Notice your blood pressure has been creeping up lately? Smoking not only harms your lungs, but it also causes spikes in blood pressure and increases heart disease risk. Quitting smoking is crucial for ...

CHI Health St. Francis, in collaboration with Nebraska Heart Institute, will host physician assistant Chelsie Doane when she presents “Protecting Your Most Vital Organ: Understanding Smoking’s Effects ...

Light ex-smokers quickly reduce CVD risk to levels similar to never-smokers, while heavy ex-smokers take over 25 years to achieve comparable risk levels. The study used data from the Korean National ...

Research is still developing, but studies have found that cannabis use may increase your risk of heart disease and heart ...

Cigarette smoking has long been linked to numerous health problems, but its devastating effect on heart health remains one of the most concerning. Research continues to underscore the complex and ...

Researchers report that people with coronary artery disease can reduce their risk of heart attack by 44% by quitting smoking. The risk for people with this condition increases by 8% for every year ...

A new medical study looking into the potential side effects of ingesting marijuana has shown a possible link between drug usage and an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. The study, which was ...

Thursday was World Tobacco Day, and the World Health Organization released a videoexplaining how cigarettes take a toll on your heart. In addition to warning viewers about the number of heart disease ...

Second-hand smoke, as referred to as passive smoking can be extremely harmful. It is a combination of the smoke that comes out of a burning cigarette and the smoke exhaled by the smoker. In an ...

Cannabis vaping is characterized by the use of electronic devices that heat cannabis oil or flower at lower temperatures, which, in turn, minimizes harmful byproducts commonly associated with smoking.

Small study cites increased movements of unborn babies when moms smoked. The study looked at fetuses for both smoking and non-smoking women. The fetuses, whose mother's smoked, tended to touch their ...