Smoking

The first solid evidence that smoking causes cancer came in the 1950s, followed decades later by revelations that "second-hand" smoke…

Tobacco smoke leaves its mark on DNA by changing a chemical code on the DNA molecule that can sometimes change…

Women who smoke during pregnancy run the risk of having boys with low sperm production in adulthood, an Australian study…

Many people in a recent study said they’d tried to find out what chemicals are in tobacco products or smoke,…

Women who smoke while pregnant may harm their babies by chemically altering the DNA of the developing fetus, a major…

Researchers at the University of Aberdeen, UK, have found that in order for one's partner to successfully stop smoking, it…

People living in countries with public smoking bans have lower exposure to secondhand smoke and better health, according to a…

People who use electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, are less likely to quit traditional cigarettes than people who don't use the…

Even though fewer US teens are smoking, secondhand smoke remains a big problem for them, a government study found. Nearly half…

Doctors are more likely to give smokers antibiotics for an infection, a bad habit that may endanger public health by…