FDA Proposes First Regulations For E-Cigarettes
The federal government wants to ban sales of electronic cigarettes to minors and require approval for new products and health warning labels.
The federal government wants to ban sales of electronic cigarettes to minors and require approval for new products and health warning labels.
For the first time, the federal government will regulate the booming electronic cigarette industry, under a proposal being released Thursday. The Food and Drug Administration wants to ban sales of e-cigarettes to minors, require approval for new products, and require health warning labels. Companies would also be banned from making health-related claims without scientific evidence.
There is growing concern that e-cigarettes are luring teenagers into addiction.
On May 1, Scituate will join a handful of other towns in the Commonwealth that have made cigarettes harder for young folks to get.
The Massachusetts Medical Society has adopted new policies on electronic cigarettes and the the use of antibiotic medications in farm animals.
A bill that would place electronic cigarettes under the state's existing tobacco control law is making its way through the Massachusetts Statehouse.
Forty attorneys general are urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to meet its own deadline and regulate electronic cigarettes in the same way it regulates tobacco products.
Children — like adults — are increasingly trying electronic cigarettes, according to the first large national study to gauge use by middle and high school students.
Children and teens would be banned from buying electronic cigarettes under a bill being proposed on Beacon Hill.
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The town of Cohasset wants to outlaw electronic cigarettes.
Boston city officials are stepping up efforts to regulate electronic cigarettes that deliver nicotine and individual cigars.
Boston is one step closer to passing a proposal that would ban the sale of e-cigarettes to anyone under 18.
Court hearings for alleged high-profile customers of a Massachusetts brothel network will be open to the public.
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Fines are adding up for teachers unions in two Massachusetts communities, as school remains closed in the three communities that are on strike.
Court hearings for alleged high-profile customers of a Massachusetts brothel network will be open to the public.
WBZ-TV's I-Team has uncovered a third attempted land grab by thieves in Massachusetts.
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Researchers at a Massachusetts hospital have discovered a new sign that could indicate whether someone has a concussion and it's literally a shaking of the head.
Several hospitals have failed to come to an agreement with the second-largest health insurer in Massachusetts, Point32Health.
McDonald's has stopped selling the popular product in some states as an investigation into the cause of the bacteria continues.
WBZ-TV's I-Team has uncovered a third attempted land grab by thieves in Massachusetts, this time in West Yarmouth.
Pink cocaine has reportedly made its way to the Boston area, federal investigators told WBZ-TV's I-Team.
Some Winthrop residents are pushing back against a law requiring Massachusetts communities with T access to allow the development of multifamily units to help with the housing crunch. All of it now could soon be up to voters to decide.
A Springfield man says he gave police evidence that points to another suspect in the Boston Strangler investigation - not Albert DeSalvo.
A Plymouth man says that fraudsters tried to steal his home out from under him, just one week after WBZ's I-Team reported on a similar scam in Concord.
Massachusetts voters approved ballot questions on the auditor's authority and the MCAS, but lawmakers may still tinker with them.
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John Deaton said he believes Sen. Elizabeth Warren is creating divisiveness in the state
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It appears Tree House Brewing Company has big plans to expand in Boston, according to filings with the city.
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Seven Stop & Shop stores in Massachusetts will be closing permanently on Oct. 31.
A small group of loyal customers gathered in Weston Saturday morning to thank a pharmacist who is relocating as Walgreens closes the location where he served the community for almost three decades.
Meta is set to launch a new plan using facial recognition technology to prevent online scams at the start of next year.
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Patriots defensive lineman Christian Barmore is set to return to the practice field for the first time since he was diagnosed with blood clots in July.
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It looks like quarterback Thomas Castellanos is all done at Boston College, with the junior reportedly planning to enter the NCAA transfer portal.
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The Lizzie Borden House in Fall River has landed on USA Today's Top 10 list of the best haunted hotels.
New York City is officially legalizing jaywalking. Is it time for Boston to do the same?
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