Popular apps to help smokers quit may not help
Many Americans rely on their smartphones for just about everything now-a-days since our society is always on the move. So it makes sense for smokers to download an app on their phone to help them kick...
View ArticleStudy: never too late to stop smoking
New findings show men who continued to smoke after being diagnosed with cancer had an increased risk of death compared to counterparts who quit. “Many cancer patients and their health care providers...
View ArticleA new unhealthy side effect to smoking
It is common knowledge smoking is not good for your health but did you know smoking changes your genes, according to new findings from Uppsala University and Uppsala Clinical Research Center....
View ArticlePoll: new worries about e-cigarettes
Apparently, there are growing concerns about the use of e-cigarettes by children and teens. A new poll from the University of Michigan found 44 percent of adults are worried the devices will encourage...
View ArticleTripling tobacco taxes could save millions of lives
No doubt, the war on tobacco is a costly one. Now new findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggest tripling taxes on cigarettes worldwide would reduce the number of smokers by...
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CDC: drop in new lung cancer cases
Courtesy: CDC The war on Tobacco is paying off, according to a new analysis of lung cancer data by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “These dramatic declines in the number of...
View ArticleAnother wake-up call for smokers
At some point most Americans have endured a sleepless night, tossing and turning until the wee hours of the morning, but if you’re a smoker this could be much more common. A new study, published in The...
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New Surgeon General Report: smoking causes diabetes
Courtesy: CDC The tobacco fight is far from over, even though there have been great strides made within the past five decades. It was this week 50 years ago when the first Surgeon General’s Report on...
View ArticleCVS gives tobacco the boot
In a bold, unprecedented move in the retail industry, a Pharmacy giant is making a first by calling it quits. CVS Caremark announced Wednesday its more than 7,600 stores will no longer sell cigarettes...
View ArticleStudy: smoking increases risk for most common type of breast cancer
A majority of studies have linked smoking to an increase risk of breast cancer among young women, but not until now has a study evaluated risks according to different subtypes of breast cancer. “The...
View ArticleHumor being used to keep young people from picking up a cigarette.
Arizona’s anti-smoking youth coalition, Students Taking a New Direction (STAND) is partnering with local web-based comedy series Voyage Trekkers to help spread their anti-smoking message. According to...
View ArticleStudy: never too late to stop smoking
New findings show men who continued to smoke after being diagnosed with cancer had an increased risk of death compared to counterparts who quit. “Many cancer patients and their health care providers...
View ArticleA new unhealthy side effect to smoking
It is common knowledge smoking is not good for your health but did you know smoking changes your genes, according to new findings from Uppsala University and Uppsala Clinical Research Center....
View ArticleWhat you need to know about COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death in the United States. The chronic inflammatory lung disease causes airflow from the lungs to become obstructed and...
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