Secondhand smoke, or passive smoking, is equally dangerous. In many Ugandan homes and workplaces, non-smokers, including children, are exposed to harmful smoke. With stronger policies, community ...

Let’s be real—when most people in Africa think of health problems, they think of malaria, typhoid, or maybe high blood ...

New findings show household air contains toxins that accelerate lung aging more rapidly than outdoor pollution, with everyday items releasing harmful chemicals.

Despite years of warnings and a mountain of scientific evidence linking smoking to lung cancer, there remains one confounding ...

Vaping is especially popular among teenagers and young adults, but fruity, candy-like flavours come with a chemical cost ...

Diacetyl, or 2,3-butanedione, is a flavoring agent that becomes a toxic inhalant when aerosolized. It causes inflammation and ...

Cindi Clark, from Pennsylvania, US, says her 34-year-old son Danny Clark tragically died after becoming a frequent vape users ...

Wendy quit her habit of 33 years with the aid of a vape. A scan following recent surgery for kidney cancer – also ...

A mom who lost her son to vaping has spoken out in warning about the 'false sense of security' with vapes and why it's not ...

A MUM claims her son switched to vaping as a “safer option” and because his girlfriend didn’t like the smell of cigarettes – only to pass away suddenly months later. Danny ...

A woman has shared her distressing experience as a passive smoker, which led her to undergo a lung drainage procedure four ...

A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by "la Caixa" Foundation, in collaboration with the Clínic-IDIBAPS, has shown for the first time, how lung ...