He founded the Preventing Tobacco Addiction Foundation in 1996 and began to push for state legislatures to raise the tobacco sales age. At first, he had scant success. But in 2003, a town in ...

We have a lifespan that’s 20 years shorter than our neighboring communities, and a smoking rate that is three times higher than our neighboring communities." ...

North Carolina lawmakers introduced House Bill 430, also known as "Solly's Law," on Wednesday. "North Carolina is one of only seven remaining states that has not raised the age to 21," Rep. Donnie ...

Ashley Walters' character in the Netflix drama uses an unusual method to kick the habit. But does it actually work?

Exposure to heat can alter the way your DNA works, according to a new study. The effects could lead to long-term health ...

Among those were the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey, which asks respondents about their gender identity and sexual orientation and tracks behaviors like ...

That’s all well and good, but this latest game was as good a sign as any that those worries might not age well. With Davis in street clothes and so many other Mavericks ailing, the Lakers won ...

Main outcome measures Women-to-men prevalence ratios in smoking status, and the women-minus-men mean difference in age at smoking initiation, number of cigarettes smoked daily and age at smoking ...

A staple of 1980s cinema has a big role in Amazon Prime Video’s streaming series Reacher (Picture: Jasper Savage/Prime) Anthony Michael Hall has joined the cast for the latest batch of episodes ...

Known locally as the "Circus Blizzard of 1980," nearly 14 inches of snow fell in Norfolk, the most since 1892. The 1979/1980 winter season was already a snowy one, with over nine inches of snow in ...

Prolonged exposure to heat was linked to an increase in biological age by up to 2.48 years, an effect comparable to smoking, the study said. People experiencing more extreme heat days – defined ...