From July, eligible Australians will be screened for lung cancer as part of the nation's first new cancer screening program ...

"Heavy ex-smokers should be considered to have a cardiovascular disease risk equivalent to that of patients who continue to ...

Individuals who pick up smoking as teenagers have a much higher risk of becoming heavy smokers as adults. And for some, the risk is even greater – depending on their genetics. A team of ...

Of the participants, 65.2% were never smokers, 25.3% were continuing smokers and 9.5% were former smokers. “People tend to put on some weight over time and everyone in the study gained weight ...

Though smoking damages the lungs and could raise risk for cancer, new information suggests that some heavy smokers may be able to become lung donors. Research released during the 49th Annual ...

Heavy smoking in adult males significantly increases oxidative stress, inflammation, and vascular dysfunction, as shown by comprehensive blood and tissue biomarker analysis. The findings highlight ...

Of the patients, who had received a transplant between 2005 and 2011, 766 (or 13 percent) had been given lungs originally from heavy smokers. To qualify as a heavy smoker, the donor had to have ...

OOSTBURG - As Heavy Smoker BBQ owner Kevin Ludens shares the story of his new business, he points out the Bible verses “Luke 3:10-11" applied in black vinyl on the side of the food truck.. He ...

Heavy smokers with the most severe forms of gum inflammation got no benefit from the treatment, the study found. Heavy smokers with moderate periodontitis had a 50% effect from the treatment, ...

"As a heavy smoker with periodontitis, it is very important to understand that working towards stopping smoking is a crucial step in the effective treatment of the disease," says Julie Pajaniaye.

Heavy smokers are, for example, people who have smoked at least one pack of cigarettes a day for 20 years or at least two packs a day for 10 years. ...

DEAR ABBY: My mother-in-law is a heavy smoker. She lives two hours away from us, so when she visits, she likes to stay for one or two nights. My husband and I have a 3-year-old son, and my MIL’s ...