Smokers 'at greater risk of HIV'
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Smokers may be at greater risk of HIV infection compared with non-smokers, research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - It takes more than just passing along good information to stop the spread of HIV, a new US-government-backed study on HIV/AIDS prevention programs has found.
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Mouth cancer rates could soar because young people are smoking and drinking more, experts have warned.
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[Health India]: Washington, Oct. 8 : Smoking significantly increases the risk of rheumatoid arthritis in both men and women with a genetic predisposition to the disease, claims a new study.
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Lab experiments show that cells that line the mouth become more susceptible to infection with HIV when they're exposed to alcohol.
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NEW YORK  - Independent of cigarette smoking, infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is associated with an elevated risk for developing lung cancer, a study shows.
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Most gay and bisexual men infected with HIV in the United States are taking steps to reduce the chances of passing on the deadly virus to their sex partners, according to a federal study released on Thursday.
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Children who start dating before their  teens are at least twice as likely as other youngsters to  become smokers, researchers said on Friday.
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No-one is immune to HIV. But this is not to say the peril is equal, for some people are at greater risk of getting infected by the Aids virus than others.
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Exposure to alcohol makes mouth cells more susceptible to HIV infection during oral sex, research has shown.
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AIDS sufferers and transplant patients are at a much higher risk than the general population of developing a range of cancers, Australian research released Friday has found.
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Breathing in secondhand smoke massively increases the risk of lung cancer and heart disease, an official report shows.
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People under 40 are five times more likely to have a heart attack if they smoke, a study shows. The international team of researchers said their findings put paid to the idea that only older smokers were at risk of heart disease.
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Campaigners say a ban on smoking in public places could save more lives than new anti-cancer drugs.
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People genetically prone to arthritis who also smoke are storing up trouble for the future, researchers warn.
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An "increasing pool" of people in the UK are living with HIV and Aids, official statistics show.
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The world may know that smoking is dangerous, but the world doesn't care, apparently. A WHO report says smoking is on the rise, mainly because enough work isn't being done to curb the addiction.