A new article published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology has shown that smoking beginning in childhood or in the later teenage years may lead to premature heart damage. The cohort ...

Starting to smoke before the age of 20 can have serious repercussions for your health later in life - even if you haven't sparked up a cigarette for decades. Researchers from Seoul National University ...

Tobacco use among teens have fallen in the last couple years, but rates remain buoyed by the popularity of e-cigarettes. According to the CDC, roughly 1 in 4 high school students have reported using a ...

Researchers urge governments to raise the legal age to purchase cigarettes to 22 years or higher as study finds it becomes less addictive and easier to quit as people get older. The research is ...

Cigarette smoking may be declining worldwide, but tobacco use is still responsible for the deaths of about 6 million people globally each year, according to the World Health Organization. In the ...

After I finished up my work for the day, I ran into a guy who works here who I went to HS with. He asked if I wanted to go have a cigarette and, having nothing else to do, I said sure. It occurred to ...

Exposure to tobacco before birth and beginning smoking during childhood or adolescence were significantly associated with the development of Type 2 diabetes in adulthood, according to a study of ...

Share on Pinterest Smoking, heavy drinking, and being physically inactive may start affecting health negatively earlier than expected. AOosthuizen/Getty Images A multi-decade study finds that the ...

I’m hanging out with a couple of friends on their apartment balcony when one pal hands me a cigarette. Now, this may not seem like a big deal to some, especially for seasoned puffers, but I smoke only ...

Research remains limited on whether smoking stunts growth. However, smoking may play a role in reduced growth. Additionally, smoking during pregnancy may affect fetal development and growth. Share on ...