cigarette smoking

Education, occupation, and socioeconomic status are major factors affecting cigarette smoking rates among working adults, according to a new CDC report.

(UT Southwestern Medical Center) A gene linked to emphysema also can be a factor for developing lung cancer unrelated to cigarette smoking, UT Southwestern Medical Center research indicates.

Smoking was the only known risk factor previously associated with both diseases.

(BioMed Central) Adverse events in childhood have been linked to an increase in the likelihood of developing lung cancer in later life.

Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Public Health describe how the link is partly explained by raised rates of cigarette smoking in victims of childhood trauma, but note that other factors may also be to blame.

Among the many reasons for the high preterm birth rate in the U.S.: lack of insurance, cigarette smoking and elective cesarean section deliveries that are scheduled too early

ATLANTA (AP) -- Cigarette smoking rose slightly for the first time in almost 15 years, dashing health officials' hopes that the U.S. smoking rate had moved permanently below 20 percent....

SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) -- The elevated rate of premature birth among HIV-positive women may stem from cigarette smoking and cocaine use rather than from highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), a case-control study showed.