COVID-19 is a coronavirus outbreak that initially appeared in Wuhan, Hubei Province,
China, in December 2019, but it has already evolved into a pandemic spreading rapidly …

Background Smoking tobacco increases the risk of respiratory disease in adults and
children, but communicating the magnitude of these effects in a scientific manner that is …

Background As mortality from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is strongly age-
dependent, we aimed to identify population subgroups at an elevated risk for adverse …

Background Debate exists over the scientific evidence for claims that electronic cigarettes (e-
cigarettes) have no health-related ramifications. This study aimed to assess whether using …

Objective This study assessed the prevalence and determinants of e-cigarette use among
persons aged≥ 15 years in 27 European Union (EU) member countries during 2012 …

Objective This study assessed changes in levels of ever use, perceptions of harm from e-
cigarettes and sociodemographic correlates of use among European Union (EU) adults …

Maternal smoking during pregnancy is a significant threat to the fetus. We examined the
association between active maternal smoking and smoking cessation during early …

In Europe, lung cancer ranks third among the most common cancers, remaining the biggest
killer. Since the publication of the first European Society of Radiology and European …

Current evidence provides contradictory results in regards to the associations of
breastfeeding or early introduction of cow's milk and formula with the development of type 1 …

Background Sedentary lifestyle is associated with more than three million deaths annually.
Data from the 2013 Eurobarometer survey were analyzed to assess levels of physical …