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July 29, 2016

Study: Being out of shape nearly as bad as smoking

Being physically unfit is more damaging to living a long life than everything except smoking, according to a study published Wednesday in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

July 28, 2016

Women with later start to periods, menopause more likely to reach age 90

Women with later menarche and later menopause are more likely to reach age 90 than those whose reproductive milestones come at earlier ages, suggests a new study.

July 28, 2016

Lack of exercise costs world $67.5B and 5M lives a year

A study of one million people has found that physical inactivity costs the global economy $67.5 billion a year in healthcare and productivity losses, but an hour a day of exercise could eliminate most of that.

July 27, 2016

Exercise ability in middle age may be one key to longer life

Middle-aged men who have more endurance in exercise tests may end up living longer than their peers who struggle with physical activity, a Swedish study suggests.

July 21, 2016

Female smokers face the biggest risk for brain bleeds, study finds

Female smokers may be the most at risk for brain bleeds when compared to male smokers or non-smokers, a study released Thursday found.

July 18, 2016

Smoking during pregnancy may hurt your chances for grandkids

Women who smoke during pregnancy run the risk of having boys with low sperm production in adulthood, an Australian study suggests.

July 15, 2016

Women may not admit to smoking during pregnancy

Although only about 8 percent of pregnant women in a new U.S. study reported smoking cigarettes, twice as many tested positive for high levels of a chemical that indicates nicotine exposure.

July 15, 2016

E-cigarettes could cut smoking-related deaths by 21 percent: study

E-cigarettes could lead to a 21 percent drop in deaths from smoking-related diseases in those born after 1997, according to a study published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research.

July 11, 2016

E-cigarette use may reverse progress against teen smoking

While popular belief holds that teens use electronic cigarettes as a substitute for cigarettes, it may in fact be a new habit for those who didn’t smoke in the first place.

July 8, 2016

What's in cigarette smoke? Most people don't know

(Reuters Health) – Many people in a recent study said they’d tried to find out what chemicals are in tobacco products or smoke, but most were not familiar with components other than nicotine.