Tobacco takes silent Victims: America’s Children - Unintended exposure to secondhand smoke is critical burden on America’s children, says foundation . . .
A new Surgeon General comprehensive report on smoking and health expands the list of diseases caused by smoking . . .
Mothers who smoke during or after pregnancy increase their babies' risk of developing colic, those vexing, inconsolable crying spells . . .
Tobacco use is projected to cause nearly 450 million deaths worldwide during the next 50 years . . .
Real cost of smoking reaches $40 per pack - Duke health economists calculated this sum by analyzing all the costs of smoking . . .
Cigarette Smoking Among Adults - One of the national health objectives for 2010 is to reduce the prevalence of cigarette smoking . . .
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS). - Young children who breathe ETS are more susceptible to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) . . .
Anti-tobacco television ads that generate fear or sadness by showing the diseases caused by smoking are more effective in reaching youth . . .
People with current or past alcohol problems have more trouble quitting smoking and are more dependent on nicotine than . . .
60 Minutes Correspondent Andy Rooney - Every once in a while, there's some good news. Half as many Americans smoke cigarettes now . . .
Charlie, a chimp at the Bloemfontein Zoo in South Africa, may be another victim. Experts say peer pressure is a major reason people take up smoking . . .
Scientists at an influential California agency have concluded that secondhand smoke causes breast cancer, a finding that could have broad impact . . .
Caffeine is an addictive drug. Among its many actions, it operates using the same mechanisms that amphetamines, cocaine, and heroin use . . .
For the first time, cancer has surpassed heart disease as the top killer of Americans under 85, health officials said Wednesday . . .
Scientists at an influential California agency have concluded that secondhand smoke causes breast cancer, a finding that could have broad impact . . .
More than 60 percent of all cancer deaths could be prevented if Americans stopped smoking, exercised more, ate healthier food and got recommended . . .
For 30 years his invitation to sit on the couch after a stand-up routine was a virtual ticket to stardom. Johnny Carson, the former "Tonight Show" host . . .
The Top 10 Compulsive Behavior Symptoms - The following behaviors are probably the most common of what could be categorized with "Obsessive-Compulsive" . . .
Cuba banned smoking in public places, as the government of the country known for its famous cigars acknowledged the health risk of tobacco . . .
England could become the latest country to ban smoking in public places, including restaurants and most pubs and bars, under a government proposal . . .
The European Commission, the EU's executive, wants national governments to adopt the images and use them to ram home existing written warnings to . . .
You see them huddled against the wind outside office buildings, cupping hands to protect tiny flames. You see them in their cars, faces blurred by clouds of smoke . . .
Getting organized is the process of applying a structure or system to an otherwise chaotic process. In less technical terms, getting organized is . . .
Nearly three-quarters of all health insurance plans included in a new survey rely on evidence-based clinical guidelines to address tobacco use . . .
Longtime ABC anchor Peter Jennings has been diagnosed with lung cancer, the broadcaster announced on his evening newscast Tuesday . . .
The genetically engineered mice were tripped up by the tiniest exposure to nicotine -- 50 times less than the level of nicotine coursing through . . .
Medicare beneficiaries who smoke and have smoking-related diseases or take certain medicines will be eligible for Medicare-covered counseling . . .
You're never too old to quit smoking - Medicare will immediately start covering the cost of counseling for certain beneficiaries who want to quit tobacco . . .
New Evidence that Second-hand Smoke Harms Pets - there's ample scientific evidence to suggest that secondhand smoke can cause cancer in pets . . .
Pets and secondhand smoke - "I am close with my dog," Billings said. "I would never forgive myself if I caused his early demise . . ."
Just one puff of a cigarette could damage a smoker’s DNA, the first step to cancer and heart disease, researchers said on Friday . . .
Which is more harmful to your health - a smoky bar or a city street filled with diesel truck fumes? Well, you might want to skip your next happy hour . . .
SSM Health Care plans to make all of its facilities tobacco-free. It will not permit tobacco use of any kind inside or outside of its hospitals, clinics . . .
Final answer: Scripps picks Mecca farms - November 13, 2003. After mulling its options and getting input from the governor's office, The Scripps Research Institute has . .
County closes on Mecca Farms - Palm Beach County closed on the $60 million purchase of Mecca Farms, Tuesday, as part of its agreement . . .