but this was the first study to examine the effects of continuous smoking on the heart early in life. The results showed that the majority of participants who began smoking early in life continued to ...

Both conditions can affect heart function. Adolescent smoking has been associated with vascular injury in adolescence and CVD mortality in midlife. However, studies of cardiac structure and ...

After accounting for other risk factors like increased blood pressure, obesity, inflammation, dyslipidemia, and sedentariness, the direct effect of tobacco smoking on increased heart size during ...

As legal restrictions loosen, scientists are investigating long held beliefs that cannabis has few side effects and can ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a good friend who is almost 77 years old. He was a heavy smoker until about 14 years ago. He decided ...

"Teen smoking doesn't just increase the risk of heart disease later in life -- it ... In a new study, researchers examined the health effects people experienced when they returned to still ...

“Teen smoking doesn’t just increase the risk of heart disease later in life -- it causes early and lasting damage to heart muscle and function,” said Dr. Emily Bucholz, an assistant ...

A recent study found that smoking an e-cigarette decreased the amount of oxygen being taken in by the lungs, regardless of ...

Adverse effects of nicotine-replacement therapy are relatively minor (such as mouth and throat soreness) compared to smoking ...