Women who quit smoking before age 40 reduce their risk of dying by nearly 90 percent; those who quit before age 30 can remove up to 97 percent of the risk of premature death, according to researchers ...

A new study challenges long-held beliefs about the causes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), revealing that women are significantly more at risk for the condition than men—even though ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers found a significantly increased adjusted risk for COPD diagnosis among women vs. men. Women had a ...

Ask most American women to name the disease that scares them most, and they’ll answer without hesitation: “Breast cancer.” But while breast cancer maintains a deadly toll, the nation’s female ...

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 ...

It's well known that smoking in pregnancy can harm a developing baby's growth. A new study suggests that using e-cigarettes may be more effective that traditional nicotine replacement therapy, such as ...