If the proven long-term benefits of smoking cessation are not enough to motivate young adults to stop smoking, a new study shows that 18- to 24-year olds who stop smoking for at least two weeks report substantially fewer respiratory symptoms, especially coughing…

From the cherry red tip of a lighted cigarette through the respiratory tract to vital lung cells, the havoc created by tobacco smoke seems almost criminal, activating genes and portions of the immune system to create inflammation that results in life-shortening emphysema, said researchers led by those at Baylor College of Medicine and the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center…

Children who live in households where they are exposed to tobacco smoke miss more days of school than do children living in smoke-free homes, a new nationwide study confirms…

There are more than 25.6 million adult male smokers in the United States. This Father’s Day, the American Lung Association encourages America’s fathers to quit smoking and urges their families to support them as they attempt to quit for good…

While celebrating World No Tobacco Day with encouraging words on progress made to stem the growth of tobacco usage globally, the World Health Organization (WHO) says enormous challenges still remain for the public health treaty to really do what it was created for - to become the planet’s most powerful tobacco control tool…

Workplace smoking bans are gaining ground globally, and one study has shown that they may have significant health effects. The study, conducted by researchers in Dublin, found that emergency room admissions due to respiratory illness dropped significantly in Ireland after the implementation of a workplace smoking ban, compared to admissions that took place before the ban went into effect…

In response to a new report published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American Lung Association celebrates the tremendous progress that has been made-and highlights the important work still to be done in 23 states-to protect workers and patrons of businesses from secondhand smoke…

A team of researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) have found that approximately one out of every twelve adult smokers have abnormal lung densities present on chest computed tomography (CT) images suggestive of interstitial lung disease which is associated with substantial reductions in lung volumes…

New research by the British Lung Foundation (BLF) has found that over half (51%) of eight to 15 year olds have been exposed to cigarette smoke when confined in a car, highlighting the need for Government measures to improve child protection in this area. The research also showed that eighty-six per cent of children across the UK want people to stop smoking when children are in the car…

Exposure to smokers is still a major cause of asthma attacks in kids, according to results of a poll released by the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health. In Aug. and Sept. 2010, the poll asked 1,621 parents across the United States whose children have asthma about factors that cause asthma attacks, and if their children spend time with tobacco smokers…