Smoking and/or vaping was associated with increased odds of elevated blood pressure and hypertension compared with not ...

Every year on May 31, World No Tobacco Day serves as a global wake-up call to the grave dangers of tobacco consumption. Initiated by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1987 and formalized in 1988, ...

Vaping was sold as the safe alternative to smoking. The evidence is now telling a more complicated – and more worrying – story.

Vaping, a process of inhaling an aerosolized material into the lungs, has become increasingly popular. Because it simulates smoking, it was originally thought to be beneficial for people trying to ...

While e-cigarettes represent a viable alternative to traditional smoking, they are still not safe for the state’s teenage population, 22% of which vape, according to the Tennessee Advisory Commission ...

This past fall I was at my son’s little league baseball game; a group of 7–8-year-olds, surrounded by parents and grandparents cheering them on. In between innings a few of the parents stepped away, ...

UCT researchers warn of a teen vaping epidemic in South Africa, as a major study reveals high nicotine addiction and dependence.