- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 16th, 2015
Smoking Can Give You over a Dozen Different Types of Cancer
Cancers of the lungs, bronchus and trachea are most common
- Web Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 10th, 2015
Social Media Twice as Successful at Getting Youth to Quit Smoking Compared to Hotlines
Group engagement and a constant presence in your day-to-day life play a major role when it comes to giving up bad habits
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 18th, 2015
Electronic Cigarettes Mess With the Lungs Too, Study Finds
Research reveals certain flavorings added to electronic cigarette liquid can affect the cells that comprise the lungs
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 14th, 2015
Bribing Smokers Is the Best Way to Get Them to Kick the Habit
Study finds smokers are more likely to quit if offered a cash reward, do almost as well when they risk losing money
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 22nd, 2015
Here's What Happens Inside Your Brain When You Try to Quit Smoking
Investigation reveals the brain circuitry that causes people trying to quit smoking to experience anxiety
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 13th, 2015
We Could Be Living in a Tobacco-Free World By 2040
Public health researchers ask that efforts be made to phase out the sale of the tobacco over the next 3 decades
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 11th, 2015
Smoking Makes Your Brain Shrink, Can Mess Up Your Memory
Researchers find evidence that smokers have a thinner cortex than people who don't indulge in this vice
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 9th, 2015
E-Cigarettes Cause Inflammation, Are Seriously Bad for the Lungs
Study finds evidence e-cigarettes are not as safe as people think them to be, can actually prove toxic
- Behavior/Humans
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 20th, 2015
Monkey See, Monkey Do: Couples Have Better Odds to Get Fit Together
Study finds both men and woman have an easier time quitting smoking or going on a diet if their boo does so as well
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 8th, 2015
Smoking Keeps Wounds from Healing, Ups the Risk of Infection
Specialists say smoking reduces blood flow to a wound, messes up the body's natural defense mechanisms
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 29th, 2014
Man Smokes Crack While Hooked to Oxygen Mask, Nearly Burns Down Hospital
Police officers say the man, whose identity remains a mystery, got the crack cocaine from one of his buddies
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 28th, 2014
E-Cigarettes Found to Pack 10 Times More Carcinogens than Regular Smokes
Study finds e-cigarettes aren't as safe as folks think them to be, might actually be more dangerous than regular tobacco
- Food & Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 13th, 2014
Traffic Air Pollution Makes People Put on Weight, Evidence Indicates
New study links exposure to traffic air pollution and tobacco smoke to a higher risk to become overweight, even obese
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 5th, 2014
Simply Sharing a Home with a Smoker Can Make You Fat
Study finds second-hand smoke promotes weight gain, ups the risk of cardiovascular or metabolic problems
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 4th, 2014
Smoking Makes People 3 Times More Vulnerable to Chronic Back Pain
Study finds smoking takes its toll on the brain, makes folks less resilient to episodes of intense pain
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 21st, 2014
Life with Smokers Is the Same as Life in Highly Polluted Cities like Beijing
Study finds people who live with smokers are exposed to concentrations of airborne particles that well exceed standards
- Celebrity News
- By Dragos Rusu
- September 2nd, 2014
Lindsay Lohan Plans to Quit Smoking, Enlists Hypnotherapist
Because nothing is ever easy in the life of Lindsay Lohan