The doctors from the University of Northumbria have found that the memory of a smoker can be reduced by one-third. Nevertheless, those who have managed to abandon the habit, can get back to their previous level comparable with non-smokers. Full story

More than 7,000 smokers have taken part in the study conducted by the scientists from Penn State College of Medicine. As a result, the doctors have confirmed that if a person smoked a cigarette within 30 minutes after waking up, the risk of lung cancer would be twice bigger. Full story

Finnish scientists have developed a special diet for smokers. The data has been gathered for 13 years. 26 thousand of Finnish smokers participated in the research. According to the scientists, smokers should eat foods rich in magnesium. Only this can reduce the risk of stroke by 15%, which is normally ... Full story

German and American scientists examined four thousand smokers and nonsmokers and found out, that the disposition to smoking and nicotine dependence is in our genes. Moreover, exactly this is the major reason of smoking, but not external factors or a bad example. Full story