Smoking can cause lungs to look blackened, inflated, and inflamed, but some of the damage is reversible. Depending on the extent of the damage, it could take years for your lungs to regain a healthy, ...

Quitting smoking is one of the most important steps you can take for your health, but it's also one of the hardest. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), most adults who ...

It's never too late to stop smoking. About 90% of lung cancers are attributable to smoking, and smokers have a 20-fold higher lifetime risk for developing lung cancer than do nonsmokers. Smoking ...

Every year, May 31st is the World Anti-smoking Day designated by the World Health Organization (WHO). It is a meaningful day to inform the world of the dangers of smoking and the importance of smoking ...

Reducing or quitting smoking significantly lowered the risk of lung cancer in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who smoked less than 30 pack-years in a recent study. Smoking ...

Investigators assessed whether HIV infection increases the rate of lung function decline. Cigarette smoking was a significant risk factor for rapid lung function decline in HIV-positive patients, ...