The Latest Breaking News from Smoking

Robert Cray's 1986 album Strong Persuader album took blues to the masses and sold more than two million copies in the US

Only regulation will stop fast food firms churning out products we are evolutionarily hardwired to find it difficult to resist

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Learn how smoking affects the immune system long-term, increasing vulnerability to infections and chronic diseases in a recent study.

Study in Nature shows smoking's lasting impact on immune responses, influenced by BMI, cytomegalovirus, and modifiable lifestyle factors.

Medical professionals are often unaware of the relevant research on the relative risks of tobacco products, and that can matter for public health.

In Hackney, the London borough where I live, “hipster” is an essential bit of anthropological vocabulary. For they are everywhere, and come in various subclassifications. But where does this term-of-art, associated closely with East London and the trendier bits of many cities, actually come from? The poppy fields of India,…

Learn about a new study that reveals how smoking can affect your immune system, leading to long-term changes even after you quit.

Researchers are still discovering how smoking continues to harm people's health even years after they quit, with a new study on Wednesday revealing tobacco's lasting effect on the immune system.