Background During preconception counselling, pregnant women who smoke are advised to quit smoking. While the adverse effects ...

Women' are around 50% more likely than men to develop COPD, the umbrella term for chronic lung conditions, such as emphysema and bronchitis, even if they have never smoked or smoked much less than ...

Share on Pinterest A new study reports young adults who smoke could face more than double the risk of having an unexplained stroke. Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images Researchers report that ...

Smoking is an established risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS). Smoking also worsens the course of disease for people who already have MS. MS is an inflammatory disease that involves the breakdown ...

Smoking is a proven health risk. Medical research links it to cancer, heart disease, respiratory illness, and reduced life ...

Small study cites increased movements of unborn babies when moms smoked. The study looked at fetuses for both smoking and non-smoking women. The fetuses, whose mother's smoked, tended to touch their ...

Bad habits such as smoking, heavy drinking and lack of exercise must be tackled as early as possible to boost the odds of a happy and healthy old age. That is the message of a new study, published in ...

A man sits outside and holds a slim menthol cigarette between his fingers. Close-up with focus on the cigarette. The study provided a comprehensive examination of how lifestyle and environmental ...