Insurance and health record data showed about 3% of smokers with peripheral artery disease were prescribed the smoking cessation drug, despite the significant benefits of quitting.

A large study of US veterans suggests that diabetes and weight-loss medicines may curb cravings and lower severe addiction outcomes, though clinical trials are still needed.

Health and child rights advocates have expressed support for the call of Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa to raise the minimum age for purchasing vape and tobacco products to 25 years old and increase ...

Maternal tobacco smoking during pregnancy is a risk factor for increased childhood blood pressure (BP) and hypertension.

Regularly using e-cigarettes could put users at risk of dangerously high blood pressure, increasing the risk of heart attack, ...

Parkinson's paradox, linking current smoking to lower disease risk but linking quitting to lower all-cause mortality.

Dr Jeremy London, who has over 378,000 subscribers on YouTube, explained that it's smoking that is the single worst thing you can do to the human body. While drinking a glass of red wine could be good ...

Getting high, but feeling low. Science is split on whether the effects of cannabis are good or bad, with recent research showing it could boost brain power in older adults, while other studies show ...

Obesity is emerging as a major risk factor in today's cancer story. Learn how excess weight increases cancer risk, the types ...

From preventing nail-biting and doomscrolling all the way up to helping people addicted to drugs, knitting can have a surprisingly powerful affect on your brain.

Combining GLP-1 medications with 8 healthy lifestyle habits reduced the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events, or MACE, ...