(Natural News) A recent study has shown that smoking even just one cigarette per day heightens the risk of heart attack and stroke by nearly 50 percent for men and a hundred percent for women. In fact, men who smoke even just a single cigarette expose themselves to the dangers that people who smoked 20 […]

(Natural News) Pfizer’s flagship smoking cessation drug varenicline, sold under the brand names Chantix in the United States and Champix in Canada and Europe, may do more harm than good as recent research published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine showed that the medication was associated with an increased likelihood of suffering from cardiovascular conditions. A […]

(Natural News) Cancer is a global health issue that, unfortunately, is not going away anytime soon. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that, by 2035, there will be 24 million new cases of cancer and 14.5 million cancer-related deaths per annum worldwide. Still, there’s good news behind all this: According to recently published research from Australia, […]

(Natural News) It’s common knowledge that smoking is bad for the health: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that it is the leading cause of preventable death. It also damages the body in the worst possible way – nearly every organ in the body is harmed because of smoking. To add another hazard to […]

(Natural News) Electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes as they’re more commonly known, are usually considered to be safer than traditional tobacco cigarettes. However, new research from Yale University has shown that these “healthier” cigarette alternatives can be just as dangerous. According to the study, teenagers who smoke e-cigarettes have a greater chance of taking up tobacco […]

(Natural News) Virtual reality has a wide variety of uses, ranging from augmenting entertainment experiences to helping pilots train for actual flight. Now, research scientists from the Yale Center for Health & Learning Games are working towards newer, more noble applications for this technology. One of these is smokeSCREEN VR, the virtual reality adaptation of […]

(Natural News) People may be unaware of being exposed to smoke, and children whose parents do are at risk. A study from Tel Aviv University shows that many smoking parents make false assumptions and have a lack of awareness when it comes to where and when children are exposed to second-hand smoke. According to lead researcher […]

(Natural News) Smoking and secondhand smoke exposure are known to be hazardous, but thirdhand smoke exposure, a relatively new term, may be just as dangerous. A study finds that thirdhand smoke can damage the liver and brain. A group of scientists from the University of California, Riverside studied the health effects of thirdhand smoke on […]

(Natural News) Less than 10 years ago, a lone company in China advertised the e-cigarette as an unheard-of product that was a safer and tobacco-free alternative to regular cigarettes. In 2010, the U.S. market welcomed vaping. Now, health officials, policymakers, and researchers are working double-time to stay updated with a “rapidly expanding, wildly controversial, and largely […]

(Natural News) Like regular cigarettes, e-cigarettes can still harm pregnant women and their unborn children. According to a recent study, pregnant women who vape could give birth to infants with facial defects. Based on the study’s results, “exposure to e-cigarette vapor damaged cells that would eventually become facial features in ways that could cause facial […]