Let’s check what we’ve heard and what we think we know against the science.

Radon and smoking are both known causes of lung cancer, but when someone is exposed to both, the results can be deadly.

For years, smokers searching for a “healthier” option have turned to e-cigarettes and vapes, hoping to ditch the dangers of tobacco. But as research continues, one thing is becoming clearer: neither ...

Reports suggest that headlines claiming “sitting is the new smoking” dramatically overstate the health risks. While sitting for long periods does have some correlation with health issues, the risks ...

This is a rather overlooked form of smoking. You are not the one smoking, nor standing near one, but the toxic particles can ...

Fashion, film and social feeds may be glamourizing cigarettes again, but experts say it isn’t a real behavioural shift.

From improvements to your skin to a lower risk of heart disease happens to your body in the hours, days, weeks and months after you give up cigarettes.

The characteristics of type 2 diabetes vary from patient to patient and it has been proposed that the condition is made up of four subtypes. Now, new research being presented at the annual meeting of ...

The smoking risk calculator is a tool that can help a smoker realise how much of his / her life has been eaten away due to smoking. It is a free online calculator that clearly shows how many years of ...

Gen Z — largely comprised of middle- and high-school students — reported the lowest smoking rates on record in 2024, according to CDC and FDA data, but that trend may be in jeopardy. “Overall, the ...

A popular drug prescribed to help people quit smoking may pose a significantly increased risk of heart attack in users, a new study finds. The results may further complicate doctors’ and patients’ ...