Bad habits such as smoking, heavy drinking and lack of exercise must be tackled as early as possible to boost the odds of a happy and healthy old age. That is the message of a new study, published in ...

Hannah Harper is a wellness editor for Health. Previously, she was an associate editor, assistant editor, and editorial assistant for Health. She covers topics on nutrition, women's health, and more.

Share on Pinterest Smoking, heavy drinking, and being physically inactive may start affecting health negatively earlier than expected. AOosthuizen/Getty Images A multi-decade study finds that the ...

A recent study found that smoking an e-cigarette decreased the amount of oxygen being taken in by the lungs, regardless of whether it contained nicotine Peter Dazeley/Getty It's another reason to stop ...

Smoking is injurious to health- only a rare soul has never come across this warning. And despite the ill effects of the habit being widely known, it remains a habit indulged in by many. Also Read | ...

Cigarette smoking is associated with negative reproductive outcomes and an increased likelihood of failed in vitro fertilization. We investigated the impact of cigarette smoke on angiogenesis and ...

Smoking is an established risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS). Smoking also worsens the course of disease for people who already have MS. MS is an inflammatory disease that involves the breakdown ...