Scientists at the University of Copenhagen discovered that smoking directly triggers the growth of visceral adipose tissue.

Radon and smoking are both known causes of lung cancer, but when someone is exposed to both, the results can be deadly.

Let’s check what we’ve heard and what we think we know against the science.

Wednesday 1 October marks the start of Stoptober – an annual health campaign designed to help people quit smoking for good. Supported by the free NHS Quit Smoking app, people are challenged to go ...

For years, smokers searching for a “healthier” option have turned to e-cigarettes and vapes, hoping to ditch the dangers of tobacco. But as research continues, one thing is becoming clearer: neither ...

Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School and the National University Health System (NUHS), together with an international team ...

Smoking is a well-established risk factor for cataracts in general, but current scientific evidence does not conclusively ...

Fashion, film and social feeds may be glamourizing cigarettes again, but experts say it isn’t a real behavioural shift.

A popular drug prescribed to help people quit smoking may pose a significantly increased risk of heart attack in users, a new study finds. The results may further complicate doctors’ and patients’ ...

From improvements to your skin to a lower risk of heart disease happens to your body in the hours, days, weeks and months after you give up cigarettes.