Smoking can cut ten years off your life span, or so goes one of the most popular statistics used to encourage smokers to give up cigarettes. But a new study says that one of the effects of quitting smoking by … More »
Study Says Quitting Smoking By 40 Live As Long As Non-Smokers (But You Should...
The world is still saddened by the tragic death of disco legend Donna Summer, who died of lung cancer*(which she kept a secret) at just 63. But Summer's death also raises a lot of questions about the fatal disease--chiefly, if smoking is most often linked to it, why do non-smokers die of lung...
Knowledge regarding environmental factors influencing the risk of Alzheimer's disease is surprisingly scarce, despite substantial research in this area. In particular, the roles of smoking and alcohol consumption still remain controversial. A new study published this month in the Journal of...