Some argue that pipe smoking is far less harmful than smoking cigarettes. But this assumption is based on several old myths that don’t stand up to more recent research. Here’s what we know. It’s ...

Pipes shedding stodgy image after decades of decline. Handsome hand made pipes by Richard Lewis, a Minneapolis pipe maker and seller. Courtesy George Lewis — -- Pipe smoking had long gone the way ...

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 ...

You've likely heard that smoking cigarettes raises your risk for lung cancer, heart disease and stroke, but what about pipe smoking? Like cigarettes, smoking a pipe can have serious health ...

It causes increased risk of stroke, heart disease, chronic lung disease and cancers from the throat to the rectum. So who exactly is going to be celebrating International Pipe Smoking Day tomorrow?

Yes, yes, it’s old hat by now, you’ve heard all about it. Cigars are hip (ho-hum). They’re sexy (so what else is new?). There are magazines and radio shows and even a Marxist dictator dedicated to ...