A non-smoker who was diagnosed with lung cancer at the age of 37 is campaigning for better awareness of the condition in ...

While smoking boosts the likelihood of heart attack in both men and women of all ages, it has a much more powerful effect in younger women, especially those under 50, a new study suggests. For women ...

The research, based on results from the Million Women Study*, is published Online First in The Lancet today [Saturday, October 27] to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Sir Richard Doll, one ...

New research being presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in Stockholm, Sweden (19-23 Sept) indicates that type 2 diabetes (T2D) takes a greater toll on ...

You may think that the many health problems related to smoking are a long way off and that you’ll be able to give up before it becomes a problem. But 80 per cent of all smokers started before the age ...

The online data, view England quit smoking rates here, displays the smoking cessation rates throughout England by local authority, as well as highlighting the success rates for quitting smoking while ...

Do you enjoy a casual smoke after a night out? Or a couple of cigarettes throughout the day at work? Well, very soon you’ll be encouraged to exchange your cigarette for a vape. One million smokers ...

These results echoed the findings of earlier research conducted on men. Among women who kicked the habit before the age of 40, the researchers measured an average life span gain of more than nine ...

Type 2 diabetes has the greatest toll on the life expectancy of women, younger people, and smokers, say UK researchers. A woman with type 2 diabetes has a 60% increased chance of an early death and ...