Throughout the 15-year wrangle over the effects of smoking on health, women smokers have offered a medical conundrum. Although they puff at cigarettes with the same freedom as men, they do not suffer ...
A newly discovered brain circuit may explain why women tend to become hooked on nicotine more quickly than men. Smoking remains a leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States, ...
Ask most American women to name the disease that scares them most, and they’ll answer without hesitation: “Breast cancer.” But while breast cancer maintains a deadly toll, the nation’s female ...
Smoking hurts everyone, but women under the age of 50 who smoke are at four to five times greater risk for having a heart attack, according to KOAT health expert Dr. Barry Ramo. He says most people ...
Smoking is a proven health risk. Medical research links it to cancer, heart disease, respiratory illness, and reduced life ...