Previous studies suggest that smoking raises the risk of heart and lung diseases. A new study also connects smoking to an increased risk of diabetes. If you use tobacco, get help to quit, and engage ...

Across 4 types of smoking status groups, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) risk significantly increased among participants who saw an increase in body mass index (BMI) and decreased among ...

It’s no secret that smoking cigarettes can ruin your body. The list of illnesses that smoking causes — heart disease, stroke, diabetes, emphysema, bronchitis and several types of cancer — is long and ...

Share on Pinterest Could smoking increase the risk of severe mental illness? Image credit: Joe Cohen/Stocksy. Smoking is a common social practice that increases the risk of several health problems.

There are many ways to help keep the vascular system healthy, such as not smoking and keeping blood pressure at a healthy level. A new study has found a link between certain midlife vascular risk ...

*Important notice: Preprints with The Lancet / SSRN publishes preliminary scientific reports that are not peer-reviewed and, therefore, should not be regarded as conclusive, guide clinical ...

Lung cancer, the second-most common cancer in the U.S., is often associated with smoking — but even those who have never had a cigarette could be at risk of the deadly disease. While it’s true that ...

Smoking can make you more likely to develop pneumonia, and it can also make the infection worse. It may increase the possibility of recurrent pneumonia and repeat hospital stays. Share on Pinterest ...

Smoking even one or two cigarettes a day in the months leading up to pregnancy or during pregnancy significantly increases the risk that the baby will have a severe health problem, new research shows.

HELSINKI, Finland — Results from a new multinational study suggests that exposure to maternal smoking during pregnancy or parental smoking during early childhood is associated with increased risk for ...