Rising air pollution, changes in hormone levels, immune system imbalances and longer life expectancy are increasing the risk ...

Lung cancer claims thousands of lives annually Learn the risks warning signs and steps you can take to protect yourself and your loved ones.

Cigarette smoking is ... symptoms of lung disease and this was worsened if also infected by influenza. Researchers found that long-term exposure to cigarette smoke altered the protection provided to ...

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Alberta stands to receive a sizable share of the $32.5-billion settlement to be paid out by three tobacco giants in a proposed agreement that’s been two decades in the making, and follows five ...

It damages the fibers that make up the walls of the alveoli, making them less elastic and unable to recoil when you exhale. This makes it hard to exhale carbon dioxide out of the lungs.

Quitting smoking is the best way to protect yourself from worsening cardiovascular disease. Smoking causes inflammation of the inner lining of the blood vessels, making them a magnet for ...

Credit: Erica Tandori Multiple chemicals in cigarette smoke and e-cigarettes alter the function of a key type of lung immune cell. Cigarette smoking is both widespread ... provided to mice by their ...

Pollution in the air, especially in cities and industrial areas, is filled with tiny particles that can enter the lungs Smoking is a major cause, lung cancer can also occur in people who have ...

Although lung cancer has been the leading cause of lung-cancer death globally for decades, there are important temporal and geographical differences in lung-cancer incidence, mortality, and other ...

The study from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, led by Prof. Sheera Adar and her graduate student Elisheva Heilbrun-Katz ...

Millions are affected by lung conditions, often unaware of risks. Asthma + Lung UK's Andy Whittamore shares tips for ...