Science news articles about 'light cigarettes'

... a significant percentage of the brain's nicotine receptors. Light cigarettes have nicotine levels of 0.6 to 1 milligrams, while regular cigarettes contain between 1.2 and 1.4 milligrams. ...

For decades now, cigarette makers have marketed so-called light cigarettes - which contain less nicotine than regular smokes - with the implication that they are less harmful to smokers' health. A new ...

... More than 45 million Americans are smokers, and nearly 85% of them buy "light" cigarettes such as Marlboro Lights, which are advertised as having lower tar and nicotine.

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled that smokers can sue Altria and other toobacco companies for allegedly deceptive marketing of "light" or "low tar" cigarettes.

... belly, I waited in my car for a green light. What about her turned my head? Not ... she stared, unblinking, into the traffic while not smoking the lighted cigarette in her gloved hand. A slight blankness ...

(AP) -- No more "light" cigarettes or candy-flavored smokes. Bigger, scarier warning labels. Fewer ads featuring sexy young smokers.