Economists describe a recession as a "substantial downturn in economic activity" lasting several months, typically ...

The new estimate was nearly twice as high as a 2000 estimate published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) which found that a single cigarette shortened a person’s life by 11 minutes on average.

Some bodegas in the Bronx are now selling eggs in threes as customers struggle with the soaring cost of an entire carton.

Just one puff may be enough to get children addicted to cigarettes, doctors said yesterday. Children and teenagers become hooked on nicotine with astonishing speed after using amounts of tobacco ...

Not everyone supports the proposal. “I totally understand why people would want a flavor ban and want to ban single-use cigarettes or e-cigarettes, but at the same time, it’s just not ...