In health news, a new study has found the amount of nicotine in most cigarettes has risen by almost ten percent in less than a decade. According to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, those brands most popular among young people and minorities recorded both the highest increases and the highest content of nicotine. Of one hundred and sixteen brands, ninety-two of them had more nicotine than they did just six years before. More than fifty had increases of more than ten percent. Matthew Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, said the results indicate the nicotine increase has been: “conscious and deliberate.”