Smoking is widely known for its impact on the lungs, heart and overall health, but many people are less aware of how ...

Smoking among individuals with cirrhosis exacerbates inflammation, fibrogenesis, and angiogenesis, and increases risk for extrahepatic cancers in ACLD.

Active and passive tobacco exposure during childhood and adolescence represents a critical preventable risk factor for ...

After a few vigorous puffs of a burning cigarette, a smoker’s lungs will be filled with a toxic cloud of more than 5,000 different substances. Their combined effects on health are well known: cancer, ...

The rate of smoking cigarettes has steadily declined since the 1960s – when Congress required warnings on cigarette boxes. Research shows that people are more likely to try to quit smoking when ...

Numerous factors shape how a person’s immune system reacts to infections and other challenges. Age, sex and genetics are fundamental contributors—as the COVID pandemic highlighted. Now a new study ...

Although the research is still new, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) may be the latest addition to the list of negative effects that smoking tobacco can have on your body. Decades of clinical studies ...

Vaping vendors often sell their products as “healthier” tobacco alternatives or a way to quit cigarettes. However, vapes still have risks and are most beneficial as a step on the journey to becoming ...