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

Hookah smoking has emerged as a fashionable social activity, particularly among young adults. While hookah bars multiply across the nation and private parties increasingly feature these ornate pipes, ...

Recent studies reveal that smoking affects women differently, and often more severely than men. We spoke to an expert to ...

The characteristics of type 2 diabetes vary from patient to patient and it has been proposed that the condition is made up of four subtypes. Now, new research being presented at the annual meeting of ...

According to a longitudinal study published in Tobacco Control, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) may erase five decades of progress against smoking. Researchers found that young people who vape ...

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 ...

A new study has found that exposure to second-hand smoke during pregnancy and actually smoking increase the risk of placental abruption, a complication that can be fatal to both parent and baby, to ...

This new study using UK Biobank data reports that smoking is a causal factor in early menopause. Genetic risk also plays a role. Eliminating smoking led to a 33% reduction in early menopause. The ...

A popular drug prescribed to help people quit smoking may pose a significantly increased risk of heart attack in users, a new study finds. The results may further complicate doctors’ and patients’ ...

While vaping has been touted by manufacturers as a safer smoking alternative, the public health community is careful to point ...

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