Smoking hurts everyone, but women under the age of 50 who smoke are at four to five times greater risk for having a heart attack, according to KOAT health expert Dr. Barry Ramo. He says most people ...

CLEVELAND — The traditional profile of a lung cancer patient—an older male smoker—no longer reflects the reality of who is being diagnosed with the disease today. Nearly 20% of new lung cancer ...

Lung cancer cases are increasing in people who have never smoked, especially in women, a new study by the World Health Organization's cancer agency has found. The findings, published in The Lancet ...

When you think of lung cancer, you probably think of a disease that only afflicts lifelong smokers. This is just one of the many myths about lung cancer that persists despite how common it is. In fact ...

Women' are around 50% more likely than men to develop COPD, the umbrella term for chronic lung conditions, such as emphysema and bronchitis, even if they have never smoked or smoked much less than ...

May 9 (UPI) --Smoking can't explain why women are more at risk for COPD, a new study says. Women are about 50% more likely than men to develop COPD even though they are less likely to smoke, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers found a significantly increased adjusted risk for COPD diagnosis among women vs. men. Women had a ...

For American smokers, her portrait is a glimpse of a future perhaps too frightening to ponder, and for American health officials, too powerful to foist on an unprepared public: an unsparing photograph ...