This post has been updated. E-cigarette maker Juul Labs has been a roaring success in recent years, becoming the fastest startup to reach a valuation of over $10 billion. But the company has been ...

In the early 1950s, cigarettes were indeed promoted as being good for health, which may seem surprising given what we know today about the harmful effects of smoking. During that time, cigarette ...

The electronic cigarette ads push the same themes as old cigarette ads: sophistication, freedom, equality and individualism, said Timothy de Waal Malefyt, a visiting associate professor at Fordham ...

Stanford University houses what may be the world's largest online collection of tobacco advertisements - over 62,000 scans spanning three centuries that tell a fascinating story of how the industry ...

(Reuters Health) - While many forms of e-cigarette advertising increase the odds that teens will try the devices, a new U.S. study suggests that this generation of digital natives is most enticed by ...

For years the Federal Trade Commission has tried snuffing out misleading cigarette ads as often as they appear. But by the time a cease-and-desist order can be issued, the company in question is apt ...

When non-smoking teens see ads for e-cigarettes, and are curious about the products advertised, perhaps even identifying with a favorite brand, they might also be more susceptible to taking up ...

On April 3, 2024, a post with a purported vintage advertisement for Camel cigarettes was shared on social media, depicting doctors smoking the brand to endorse it as a healthy option. "Doctors ...