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Obesity 'causes more cases of some cancers than smoking' in UK

Obesity now causes more cases of four common cancers in the UK than smoking, according to a charity.

Millions of people in the UK are putting their sight at risk by continuing to smoke, warned specialists.

Father's smoking during pregnancy tied to asthma in kids

Children who are exposed to tobacco smoke from their fathers while they're in the womb may be more likely than those who are not to develop asthma by age six, according to a study of chemical changes to DNA.

Poor diets deadlier than smoking

Smoking, lack of exercise, not getting enough sleep — these are among the many lifestyle factors popularly known to have a negative effect on one’s health, but none of them compare to the ramifications of a poor diet, according to a new study.

Smoking doubles the chance of losing your eyesight, eye experts warn

Most people are aware of the effects smoking can have on the lungs and heart, but did you know it can also seriously damage your eyes?

Smoking during pregnancy increases risk of sudden infant death

Mothers, take note! According to a new study, mothers who smoke before and during pregnancy contribute to the risk of an infant dying suddenly and unexpectedly before their first birthday.

Smoking over 20 cigarettes a day can cause blindness

Heavy smokers also have reduced the ability to discriminate contrasts and colors compared with non-smokers.

Hawaii considers raising legal smoking age — to 100

Would-be cigarette smokers in the US state of Hawaii might have to wait a very long time for their first legal drag, after a lawmaker introduced a bill that would bar sales to anyone under the age of 100.

Study: New smartphone app may help you quit smoking

Researchers said they have created a smartphone app that offers real-time monitoring of smoking-induced ageing, and may help smokers quit the habit.

Loneliness damages health as much as obesity, smoking

Solitary confinement has escaped prisons and torture rooms and entered our homes and workplaces, making isolation and loneliness as big a threat to health than obesity, smoking and depression.

Vitamin C may reduce harm to infants' lungs caused by smoking during pregnancy

Vitamin C may reduce the harm done to lungs in infants born to mothers who smoke during their pregnancy, according to a randomized, controlled trial published online in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Official: Over $4.7m spent daily on purchasing, smoking cigarettes in Iran

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Child passive smoking 'increases chronic lung risk'

Nonsmoking adults have a higher risk of dying from serious lung disease if they grew up with parents who smoked, according to US research.

Smoking rots young brains

The adverse impact of nicotine on health is common knowledge. A 21-year study by the University of Indonesia’s Social Security Research Center (PKJS-UI) made public in June only confirms it and reminds the government yet again to take radical action, thejakartapost.com wrote.

Smoking in and near US public housing will be banned

Smokers won’t be able to light up in or near public housing in the US starting July 31.