The researchers found that women had a higher prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease than men (7.8% versus 6.5%), despite lower exposure to cigarette smoke. HealthDay News — Among adults ...
Throughout the 15-year wrangle over the effects of smoking on health, women smokers have offered a medical conundrum. Although they puff at cigarettes with the same freedom as men, they do not suffer ...
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death among women globally, yet many are unaware of all contributing risk factors. While conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, ...
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 ...
A POCKLINGTON woman has revealed how quitting smoking 'saved her life' after a chronic lung condition that meant her lungs were as damaged as those of a 96-year-old - when she was just 38. Gillian ...