Smoking is one of the most damaging habits for overall health, and your skin is no exception. The World Health Organisation (WHO) reports that smoking kills over 8 million people each year, with ...

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 is the single, largest, preventable cause of death and illness in the world. It’s estimated that smoking causes about ...

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 ...

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, 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 ...

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 ...

Even if you’ve never touched a cigarette, you could still be at risk for lung cancer. In fact, anyone can get lung cancer.

You may have heard that vaping is the "safer" choice than smoking. But what if the very thing designed to protect your health ...

Smoking cessation after cancer diagnosis is linked to improved overall survival even for advanced cancers, according to a recent study.

A study found higher rates of emphysema among marijuana smokers compared to tobacco smokers of the same age.

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 ...