May 16 -- FRIDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Highlighting the negative impact tobacco use has on cardiovascular health, researchers say that heavy smokers were 2.5 times more likely to die than their ...

New research uncovers how heavy smoking rapidly disrupts blood and airway biology, revealing the hidden damage that accelerates disease risk in otherwise healthy adults. Study: The effects of heavy ...

The American Heart Association announces coronary death rates are 50 to 150 percent higher among heavy smokers than among nonsmokers. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration takes jurisdiction over ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Light ex-smokers had a similar cardiovascular risk to never-smokers after 10 years of cessation. Heavy ...

Smoking can have a significant effect on your feet. Nicotine in tobacco products can cause blood vessels to constrict, leading to significant problems for some smokers’ feet. Share on Pinterest ...

Smoking can have a serious impact on the effect of the treatment of periodontitis – a widespread condition that leads to degradation of the teeth’s supportive tissue and, in serious cases, to loss of ...

Smoking can have a serious impact on the effect of the treatment of periodontitis – a widespread condition that leads to degradation of the teeth's supportive tissue and, in serious cases, to loss of ...

"We found that older smokers for whom lung cancer screening is not recommended had a 10 times higher risk of lung cancer than never smokers."—Ali Ahmed, MD, MPH, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, ...

Treatments for gum disease may have little benefit for heavy smokers, new research shows. The study findings suggest the need to rethink treatment of the common gum disease periodontitis, according to ...