Crystalline silica, which is released into the air when workers cut and polish engineered stone for kitchen countertops, can scar human lungs beyond repair.

Relying too heavily on anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen for pain relief could negatively affect kidney health, warn experts. Kidney Care UK and the National Pharmacy Associa ...

Severe COVID-19 and influenza infections prime the lungs for cancer and can accelerate the disease's development, but vaccination heads off those harmful effects, new research from UVA Health's Beirne ...

As I ascended the steps to London Bridge station to meet a friend, I wasn’t just out of breath – I couldn’t seem to inhale enough air. My breathing was shallow. I felt so weak I had to keep stopping.

Vaping was sold as the safe alternative to smoking. The evidence is now telling a more complicated – and more worrying – story.

A proposal would halve the sin tax on heated cigarettes in an effort to reduce smoking in South Carolina. The amended bill also adds a tax to vapes.

Current smoking in GD is linked to higher TRAb levels, increased odds of orbitopathy, and higher 12-month relapse risk after drug withdrawal.

The psychoactive substance in magic mushrooms appears to have a powerful effect on people trying to stop smoking.

A growing number of U.S. adults consider electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) more harmful than conventional cigarettes. The findings, by researchers from the UT Southwestern Medical Center and ...

Severe COVID-19 and influenza infections prime the lungs for cancer and can accelerate the disease’s development, but vaccination heads off those harmful effects, new research indicates.

Evidence shows that birth control pills containing the hormones estrogen and progestin can increase the risk of different types of cancers and decrease the risk of others.  Since 1999, the World ...

A single high-strength dose of psilocybin was more effective than nicotine patches for helping smokers quit, a pilot randomized trial showed. When added to cognitive behavioral th ...