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. "The ...

E-cigarettes seem more effective than nicotine patches in helping pregnant women to quit smoking, according to a new study. Photo courtesy of HealthDay It's well known that smoking in pregnancy can ...

A significantly higher percentage of American women may be smoking while pregnant than researchers have previously believed, a new study suggests. The finding is based on urine tests that can measure ...

Smoking is associated with well-documented threats to health and well being. Pregnancy presents an unusually important time to initiate smoking cessation strategies because of the motivation of the ...

Ask most American women to name the disease that scares them most, and they’ll answer without hesitation: “Breast cancer.” But while breast cancer maintains a deadly toll, the nation’s female ...

Tobacco use of women smokers is the most serious issue for Europe as well as for the rest of the world. The percentage of women smoking is still increasing in six EU countries. Smoking is one of the ...

Data suggests that most women quit smoking when pregnant, but a new federal report shows that one in 14 women still smokes while expecting. The habit is linked to health issues for both women and ...

Women typically get heart disease much later than men, but not if they smoke, researchers said Tuesday. In fact, women who smoke have heart attacks nearly 14 years earlier than women who don't smoke, ...