Scientists have revealed exactly how tobacco smoke damages DNA to drive the development of different types of head and neck cancer, a finding that could unlock new treatments and prevention strategies ...

Alcohol use and smoking are genetic predictors of advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to results from a recent investigation published in JAMA Ophthalmology. Kuan and colleagues ...

Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States suffers a stroke. This devastating event occurs when blood flow to part of the brain is blocked or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts. The resulting ...

Nov. 4 (UPI) --People genetically predisposed to developing a smoking habit who then become regular tobacco users increase their risk for age-related macular degeneration, a study published Thursday ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . High alcohol use was associated with more severe neurodegeneration and smoking was linked with greater ...

New data link smoking and heavy drinking with an increased risk for diverticulitis, with the greatest risk seen in adults who smoke and consume two or more drinks daily. "As there are currently no ...

Alcohol, smoking and a high body mass index (BMI) are the preventable risk factors attributable to nearly half of all global cancer deaths, according to a new study funded by the Bill and Melinda ...

Members of Generation Z on Long Island appear to support recent federal government proposals for a cancer-related warning label on alcohol and for limiting nicotine in cigarettes at a time when polls ...