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The 2004 Surgeon General’s Report on the Health Consequences of Smoking is written for a scientific audience. However, the Surgeon General believes that the findings are very important to everyone and... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
African Americans continue to suffer disproportionately from chronic and preventable disease compared with white Americans. Of the three leading causes of death in African Americans — heart disease, ... Details >
Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona today released a new comprehensive report on smoking and health, revealing for the first time that smoking causes diseases in nearly every organ of the body. Pu... Details >
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Research has shown that women’s smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of pregnancy complications, premature delivery, low-birth-weight infants, stillbirth, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS... Details >
Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
This brief fact sheet describes how smoking affects minority women.... Details >
Also available in: Spanish
About 1 out of every 5 women in America smokes, and women are starting to smoke at younger and younger ages. This section of womenshealth.gov will help you and the people you love to not smoke! Along ... Details >
Answers your questions about the health risks associated with cigar smoking. Includes information on the differences between cigars and cigarettes; how the health risks associated with cigar smoking a... Details >
Cigarette smoking causes heart disease, lung and esophageal cancer, and chronic lung disease. Additionally, several research studies have identified smoking as a risk factor for osteoporosis and bone ... Details >
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health
This page is a gateway for information about quitting smoking, smoking and cancer, secondhand smoke, cigarettes and other tobacco products, tobacco research, and smoking statistics.... Details >
This video hosted by former cover model Christy Turlington, explores some of the common myths about smoking and empowers women to become or stay smoke-free.... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services