Every type of smoking poses serious risks to heart health, from traditional cigarettes to modern alternatives like vaping. While many people recognize smoking’s connection to lung disease, its effects ...

Smoking leaves measurable changes in the body that show up in blood tests, including high cotinine levels, altered ...

The effects of smoking, drinking too much, and not exercizing enough are felt by the age of 36, researchers have warned. By stopping these behaviors early in adulthood and midlife, years of subsequent ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) thickens and stiffens the left ventricle of your heart, which can limit blood pumping. HCM can also worsen atrial fibrillation risk and related blood clots. Smoking ...

Research reveals vaping is linked to serious health risks risks in teens. With 1.6 million kids vaping, here's what parents ...

Children exposed to maternal smoking before birth are more likely to experience behavioral and mental health challenges, according to a large study funded by the National Institutes of Health's ...

Smoking during pregnancy may increase children's mental health issues, with implications for internalizing and externalizing ...

Children exposed to prenatal maternal smoking are more likely to experience behavioral and mental health challenges, ...

For more than six decades, U.S. surgeon generals have made clear that smoking and secondhand smoke pose serious and preventable threats to public health. Dozens of their reports have reinforced the ...