Objectives To investigate the association between plasma cotinine level measured at the 8th gestational month and the delivery of small-for-gestational-age (SGA) infants, using a highly sensitive ...

Most people know smoking hurts the heart. The knotty question has been whether it pushes up blood pressure on its own or just travels with other risks. A new analysis says yes, the link is real. It ...

The global blood testing market is driven by several dynamics: the growing rates of chronic and infectious disease including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer, increase in aging population, ...

Pima County may soon refuse to hire anyone who smokes. And puffers already on the payroll can expect even higher health insurance rates. In a proposed expansion of the county’s already-tough ...

Smoking and using tobacco in other forms can be hazardous to your health, and may also cost you money when you are considering the purchase of life insurance. Insurers assess the risks they will take ...

Cotinine is the main metabolite of nicotine, which is metabolized in the liver through a cytochrome P450 enzyme. Different studies point to genetic instability caused by nicotine, such as single and ...

Nicotine can be detected in the body for longer than you'd probably expect. Here's what you should know—plus helpful tricks to quit smoking. Nicotine itself could clear from your body in a few hours, ...

In the intense quiet of an underwriting department at a major life insurer, a seasoned underwriter stares at her computer screen with a furrowed brow. On her computer monitor is the application of a ...

Older adults who smoke tobacco and have higher levels of cotinine, a biomarker that shows tobacco exposure, have higher chances of pre-frailty and frailty, a new study finds. Helping older adults ...

(NEXSTAR) — Free COVID tests are available once again through a federally-funded program, giving Americans a chance to get four at-home testing kits sent straight to their mailboxes. The U.S. Health ...