Washington, May 21 (ANI): Women who smoke during pregnancy increase the risk of both obesity and gestational diabetes, in their daughters, a recent study has found.

Washington, May 18 (ANI): Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has declined association with video-related clips that show him smoking cocaine.

London, Apr. 26 (ANI): Emma Watson is seen smoking, stripping and doing an American accent - a sharp contrast to her 'Harry Potter' days - in the first trailer released of her new film 'The Bling Ring.'

Washington, April 24 (ANI): Taking a specific form of a vitamin E supplement can give ex-smokers an extra booth in their endeavors toward a healthier lifestyle, new research has found.

Washington, April 23 (ANI): New research shows smoking even a small number of cigarettes a day over a period of years greatly boosts the odds of developing rheumatoid arthritis, not to mention a host of other health problems.

London, Apr 23 (ANI): Simon Cowell is trying to preserve his looks by kicking his 40-a-day habit and puffing on vaporising ciggies instead.

Melbourne, Apr. 22 (ANI): Smoking just a few cigarettes a day can double the chances of a woman to suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, a research has shown.

Washington, April 19 (ANI): Many people believe that smoking tobacco through a hookah is less harmful than smoking cigarettes.

Washington, April 17 (ANI): A single 15-minute session of high frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) over the prefrontal cortex temporarily reduced cue-induced smoking craving in nicotine-dependent individuals, a new study has shown.

Washington, Apr 13 (ANI): The chances of developing lung cancer associated with asbestos exposure, asbestosis and smoking are dramatically increased when these three risk factors are combined, a new study has found.

Washington, Apr 13 (ANI): The company you keep in junior high school may have more influence on your smoking behavior than your high school friends, a new study suggests.

Washington, April 10 (ANI): Teenagers who increased the days on which they got just 20 minutes of exercise, equivalent to a short walk, were able to cut down on their smoking habit, according to a study.

Washington, April 9 (ANI): Exposure to tobacco smoke could negatively impact kidney function in adolescents, according to a new study.

London, April 8 (ANI): Mario Balotelli was caught smoking in the toilet of an Italian train and faces a fine from his club AC Milan.

New York, Apr (ANI): President Obama felt the heat on Thursday after calling a powerful Indian-origin female official smoking hot.

Washington, April 4 (ANI): Depression, anxiety, and smoking have a negative impact on the bone accrual of adolescent girls and may become a red flag for a future constrained by low bone mass or osteoporosis and higher fracture rates in postmenopausal years, researchers say.

Washington, Mar 31 (ANI): Smokers have a higher probability of quitting smoking and a better overall cessation experience when taking varenicline compared to bupropion and to placebo - unmedicated assisted smoking cessation -according to a new study.

Washington, Mar 30 (ANI): Smoking a cigarette upon waking in the morning will more likely lead to lung or oral cancer, a new study has revealed.

London, Mar. 29 (ANI): Experts have said that smoking could be a sign of psychiatric illness.

Washington, Mar. 28 (ANI): Researchers from the US, the UK and New Zealand have identified genetic risk factors that may help speed up a teenager's progression into smoking addiction.

Washington, Mar 26 (ANI): Adults in India are more likely to abstain from smoking at home if they are prohibited from smoking at work, a new study has found.

Washington, Mar 24 (ANI): A new study led by an Indian researcher from the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania corroborates early evidence showing that cigarette smoking leads to longer healing times and an increased rate of post-operative complication and infection for patients sustaining fractures or traumatic injuries to their bone.

Washington, Mar 23 (ANI): A new study led by an Indian researcher from the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania corroborates early evidence showing that cigarette smoking leads to longer healing times and an increased rate of post-operative complication and infection for patients sustaining fractures or traumatic injuries to their bone.

London, Mar 21 (ANI): Rihanna's alleged love for smoking weed may have finally caught up with her after a "small amount" of marijuana was found when her 10 tour buses were stopped and searched.

Washington, March 19 (ANI): A team of researchers in Manchester have found that lifestyle factors including smoking, obesity and diabetes, increase an individual's chances of developing rheumatoid arthritis.