THE cost of nicotine patches will be slashed for low-income earners as the Federal Government ramps up its efforts to get more Australians to kick their smoking habit. A new life-saving drug will also be subsidised for the 73 Australians with a rare blood disorder after The Courier-Mail revealed their fight for funding. It can be revealed today the cost of the vital drug will come down from about $500,000 a year to just $33.60 per script in a m ... Jump to full article >>

The Food and Drug Administration is supposed to protect the public’s health and safety. So why is it trying to block the sale of an electronic alternative to cigarettes that can save people’s lives by simulating smoking without burning tobacco? Electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigarettes, are battery-powered devices that deliver nicotine in a vapor composed mainly of the food additive propylene glycol. There’s no question ... Jump to full article >>