Parkinson's paradox, linking current smoking to lower disease risk but linking quitting to lower all-cause mortality.

Adults who quit smoking had a heightened risk for Parkinson’s disease vs. those who continued to smoke, according to results published in Neurology.However, those reporting quitting had a reduced risk ...

Current smokers had less incident Parkinson's, but higher mortality risk ...

Cigarettes are the only consumer product that, when used as directed, eventually kills one third of the users. Yet about 25% of adults continue to smoke and 3000 teenagers begin smoking every day. Are ...

Lighting up a cigarette may feel like a quick stress reliever, a routine you’ve grown used to, or even a habit you think you can control. But behind every puff lies a silent buildup of damage, changes ...

Light ex-smokers quickly reduce CVD risk to levels similar to never-smokers, while heavy ex-smokers take over 25 years to achieve comparable risk levels. The study used data from the Korean National ...

Lung cancer, the second-most common cancer in the U.S., is often associated with smoking — but even those who have never had a cigarette could be at risk of the deadly disease. While it’s true that ...

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, and the second most common cancer diagnosis, according to the National Cancer Institute. Smoking is the number one risk factor ...

Patients who smoked within a month of their cancer surgery had increased risks for complications compared with quitting for at least 4 weeks or never smoking. The risks for complications after cancer ...

Study links smoking habits to Parkinson’s disease risk and all-cause mortality, showing persistent smokers have lower PD risk but quitting improves survival.

New Jersey expanded smoke-free protections to beaches and boardwalks, yet thousands of casino employees still work in ...

A study of 410,000 adults finds current smokers have a lower Parkinson’s risk, while quitters have a higher Parkinson's risk but a much lower risk of death.