On Monday the The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act was signed into a law, which is great news for lungs everywhere. So why is the word "family" in the name of the law? This piece of legislation gives the FDA authority to ban tobacco products that appeal to first-time smokers (who are primarily children), like candy-flavored cigarettes. It also bars the use of terms that make Read more

Michele Bachmann became the first woman to win the Iowa straw poll this weekend, but Rick Perry's Texas swagger stole some of her thunder. The Texas governor didn't participate in the contest but stopped by the heartland state after officially announcing his presidential candidacy in South Carolina on Saturday. Now that he's in, let's take a look at his stances on everything from abortion to the Read more