The Latest Breaking News from Smoking

Access for dogs and the use of loudspeakers will also be regulated

Once upon a time, we believed smoking was good for your lungs, butter was basically poison, and eating after 8 p.m. guaranteed instant belly fat. Spoiler alert: we were wrong. Science evolves, but a lot of those old “facts” about health still refuse to die. They’re repeated in casual conversations,…

Kicking the habit leads to health improvements even in people 50 or older

The findings add to evidence that giving up cigarettes may help prevent dementia

Research finds kicking the habit halves rate of decline in verbal fluency and slows memory loss by 20%

Research by University College London has suggested it is never too late to quit.

In the activist’s new memoir, she remembers how trying weed at university brought on terrifying flashbacks

Scientists said stopping smoking can prolong survival ‘more than some chemotherapies’

You might think heart attacks and strokes hit out of nowhere, striking healthy people without warning. But the latest study shows that over 99% of these events share common, detectable roots. That’s huge, because if we identify and address those hidden causes early, many tragedies are preventable. Understanding what drives…