Herman Cain Has a Smoking New Ad
In the ad, Herman Cain's campaign chief of staff endorses the candidate while puffing on a cigarett...
U.S. Court to Block Graphic Warning Labels on Cigarettes
The U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a lower-court ruling that blocks graphic warning labels on cigaret...
Would Banning Menthols Help People Quit Smoking?
In a recent study, 40 percent of menthol smokers say that a ban on mentholated cigarettes could hel...
Commentary: Not So Kool: Big Tobacco Targets Black Smokers
Menthol cigarettes have become so popular in Black communities, and wreaked so much havoc on people...
Commentary: NYC’s Anti-Teen Pregnancy Campaign Is Problematic
Shaming potential mothers and fathers isn’t really the answer to teen pregnancy....
Walgreen Clinics Expand Care Into Chronic Illness
Walgreen clinics will start treating diabetes, heart disease and asthma....
A Tobacco-Free Obama Scolds Cigarette Manufacturers
President Obama called out some of the large tobacco companies for challenging passed legislation t...
Study: Newport Marketed Cigarettes Directly to Black Kids
New research out of Stanford says the menthol giant makes an effort to hook young people, even thou...
Menthol Cigarettes Lose Their Cool
The results of a new study show that 83 percent of Blacks, and a majority of Americans, want to ban...
Nations pledge crackdown on online alcohol ads
Nations pledge crackdown on online alcohol ads...
Dieting for dollars? More US employees trying it
Dieting for dollars? More US employees trying it...
Smoking causes more cancers than once thought
Posted Sept. 10, 2008 – You known that tobacco-smoking leads to serious health complications. But y...
What's Your High Blood Pressure Risk?
May 6, 2008 – Black Americans have more risk factors for high blood pressure (hypertension), than o...
Feds propose graphic cigarette warning labels
Corpses | cancer patients and diseased lungs are among the images the federal government plans for ...
Beyoncé’s Beautiful Face Lands on Pepsi
The superstar will be seen on a limited-edition line of soda cans....
Obama Signs Sweeping Anti-Tobacco Law
President Obama gives federal regulators the power to scare smokers straight....
FDA Panel Says Menthols Need to Go
If a panel of health experts has its way, mentholated cigarettes will be a thing of the past in 201...
Notorious B.I.G.'s Former Manager Speaks Out
Mark Pitts, President of Urban Music at RCA/Sony and founder of Bystorm Entertainment, remembers Bi...
Cell Phone Study Confirms Link to Cancer | News | BET.com
Posted April 1, 2008 – Cell phone use is now linked to brain cancer, according to a new study...
Mel B. Is Married!
Posted Aug. 9, 2007 -- In the midst of all the baby-daddy hoopla with Eddie Murphy, Spice Girl...
