Discrimination can influence unhealthy coping behaviors such as smoking, thereby increasing the risk of heart disease, researchers say.

Smoking shrinks the size of your brain. Quitting smoking prevents further loss of tissue, but can't restore the brain to its original size.

Extending a smoking ban in Singapore in 2013 may have prevented up to 20,000 heart attacks among adults 65 and older.

Restrictions on flavored e-cigarettes may push young people to smoke regular cigarettes, a much more dangerous product, researchers say.

Children with more secondhand smoke exposure tend to have higher lead exposure, as well, a study finds.

Unless Americans modify three things—smoking, drinking, and obesity—fatal coronary heart disease may rise after decades of decline.

Some estimates find that at least 50% of adults over 75 develop hearing problems. A new study sheds light on why.

Should e-cigarettes, or vapes be accepted more widely as a an effective way to treat adult nicotine addiction? Researchers say "yes."

Cannabidiol, or CBD, slows nicotine metabolism, a new study shows. That means it could help smokers curb the urge for that next cigarette.

New research identifies more than 2,300 genes predicting alcohol and tobacco use after analyzing data from more than 3.4 million people.