Lung cancer rates and deaths have fallen precipitously in recent decades overall — but diagnoses are rising for nonsmokers. (Getty Images) November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, which brings both ...

ROCHESTER — Thursday, Nov. 14 is the Great American Smokeout, an initiative from the American Cancer Society spotlighting the decision to quit using cigarettes. "The decision to quit or want to start ...

Despite his now wife Amy’s firm disapproval before they got married, Dale Earnhardt Jr. smoked heavily for over 15 years. In ...

Cigarette smoking can, unsurprisingly, irritate smokers' lungs right away, leading to sore throats and coughs. You're also more susceptible to respiratory infections, said Dr. Anil Vachani, a ...

Millions more current and former smokers are advised to get annual lung cancer screenings under updated guidelines released Wednesday by the American Cancer Society. Yearly scans now are recommended ...

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

Smoking is a harmful habit that affects not only the smoker but also those around them, particularly children. The impact of secondhand smoke on children’s health is profound, with the lungs being one ...

Many of the things that upset the stomach are not dramatic or unusual. They are habits that slip into daily life so easily that most people barely register them as a problem. However, over time, these ...

This article was originally published on The Fresh Toast and appears here with permission. Cannabis by itself is not bad for your lungs, but smoking it is. Smoking weed leads to the deposit of four ...