In 2003, UCLA epidemiologist James Enstrom and I published a study of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)—also called "secondhand smoke" or "passive smoking"—in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).

The appeal of smoking has always been strong from the moment cigarettes were introduced to the public. The links between smoking, danger, and defiance, coupled with the perception that those who s ...

While it may be a difficult process to finally quit smoking cigarettes, celebs like Adele and Matt Damon say it was one of the best choices they ever made. “When I got on that plane back from ...

Smoking can also intensify symptoms and lead to additional health complications. Studies show that smoking is a risk factor in the development of RA, though the exact role that smoking plays is ...

Young people are smoking tobacco less than they have in a generation, a new study showed. A survey of U.S. high school and middle school students found that the decline in tobacco use stemmed from ...

Your lungs have an almost "magical" ability to repair some of the damage caused by smoking - but only if you stop, say scientists. The mutations that lead to lung cancer had been considered to be ...

Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Here’s how it damages different parts of your body. Pictures of twins show how smoking dramatically speeds up wrinkles and ...

Bamboo on board Southwest Airlines is transitioning to new cold cups and stir sticks for inflight beverage service that the ...

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Southwest Airlines Co. introduced a new bamboo cup for inflight cold beverages and a wood stir stick with the carrier’s iconic Heart branding. Both the new cup and stir stick are part of the ...

When she is sober and not smoking, she’s smart, fun and engaging. I invited them up again last year hoping that I could be more tolerant, but it was worse. She’s been proactive about getting ...

The plan is part of a series of measures aimed at tackling the health effects of smoking, one of the UK's leading causes of preventable death, disability and ill-health. Although smoking rates ...