Unlike genetics or age, smoking is a risk factor for numerous diseases that we can actually do something about. By quitting, ...

The analysis found a mortality rate of 6.5 per 1000 person-years in the smoking cohort and 9.7 in the injection cohort. The mortality rate ratio was 0.67, meaning people who primarily smoked ...

Menthol cigarettes are associated with increased mortality risk, according to study findings published in Tobacco Control.

The effectiveness of a common drug to quit smoking could be down to people’s genes, according to a study from the University ...

The researchers found a significant difference between patients and controls in low education status, hypertension, obesity, ...

“The authors have accounted for a large range of confounders, but rightly note that there could be additional unmeasured confounders which affect relationships between vaping and subsequent smoking ...

Individuals undergoing substance use treatment who usually smoke opioids, compared to their peers who inject, have a lower all-cause mortality risk.

Heavy smoking was associated with a significantly increased risk for cryptogenic ischemic stroke within a large cohort of younger adults from across Europe, data show. “Smoking is a well-documented ...

Smoking is strongly linked to risk for cryptogenic ischemic stroke in young adults, with the highest risk noted in men and those aged 45-49 years, a study showed.

In higher age groups smokers are more expensive. Despite the higher annual costs of the obese and smoking cohorts, the healthy-living cohort incurs highest lifetime costs, due to its higher life ...

The effectiveness of a common drug to quit smoking could be down to people's genes, according to a study from the University of Leicester (United Kingdom).