Smoking may increase your risk of developing Crohn’s disease but can also make the disease worse. Quitting smoking can improve your outlook and reduce your risk of complications with Crohn’s. Crohn’s ...

Scientists at the University of Oklahoma have identified a previously unrecognized immune system pathway that helps explain ...

Light ex-smokers quickly reduce CVD risk to levels similar to never-smokers, while heavy ex-smokers take over 25 years to achieve comparable risk levels. The study used data from the Korean National ...

Smoking cigarettes is not just inviting lung cancer, but it can make your entire body a victim of many deadly diseases. Tobacco and nicotine damage every organ. Smoking is a slow poison that ruins a ...

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The decades-old observation that smoking is linked to a lower risk for Parkinson's disease (PD) has resurfaced in a large national cohort study — this time with closer examination of how smoking ...

Lifestyle diseases have emerged as one of the biggest threats to men's health, contributing to rising rates of heart disease, ...

The stigma that patients face when diagnosed with lung cancer is associated with poorer psychosocial outcomes, including distress and isolation, delayed help-seeking, and concerns about the quality of ...

In addition to the lungs, smoking can affect the liver, linking to liver disease and liver cancer. However, quitting smoking reduces a person’s risk of developing these conditions. Cigarette smoking ...

Utah and West Virginia are at opposite ends when it come to cigarette use but health risks and costs remain high.

The C.D.C.’s tobacco control office has been shut for more than a year. After its most prominent antismoking campaign went ...