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Teen smokers who volunteer for programs to help them quit are more hooked on tobacco than other teens who smoke, new West Virginia University research has found. The teens believe quitting is a good idea, but they aren't fully confident they'll be able t

A narrow region on chromosome 15 contains genetic variations strongly associated with familial lung cancer, says a study conducted by scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and other institutions. The researchers found a more

While everyone knows that smoking is bad for you and that smoking while pregnant is bad for baby, too, pregnant smokers don't receive much help from their physicians to quit smoking, and few quit once they enter prenatal care, according to a new study.

New research suggests that Medicare could help seniors stop smoking by providing nicotine patches and a telephone hotline to those who want to quit. Older people can benefit from quitting, even if they have smoked for decades.

Anyone who has ever tried smoking probably remembers that first cigarette vividly. Now, a new study links those first experiences with smoking, and the likelihood that a person is currently a smoker, to a particular genetic variation. The finding may hel

Bloomberg's Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use, which was established in 2005 and includes a $125 million commitment, will be extended with a new $250 million, four-year commitment

Quitting is on the minds of young smokers well before full-blown addiction sets in, according to a new study from Canada.

Community involvement was the key to success for a program that helped reduce risky health behaviors in a largely African-American area of Charlotte, N.C., according to a new study in the September issue of the American Journal of Public Health.