We suspected that smoking was a cause of digital anomalies, but we didn't expect the results to be so dramatic.

Smoking is so addictive that pregnant women often can't stop the habit, no matter what the consequences. Our hope is that this study will show expectant mothers another danger of lighting up.

We found that the more a woman smoked, the higher the risk became that the baby would have these defects.

In this diet you're never hungry. You never have to count any calories. It's like quitting smoking, you don't eat meat for awhile and it's hard for the first day or two, but (it's easier) after you focus on the new foods you're eating.

Even after years of smoking cessation, levels of atherosclerosis are significantly higher in former smokers compared with never-smokers.

Even after years of smoking cessation, levels of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) are significantly higher in former smokers compared with never-smokers.