Cigarettes are the only consumer product that, when used as directed, eventually kills one third of the users. Yet about 25% of adults continue to smoke and 3000 teenagers begin smoking every day. Are ...

Smoking can damage the heart even in small amounts, and experts warn that the risks are higher for women. Studies show women ...

Parkinson's paradox, linking current smoking to lower disease risk but linking quitting to lower all-cause mortality.

Light ex-smokers quickly reduce CVD risk to levels similar to never-smokers, while heavy ex-smokers take over 25 years to achieve comparable risk levels. The study used data from the Korean National ...

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, and the second most common cancer diagnosis, according to the National Cancer Institute. Smoking is the number one risk factor ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Current smoking status was associated with a 26% higher risk for CKD compared with never smoking. Lifetime ...

Lung cancer, the second-most common cancer in the U.S., is often associated with smoking — but even those who have never had a cigarette could be at risk of the deadly disease. While it’s true that ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband (age 71) received a diagnosis of polycythemia vera a few years ago. I understand this variety of polycythemia isn’t caused by smoking, but we know that smoking does make it ...

Adults who quit smoking had a heightened risk for Parkinson’s disease vs. those who continued to smoke, according to results published in Neurology.However, those reporting quitting had a reduced risk ...

Behind the fragrant smoke and social atmosphere of hookah lounges lies a growing public health concern that medical experts increasingly warn about. As hookah bars multiply across urban centers and ...

Patients who smoked within a month of their cancer surgery had increased risks for complications compared with quitting for at least 4 weeks or never smoking. The risks for complications after cancer ...