Backers of the annual Smokeout say stopping smoking or dipping for a day is the first step toward a tobacco-free life. Yet fewer smokers mean less tobacco tax revenue.

Shocking study reveals smoking just two to five cigarettes daily doubles heart disease risk and increases death risk by 60%.

The controversy surrounding electronic cigarettes continues to smolder. E-cigarettes are the battery-powered devices that deliver an aerosol that contains nicotine but no trace of cancer-causing tar.

Imagine if Obamacare permitted insurers on the Exchanges to charge black people 50 percent more for health insurance than white people? Can you imagine the howls of rage from Al Sharpton? The unending ...

Smokers are less likely to test positive for the coronavirus, according to research that offers yet more evidence that the habit may be protective. Since the crisis spiralled out of control, ...

Electronic cigarettes are widely marketed as a way to help smokers quit traditional cigarettes, but a large new analysis finds they may actually have the opposite effect. In fact, the report, ...

Electronic cigarettes are a more popular tool for smokers trying to quit than nicotine gums and patches, according to a new study of consumer behavior from Kantar Media. As e-cigarettes have exploded ...

Jan. 23, 2013 -- Women who smoke are now just as likely to die of lung cancer and other smoking-related diseases as men -- and smokers of both sexes die, on average, about a decade earlier than ...

Seventy percent of smokers say they'd like to quit, and now, just three days into the new year, many may already be struggling to stick to their resolution to make 2012 a smoke-free year. If quitting ...

Would smokers prefer that cigarettes be expensive? Certainly, higher cigarette prices would make smokers healthier. There is plenty of evidence that smoking is very bad for you, and almost as much ...

Marijuana smokers are slightly more likely to develop lung disease than cigarette users, a shock study suggests. Researchers looked at roughly 150 adults in Canada who were about 50 years old on ...

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