Doctors in the Netherlands are to offer vouchers and coaching to persuade women to stop smoking during pregnancy, following ...

By Priyanjana Pramanik, MSc. A massive nationwide study shows that lighting up before age 20 leaves a lasting cardiovascular ...

Throughout the 15-year wrangle over the effects of smoking on health, women smokers have offered a medical conundrum. Although they puff at cigarettes with the same freedom as men, they do not suffer ...

Women who quit smoking before age 40 reduce their risk of dying by nearly 90 percent; those who quit before age 30 can remove up to 97 percent of the risk of premature death, according to researchers ...

Smoking has long been associated with a multitude of health issues, from lung cancer to heart disease. However, the extent of ...

Quitting smoking lengthens women’s lives Women who quit smoking before age 30 years experienced dramatic improvements in life-expectancy compared with those who continued to smoke. HealthDay News — ...

Women' are around 50% more likely than men to develop COPD, the umbrella term for chronic lung conditions, such as emphysema and bronchitis, even if they have never smoked or smoked much less than ...

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 ...

A research group led by the Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH) in Mannheim has confirmed for the first time within the ...

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.