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, ...

While therapies continue to improve, prevention remains the strongest line of defense. Stopping smoking dramatically lowers ...

Lung cancer rates and deaths have fallen precipitously in recent decades overall — but diagnoses are rising for nonsmokers. (Getty Images) November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, which brings both ...

Smoking cigarettes is like a chemical assault on nearly every system in the body. Tobacco smoke carries thousands of toxic ...

Lung disease is a silent and often deadly threat that lurks in the lives of smokers. For many, smoking is a habit formed over years, becoming a part of their daily routine. However, the consequences ...

Your lungs might be ageing faster than your body, a new study reveals. Factors like pollution, smoking, and infections accelerate lung decline, often ...

As recreational pot has gained traction in states all across the country, more research has been focusing on its health effects. One argument marijuana supporters have stood by for years - that weed ...

As Los Angeles continues to grapple with the widespread devastation of the recent wildfires, the impact extends far beyond incinerated buildings and scorched landscapes. The plumes of thick, acrid ...

Asian women who do not smoke in Northern California face rising lung cancer rates which are often diagnosed late due to current screening gaps.

(Reuters) -Exposure to wildfire smoke may increase lung cancer patients' risk of dying from their disease, particularly among non-smokers, but the effect may be mitigated by certain cancer treatments, ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Seeing smoky skies is an all too familiar sight in California. "If you can smell it, as the doctors will tell you, you are breathing in those fine particles and they are not ...

If you thought smoking marijuana is safe because its “organic,” think again. Dr London highlights the risks involved with ...