University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: 2018 Releases

FDA Gives E-cigarette Companies 60 Days Notice

The FDA announced vaping companies have 60 days to demonstrate they can keep their devices out of the hands of children or the government will consider removing their products from the market. More than 2 million middle and high school students vape, according to the FDA. JUUL Labs alone is worth $15 billion and has …

UW Receives $7 Million Grant to Test New Medication Combination to Help Smokers Quit

MILWAUKEE—People in the Milwaukee and Madison areas who want to quit smoking can get free medication and coaching starting today, thanks to a $7 million 4-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to the University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (UW-CTRI). All participants get: Some participants also get: Participants will receive …