Background During preconception counselling, pregnant women who smoke are advised to quit smoking. While the adverse effects ...

Quitting smoking often leads to weight gain due to a combination of decreased metabolism and increased eating. The metabolic boost from nicotine accounts for 31% of weight gain, while increased eating ...

If the idea of restrictive dieting makes you want to run the other way, research suggests that a drastic dietary overhaul may not be necessary—not only to see changes on the scale, but also to slow ...

Cigarette smoking is responsible for over 480,000 deaths annually in the United States each year. It also often negatively impacts overall health for smokers and those exposed to secondhand and ...

WASHINGTON — E-cigarettes were about as effective at helping people quit smoking as the gold-standard pharmaceutical drug, varenicline, according to a clinical trial published Monday in JAMA Internal ...

Numerous factors shape how a person’s immune system reacts to infections and other challenges. Age, sex and genetics are fundamental contributors—as the COVID pandemic highlighted. Now a new study ...

If you've ever turned on the TV to see a harrowing story of a person with a hole in their throat warning against the dangers of smoking, you witnessed an ad by the Tips From Former Smokers campaign.

Smoking is commonly associated with lung damage, but its impact goes far beyond that. A US-based gastroenterologist sheds ...