That first cigarette can lead to a lifetime of dependency, as well as cancer, strokes, heart attacks … Here’s why smokers crave their nicotine hit – and how they can fight back ...

Psilocybin "should move forward in the FDA process," researchers say ...

No Smoking Day is a designated ocassion to spread awareness about the dangers of tobacco smoke exposure. In 2026, the event falls on March 11, i.e., today.

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 tobacco is so harmful to the body that it changes a person's immune system, leaving them vulnerable to more disease and infection even years after they've quit, a new study found.Video above: ...

Numerous factors shape how a person’s immune system reacts to infections and other challenges. Age, sex and genetics are fundamental contributors—as the COVID pandemic highlighted. Now a new study ...

Like other factors such as age, sex and genetics, smoking has a major impact on immune responses. This is the finding recently made by a team of scientists at the Institut Pasteur using the Milieu ...

A new study, published in JAMA Network Open, reports the outcome of a clinical trial out of Johns Hopkins University assessing the effectiveness of psilocybin as a treatment for smokers attempting to ...

Vaping vendors often sell their products as “healthier” tobacco alternatives or a way to quit cigarettes. However, vapes still have risks and are most beneficial as a step on the journey to becoming ...