Anti-tobacco television ads that generate fear or sadness by showing the diseases caused by smoking are more effective in reaching youth . . .
People with current or past alcohol problems have more trouble quitting smoking and are more dependent on nicotine than . . .
60 Minutes Correspondent Andy Rooney - Every once in a while, there's some good news. Half as many Americans smoke cigarettes now . . .
Charlie, a chimp at the Bloemfontein Zoo in South Africa, may be another victim. Experts say peer pressure is a major reason people take up smoking . . .
Mothers who smoke during or after pregnancy increase their babies' risk of developing colic, those vexing, inconsolable crying spells . . .
Scientists at an influential California agency have concluded that secondhand smoke causes breast cancer, a finding that could have broad impact . . .
Caffeine is an addictive drug. Among its many actions, it operates using the same mechanisms that amphetamines, cocaine, and heroin use . . .
For the first time, cancer has surpassed heart disease as the top killer of Americans under 85, health officials said Wednesday . . .
Scientists at an influential California agency have concluded that secondhand smoke causes breast cancer, a finding that could have broad impact . . .
More than 60 percent of all cancer deaths could be prevented if Americans stopped smoking, exercised more, ate healthier food and got recommended . . .
For 30 years his invitation to sit on the couch after a stand-up routine was a virtual ticket to stardom. Johnny Carson, the former "Tonight Show" host . . .
The Top 10 Compulsive Behavior Symptoms - The following behaviors are probably the most common of what could be categorized with "Obsessive-Compulsive" . . .
Cuba banned smoking in public places, as the government of the country known for its famous cigars acknowledged the health risk of tobacco . . .
Smoking's real cost reaches $40 per pack - Duke health economists calculated this sum by analyzing all the costs of smoking . . .
England could become the latest country to ban smoking in public places, including restaurants and most pubs and bars, under a government proposal . . .
The European Commission, the EU's executive, wants national governments to adopt the images and use them to ram home existing written warnings to . . .
You see them huddled against the wind outside office buildings, cupping hands to protect tiny flames. You see them in their cars, faces blurred by clouds of smoke
Getting organized is the process of applying a structure or system to an otherwise chaotic process. In less technical terms, getting organized is . . .
Nearly three-quarters of all health insurance plans included in a new survey rely on evidence-based clinical guidelines to address tobacco use . . .
Longtime ABC anchor Peter Jennings has been diagnosed with lung cancer, the broadcaster announced on his evening newscast Tuesday . . .
The genetically engineered mice were tripped up by the tiniest exposure to nicotine -- 50 times less than the level of nicotine coursing through . . .
Tobacco takes silent Victims: America’s Children - Unintended exposure to secondhand smoke is critical burden on America’s children, says foundation . . .
Medicare beneficiaries who smoke and have smoking-related diseases or take certain medicines will be eligible for Medicare-covered counseling . . .
You're never too old to quit smoking - Medicare will immediately start covering the cost of counseling for certain beneficiaries who want to quit tobacco . . .
New Evidence that Second-hand Smoke Harms Pets - there's ample scientific evidence to suggest that secondhand smoke can cause cancer in pets . . .
Pets and secondhand smoke - "I am close with my dog," Billings said. "I would never forgive myself if I caused his early demise . . ."
Just one puff of a cigarette could damage a smoker’s DNA, the first step to cancer and heart disease, researchers said on Friday . . .
Which is more harmful to your health - a smoky bar or a city street filled with diesel truck fumes? Well, you might want to skip your next happy hour . . .
SSM Health Care plans to make all of its facilities tobacco-free. It will not permit tobacco use of any kind inside or outside of its hospitals, clinics . . .
A new Surgeon General comprehensive report on smoking and health expands the list of diseases caused by smoking . . .
Tobacco use is projected to cause nearly 450 million deaths worldwide during the next 50 years . . .
Cigarette Smoking Among Adults - One of the national health objectives for 2010 is to reduce the prevalence of cigarette smoking . . .
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS). - Young children who breathe ETS are more susceptible to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) . . .