Nicotine has become associated with the worst harms of smoking, even though the chemical is not responsible for the cancers or lung disease caused by combustible tobacco.

In a 12-week mouse study, cigarette smoke extract altered ovarian gene activity and changed testicular tissue at higher doses.

For the past week, wildfire smoke drifting into Boise has driven the Air Quality Index into the “unhealthy” and “very unhealthy” ranges, with numbers into the 200s. But what do the AQI numbers reflect ...

Burt Lake, Mich. — On a recent foggy morning, counselors at a woodsy sleepover camp woke up for “flag,” their pre-breakfast gathering along the lake’s shoreline to discuss which campers had birthdays ...

Heavy smoke from hundreds of Canadian wildfires is drifting south across the border into U.S. states, turning overcast skies yellow and brown – and threatening the health of those breathing it.

Thick, choking plumes of smoke from wildfires in Canada are pouring into major cities across the Midwest, Northeast and mid-Atlantic, bringing dangerous air quality to more than 100 million people.

Tobacco use among teens have fallen in the last couple years, but rates remain buoyed by the popularity of e-cigarettes. According to the CDC, roughly 1 in 4 high school students have reported using a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Increasing wildfire incidence, along with greater overall air pollution, may be contributing to risks for ...

Wildfires in Arizona can send smoke drifting across the state and cause uncomfortable health issues for residents. JoAnna Strother, Phoenix-based regional senior director of advocacy at the American ...

The smoke from wildfires in Canada blanketed much of the eastern U.S. with a thick cloud of haze in early June. Many cities issued air quality alerts, urging residents to remain indoors if possible ...

The reek of tobacco hits you almost immediately — thick and stale and inescapable. On this particular summer afternoon at the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City, the smoke’s most obvious source is a row ...