Smoking linked to Lou Gehrig's disease
People who smoke cigarettes or have smoked in the past may be more likely to develop Lou Gehrig's disease, according to a new study. Full story
How Safe Are E-Cigarettes?
Electronic cigarettes are handheld nicotine-delivery devices that, despite a devoted following, are currently swirling in controversy. Full story
Kids living in apartments get more secondhand smoke
Children may be at an increased risk of exposure to secondhand smoke by living in apartment complexes rather than in houses, a new study finds. Full story
Surgeon General: No 'safe' amount of tobacco
The U.S. Surgeon General's new report on smoking warns that even the smallest amount of tobacco smoke damages DNA and can lead to cancer.
Factbox: Tobacco - One of the world's biggest health threats
Passive smoking kills an estimated 600,000 people a year worldwide, which means it accounts for around one percent of all deaths, World Health Organization researchers said in a study on Friday. Full story
Poof! European cruise goes up in smoke
Texas residents Shirley Campbell and Cynthia Jeffries had planned to spend several weeks cruising Europe on the trip of a lifetime. The friends booked two back-to-back cruises on two different cruise lines. The first cruise was great. But the second cruise caused Campbell to become very ill, which f Full story
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