Objective: To investigate the associations of maternal and grandmaternal smoking before, during, and after pregnancy with childhood asthma. Design, Setting, and Participants: We conducted a ...

Background: The prevalence and mortality associated with COPD increases with age, with higher rates observed in whites than African Americans. Causes and explanations for smoking-related racial ...

An understanding of the relationships between dietary habits and supplement use or smoking is useful for aetiological studies and surveillance purposes. The objective of this study is to describe ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary lung disease (COPD) is a progressive life-threatening lung disease and a major public health problem worldwide 1. Globally, 251 million cases of COPD are reported, and it ...

Patients who have smoked with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and an obstructive pattern may be a unique phenotype, according to a study published online June 17 in RMD Open. Keigo Hayashi, M.P.H., from ...

Aug. 2, 2012 -- People light up fewer cigarettes these days, but the number of cigars and the amount of pipe tobacco used for roll-your-owns smoked each year is on the rise. And, while the total ...

New research from the Yale School of Public Health reveals that differences in smoking habits between African Americans and whites may lead to a disparity in screening for lung cancer. The paper was ...

As the drug supply changes, so will people’s methods of using, based on what feels and seems safe to them. Science and policy need to keep up with these changes and critically evaluate them, in order ...

Scientists have revealed exactly how tobacco smoke damages DNA to drive the development of different types of head and neck cancer, a finding that could unlock new treatments and prevention strategies ...

New research reveals that differences in smoking habits between African Americans and whites may lead to a disparity in screening for lung cancer. New research from the Yale School of Public Health ...