Babies born to mothers who smoke during pregnancy have the same nicotine levels as adult smokers and almost certainly spend their first days of life going through withdrawal symptoms. This study done

It is very well known that alcohol and cigarettes are ancient companions, but the reason for the link is not well understood. Scientists recently discovered that both these chemicals affect the same

In a desperate bid to stop mushrooming legal claims against the industry, the British tobacco firm, BAT Industries PLC, is considering settling compensation claims brought by Americans who are

One of the biggest tobacco lawsuits was set in motion in the US recently with lawyers sending notices to potential claimants. These include former and current flight attendants on US airlines

Two independent Boston-based research teams have linked cigarette smoking to age related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness among older people. People who smoked 25 cigarettes

Research finally establishes that smoking and lung cancer are directly proportional to each other. Tobacco firms are hopping mad

Alcoholics are often heavy smokers too. The link has its roots in the brain, say researchers. Neuro

new forays into the much-heard-of link between smoking and cancer has established beyond doubt that there is a definite and clear relationship between the two. Researchers from the University of

It has finally been proved that nicotine is what gets smokers addicted to the habit. Nicotine produces the same impact on the brain as other psycho stimulant drugs

US tobacco companies are gearing up to fight a ruling which awarded US $750,000 in damages to a lung cancer patient Grady Carter who smoked for more

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