The morning starts with a familiar motion. Fingers wrap around a cigarette. Lips press against it. A flick of a lighter, a ...

Experts are warning that 'social smoking'—smoking only at parties or gatherings—also carries significant health risks. According to a New York Times report on the 30th (local time), the medical commun ...

Women in developing countries who cook over a wood stove for years and inhale the smoke can develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and experience the same clinical characteristics, ...

• Non-smokers showed significant improvements in forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV 1), forced vital capacity (FVC), FEV 1 /FVC ratio, maximal voluntary ventilation, and diffusing capacity of ...

Lung damage is the cause of most COVID-19 deaths, and lung damage also is a public health concern for smokers and anybody living under polluted skies. The assault to the lungs in COVID-19 and due to ...

At the American Medical Association’s annual meeting in Chicago last week, when the doctors got around to discussing medicine instead of medicare, topic A was the danger of smoking. Physicians already ...

Having authored a book on the history of smoking in Malta, I realised that I had not included much information on the harmful effects of smoking on the health of the individual and the nation. Written ...

A video posted on TikTok of a smoker's lungs set next to a pair of normal, healthy lungs is horrifying some addicts so much that they committed on the spot to quitting. With advertisements, warnings ...

A simple blood test performed during regular annual physical exams may help clinicians promote smoking cessation among patients who are at high risk of developing emphysema, results from a small ...