Wednesday 1 October marks the start of Stoptober – an annual health campaign designed to help people quit smoking for good. Supported by the free NHS Quit Smoking app, people are challenged to go ...

Vaping with nicotine has become commonplace. It can be used to stop smoking cigarettes, but it has several serious health risks. The long-term effects of vaping are unknown.

According to the results of a recent systematic review, quitting smoking may produce positive health effects in a matter of weeks. The review found that people who quit smoking had a greater reduction ...

Public health messages have told us for decades that if you smoke, you should quit. And if you don’t smoke, don’t start. But a new study suggests smoking may be even worse than we thought. The study, ...

Nearly everyone knows that smoking is bad for their health. Inhaling tobacco by smoking cigarette smoke or vaping increases the risk of: Many smokers may think, “I’ve been smoking for so long…the ...

Scientists at the University of Birmingham are to follow former smokers for a year to investigate the long-term health effects of vaping as a smoking cessation aid. The EVALUATE study, led by Dr Aaron ...

Using hormonal birth control and smoking cigarettes can both increase your risk of heart disease. Significant improvements in overall heart health typically begin to take effect 12 months after ...

THE age you first start smoking has a major effect on your risk of heart disease – more than the number of years you’ve ...

WalletHub says Florida ranks 33 among states for smoking costs, including income loss and health care expenses ...

Smoking: Even though it's known that tobacco is harmful to health and causes cancer, smokers don't quit the habit. But have ...

A two-year clinical trial found that one mild tweak transformed the rate of aging at the cellular level and reduced ...

Raleigh’s smoking ban now applies to vaping and e-cigarettes and is one of the most restrictive ordinances allowed under ...