Researchers examined human skeletal remains from periods before and after the introduction of tobacco in Europe. By comparing samples, they noticed significant differences in the molecular composition ...

Objective It is widely held that waterpipe smoking (WPS) is not associated with health hazards. However, several studies have documented the uptake of several toxicants and carcinogens during WPS that ...

People who used only cigars, pipes, or smokeless tobacco without cigarettes had higher risks of many cardiovascular diseases compared to people who never used these products.

How Did Scientists Discover Smoking Causes Cancer? Hard though it is to believe now, tobacco smoking was once considered healthy.

Centuries of Change in Bones Tobacco was introduced to Europe around 500 years ago, and researchers have now found evidence that smoking has caused measurable changes in human bones ever since. Before ...

Tobacco used in pipes is cured and contains nicotine and the same carcinogens as cigarettes. Pipe smokers are more likely to get cancer of the lungs, liver, head, and neck than nonsmokers.

Tobacco Turns Your Bones to Dust—New Shocking Study Reveals Smoking Destroys Your Skeleton A new research dived deeper on the impact of tobacco use on human bones.

“Tobacco consumption leaves a metabolic record in human bone distinctive enough to identify its use in individuals of unknown tobacco consumption,” researchers said.

In the past, studies analyzing ancient teeth found staining from smoke or wear on the teeth from regular use of a pipe, according to the study.