Q: My understanding is that nicotine and tar are what hurt you when you smoke cigarettes. But you recently said there’s also carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke, and that it’s even more dangerous.

Not really, experts say. "Even herbal cigarettes with no tobacco give off tar, particulates and carbon monoxide, and are dangerous to your health," according to the American Cancer Society (ACS ...

Carbon monoxide can kill in minutes because it reduces the ability for blood to carry oxygen, starving your heart, brain and body and causing symptoms like headache, dizziness, weakness, nausea ...

A new study suggests that molecular mechanisms triggered by low-dose carbon monoxide (CO) could slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease (PD). The corresponding study was published in npj Parkinson ...

Dear Doctors: My understanding is that nicotine and tar are what hurt you when you smoke cigarettes. But you recently said there’s also carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke, and that it’s even ...

DEAR DOCTORS: My understanding is that nicotine and tar are what hurt you when you smoke cigarettes. But you recently said there's also carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke, and that it's even more ...

Q: My understanding is that nicotine and tar are what hurt you when you smoke cigarettes. But you recently said there's also carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke, and that it's even more dangerous.

Dear Doctors: My understanding is that nicotine and tar are what hurt you when you smoke cigarettes. But you recently said there’s also carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke, and that it’s even ...