Study: More households forbid smoking
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Smoking is forbidden in nearly three out of four U.S. households, a dramatic increase from the 43 percent of homes that prohibited smoking a decade ago, the federal government reported Thursday.
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Smoking killed almost 5 million people around the world in 2000, researchers have calculated.
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NEW YORK  - The great majority of smokers  think they are well informed about the health risks of their  habit, but many of them are wrong, a new U.S. survey suggests.
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There is more evidence to back up a long-standing theory that smokers are less likely to develop Parkinson's disease than people who do not use tobacco products, researchers reported on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - Kids and teenagers exposed to  even trace amounts of secondhand smoke score lower on tests of  reading and reasoning, according to new research.
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Children exposed to passive smoking are likely to do worse at school than their peers, research suggests.
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More adults, especially women,  are smoking these days and their secondhand smoke may be  contributing to the asthma epidemic among children in the  United States, results of a study suggest.
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Women who smoke are more likely to develop a form of acne than those who do not, research suggests.
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Children exposed to passive smoking have a higher risk of developing lung cancer later in life than other youngsters, according to new research.
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The smoking ban in public places in Scotland has led to a significant advance in public health, a study suggests.
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Four out of five people want the legal age of smoking raised from 16 to 18, to deter youngsters from taking up the habit, a new report has found.
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Here's one more reason not to smoke -- smoking may damage sperm, passing along genetic damage to a man's children, Canadian researchers report.
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NEW YORK  - An "alarmingly" high number of inner-city black young adults smoke and, for those trying to quit, several factors may conspire to thwart their efforts, research shows.
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Smoking kills more than 1,600 people in England each week with blackspots in deprived areas, a study says.
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People under 40 are five times more likely to have a heart attack if they smoke, a study shows.
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PEOPLE aged under 40 are five times more likely to have a heart attack if they smoke, according to a study published today. The report&#39;s authors said the findings, based on figures compiled on behalf of the
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Children regularly exposed to passive smoke are up to three times more likely to get lung cancer, researchers say.