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, ...

The damage that smoking can do has been detailed quite thoroughly. Financially, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the average cost of a pack of cigarettes is $8.39, and a ...

Recreational use of marijuana has gained a lot of momentum since Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize it in 2012. According to a recent poll by Gallup, roughly 15 percent of ...

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 ...

Both vigorous and moderate exercise can be beneficial. “Vigorous exercise, as long as it’s not injurious, is healthy for ...

ROCHESTER — Thursday, Nov. 14 is the Great American Smokeout, an initiative from the American Cancer Society spotlighting the decision to quit using cigarettes. "The decision to quit or want to start ...

It doesn't matter how long you've been smoking, quitting is the single biggest thing you can do to improve your health, say experts I’ve been an off and on smoker since I first pinched one of my dad’s ...

While the healthiest choice is to quit entirely, if you're not ready to stop, you can still take steps to reduce the damage smoking does to your body. Every year, tobacco use is responsible for over 8 ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Hi! I am your lungs. When we were very young, I was in perfect health and full of life and energy ...

Terrifying photos of burnt black masses removed from the lung of a New Zealand teenager due to his electronic cigarette ...

During a recent walk with my 6-year-old, he told me he smelled marijuana. His comment speaks to its increased (and more open) use since legalization in our state. The macho, misguided part of my dad ...