Having centuries of experience appealing to customers, tobacco companies know how to play the marketing game. They use beautiful people, social appeal, and celebrities to draw attention. Sadly, people ...

N E W   Y O R K, March 27 -- Smoking does not discriminate against women in its ability to kill. Yet, smoking has been viewed largely in the context of men’s health, according to Tommy G.

When you breathe secondhand smoke, it’s “like you are smoking,” according to Surgeon General. 2.5 million people have died in the U.S. from secondhand smoke exposure since 1964. (Photo: Getty Images) ...

Quitting cigarettes is not easy for anyone. But some studies show that women have a harder time keeping their no-smoking vows than men. Researchers don't know exactly why this may be the case, but ...

U.S. women who smoke today have a much greater risk of dying from lung cancer than they did decades ago, partly because they are starting younger and smoking more - that is, they are lighting up like ...

WASHINGTON – More women are lighting up cigarettes around the world even as the smoking rate declines for men, activists attending an anti-smoking conference said Thursday. About 12 percent of women ...

The simple answer is to quit smoking, even if you even are a “social” or casual smoker. Results from Oxford University researchers 12 year One Million Woman Study of female smokers published online in ...

Women who want to quit smoking may find it easier if they time their efforts just right. A new study finds hormone fluctuations that occur over the course of a woman's menstrual cycle may impact her ...

A new study of over a million women reports smokers more than triple their risk of dying early compared with nonsmokers, and that kicking the habit can virtually eliminate this increased risk of ...