump reportedly has reconsidered a plan to ban flavored e-cigarettes, a reversal t... Read More
In Yet Another Reversal, Trump Rethinks Ban on Flavored Vaping Products Nov. 20, 2019
Until recently, President Donald Trump was, rightly, championing a ban on flavored e-cigarettes, pro... Read More
There's an Eerie Familiarity to Charges that Vaping Companies Are Luring Kids Oct. 22, 2019
In years past, cigarette companies were caught using deceptive advertising and youth-targeted campai... Read More
Learn From Your Mistake Oct. 05, 2019
DR. WALLACE: At our school, if a student is caught smoking on campus during the academic year, the s... Read More
The Alarming Epidemic of Misguided Meddling With E-Cigarettes: Banning the Flavors Former Smokers Overwhelmingly Prefer Is a Strange Way to Protect Public Health Sep. 18, 2019
Banning flavored e-cigarettes is all the rage among politicians these days. It's an alarming trend t... Read More
