Damage to the immune system from smoking appears to linger even years after a former smoker took that last puff. Researchers studied the immune responses of 1,000 healthy people ages 20 to 69 for the ...

Smoking damages sensitive eye tissues and increases the risk of conditions like age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma. Secondhand smoke and cigarette residue can irritate the eyes.

In research described as “a stark warning” to those tempted to start smoking, scientists are reporting that cigarette smoke begins to cause genetic damage within minutes — not years — after inhalation ...

Smoking is commonly associated with lung damage, but its impact goes far beyond that. A US-based gastroenterologist sheds ...

The majority of children who started smoking tobacco at age 10 years or in their later teens continued to smoke until their mid-twenties. Continuous smoking from childhood significantly increased the ...

The role of clinicians in smoking cessation Carcinogens enter smokers' bloodstream in minutes. Smoking tobacco delivers cancer-causing carcinogens just as quickly as injecting the substance directly ...

Feb. 14 (UPI) --A new study by the University of Southern California revealed that those who regularly vape and smoke suffer the same levels of DNA damage, refuting messages about vaping being a safer ...

Earlier this month, researchers published a study in the journal Radiology that was prime fodder for misleading headlines. The study sought to investigate the effect of marijuana smoke on the lungs.

Their homes survived the recent wildfires, but some homeowners said dealing with their FAIR Plan insurance is keeping them from moving back in. According to the Department of Insurance, the California ...