For pregnant women, smoking cigarettes is not advised by medical professionals, as fetuses are at risk for birth defects, premature birth and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). One study published ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about health and U.K. health policy. Smoking in pregnancy is at its lowest rate in England since records began, official ...

In the U.S., young women who identify as LGBTQ+ are up 4.8 times more likely to smoke cigarettes than their heterosexual peers. "This places them at significantly higher risks of smoking-related ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers found a significantly increased adjusted risk for COPD diagnosis among women vs. men. Women had a ...

At one time, lighting up was not only grounds for divorce, but evidence that a woman hankered for the louche life of a prostitute. Smoke ’em if you got ’em. “In 1915, Mrs. Cynthia Robinson was caught ...

Smoking hurts everyone, but women under the age of 50 who smoke are at four to five times greater risk for having a heart attack, according to KOAT health expert Dr. Barry Ramo. He says most people ...

May 9 (UPI) --Smoking can't explain why women are more at risk for COPD, a new study says. Women are about 50% more likely than men to develop COPD even though they are less likely to smoke, ...

Doctors and health experts have long established that smoking cigarettes poses dangers to health. However, studies differ on the harm of cigarettes and its impact on shortening life expectancy. A ...

Cigarette smoking remains one of the most destructive habits a person can maintain, despite decades of public health warnings and overwhelming scientific evidence documenting its dangers. Each year, ...