Pipe and cigar smokers often wave off worries that smoking is bad for their health. They claim their habit is harmless and perpetuate the common misperception that pipes and cigars are somehow safer ...

(Reuters Health) - Cigarettes are not the only type of tobacco products that can lead to premature death or fatalities from smoking-related cancers, a U.S. study confirms. While people who exclusively ...

George Washington was a tobacco farmer and John Adams a pipe smoker, and every town in America has had a cigar store or pipe tobacconist since the nation's founding. But the Food and Drug ...

When Joliet attorney Doug Sullivan recently was offered a fat cigar by a co-worker, he grimaced and shook his head no. Cigars, Sullivan explained, are passe. Now when the 32-year-old Sullivan smokes, ...

Smoking cigars and pipes are associated with a significantly increased risk for death from tobacco-related cancers, as well as cardiovascular causes, according to research published in JAMA Internal ...

Although cigarettes are the most popular forms of tobacco consumption, the use of cigars has increased over 50 percent since 1993. Various studies are now showing cigars may in fact be far worse than ...

Perched on a stool in front of a large picture window, San Francisco businessman Nick Graves takes a slow, easy draw on his Camacho cigar, then releases a smoke plume as twisty as licorice and fat as ...

Pipe and cigar smoke may be more harmful than once thought. While some believe pipes and cigars are healthier than cigarettes, a major known cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a ...

Americans are consuming less tobacco overall, but public-health officials aren’t patting themselves on the back just yet. While cigarette consumption continues to decrease — dropping 33% from 2000 to ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you thought it was only cigarettes that were dangerous to smoke, think again: People who smoke cigars or pipes have a heightened risk of airway damage that could put ...

I’ve never been much of a smoker. I am the kind of guy who usually just bums a treat every so often on a night out. To me, cigarettes are a lot like a beer. They aren’t good for you, but in moderation ...