A major new medical analysis has delivered a stark warning to “light” or occasional smokers: even two to five cigarettes a ...

Smoking even one or two cigarettes a day in the months leading up to pregnancy or during pregnancy significantly increases the risk that the baby will have a severe health problem, new research shows.

NEW YORK (AP) — Sixty years ago, the U.S. surgeon general released a report that settled a longstanding public debate about the dangers of cigarettes and led to huge changes in smoking in America.

NEW YORK – Sixty years ago, the U.S. surgeon general released a report that settled a longstanding public debate about the dangers of cigarettes and led to huge changes in smoking in America. Today, ...

Here’s what the evidence suggests. Credit...Aileen Son for The New York Times Supported by By Jen A. Miller Q: Are e-cigarettes actually useful for quitting smoking cigarettes? For adults who are ...

After more than a decade on the market as consumer products in the United States, electronic nicotine-delivery systems — or e-cigarettes — remain highly controversial in medical and public health ...

I grew up with cigarettes around me, so it might seem like my smoking was inevitable. It certainly wasn't. My first actual cigarette was awful. I was a teenager at a party and my friend offered me a ...

Menthol cigarette bans are effective at getting people to quit smoking, new research finds. The US Food and Drug Administration has said that a menthol ban is a “top priority,” but public health ...