One of the questions I often get asked is: "What should I do to prepare my body for pregnancy?" Trying to start a family can be a challenge, and many women want to know all the facts to give themselves the best chance of conception and give their baby the best start in life

Health scares can be good for the health if you can learn from them. I am addicted quite seriously to cigarettes, but I don't smoke anymore. There are times when I miss them (when I have a cup of coffee or I'm waiting for a train, blah blah, yawn etc.) but I know myself far too well. I can't go there. Post- DVT, us smokers put ourselves at the greater risk of a recurring blood clot. It's a non-runner.

One in 10 smokers are "desperate" to give up, a poll suggests. A survey, conducted on behalf of the British Heart Foundation's 30th annual No Smoki...

While the amount of people who smoke had been going steadily down since the fifties, in the last six years that decline has stalled. Although nearly two out of three want to quit and one in ten tell us they're 'desperate' to get rid of their addiction, around 20% of the UK still smoke.

If you've been promising yourself that you're going to ditch a bad habit for a while but have never quite got around to doing so, it could be time to take the plunge. To help ensure your success and make the process a little less painless, check out these ten ways to break bad habits.

A stop smoking campaign which shows a tumour growing from a cigarette will be launched on Friday. They are the first shock anti-smoking adverts sin...

Smoking and high blood pressure over the age of 50 both lead to accelerated mental decline, research has shown. Scientists analysed risk factor dat...

Before you stop you need to take smoking triggers into account and avoid the more dangerous ones after quitting. Consider listing the times, places and situations where you enjoyed or felt the need to smoke in the past. Plan a diversion like taking up exercise.

So, for the serious ones on the wagon, pregnant women, and people like me who shouldn't drink on medication, here are my top three non boozy alternatives to a good night out. Girly as these suggestions are, I have tried them to success out on men.

I prefer the smoke free world that we live in. I remember when I used to go out on a night out and you would come back and your clothes would stink of stale cigarette smoke.

Former smokers gain four to five kilos in weight after they kick the habit, research suggests. Researchers, based in the UK and France, found that ...

Smoking should be considered an "important" risk factor for schizophrenia, a scientist has claimed. Professor Boris Quednow, from the University Ho...

Today is No Smoking Day, and we at the British Heart Foundation are warning of the dangers of shisha because new research shows widespread ignorance of the harm it can cause along with a dramatic rise in the number of shisha bars in the UK.

According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), 20% of the British population consider themselves as a smoker. Despite this being lower tha...

According to a new report, which looked at the cancer rates of 27 member states in the, Britain has the highest number of lung cancer deaths among wom...

More women in the North East of England carry on smoking during their pregnancy than anywhere else in the UK, recent research has revealed. Accordi...

To a non smoker, the concept of smoking is often considered absurd. A regular smoker could and does spend up to £50 a week on a biting cigarette addiction, regularly strolling to the local shop to buy a box or tobacco packet decorated with a picture of a dying baby, a pussing red globular throat tumour, or a simple corpse.

"Going out for a fag, eh?" Boyfriend's brother simpers sarcastically, as I spectacularly fail to sneak out for a cigarette without the usual derision.

A lot of people are going to fail their quit smoking attempts today. I quit smoking for good just over four years ago. And not smoking rules. But I had help...