On average, a single cigarette takes 20 minutes off a person’s life, according to a new study published at University College London. To put that into perspective, a pack of 20 cigarettes can ...

Quitting smoking offers immediate and long-term health advantages. It reduces the risk of many diseases and enhances life expectancy. Improvements in heart rate, blood pressure, lung function, and ...

Microsoft has been working on dynamic animated wallpapers for Windows 11 for a few years, and now a former designer has revealed exactly what they look like. Sergey Kisselev, a former motion ...

A video shared on social media in June 2024 claimed to depict a sea serpent monster known as the "leviathan." The clip showed what appeared to be Google Earth or Maps data of an island that ...

They have published an editorial in the journal Addiction outlining their study that examined the lifespans of smokers in the U.K. There is an overwhelming amount of research showing that smoking ...

Smoking, like the color black, seems to never go out of style in the fashion world. But stylish or not, as of Jan. 1, 2025, smoking is outlawed in “all public spaces, including streets” in ...

Smoking has now been banned in outdoors and public areas in Italy’s second largest city of Milan. The citywide ban goes into effect starting 1 January in the strictest ban to date on smoking in ...

Italy's strictest ban on smoking came into effect in the city of Milan on Wednesday with smokers risking fines of 40 to 240 euros for smoking on city streets or crowded public areas.

They said that the harm caused by smoking is "cumulative" and the sooner a person stops smoking, and the more cigarettes they avoid smoking, the longer they live. The authors added: "Studies ...