TUESDAY, Nov. 6, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Despite the well-known dangers of smoking, the sizable benefits of quitting may be overlooked, a new study suggests. “These findings underscore the benefits of quitting smoking within five years, which is a 38 percent lower risk of a heart attack, stroke or other forms of cardiovascular disease,” said…
TUESDAY, Oct. 30, 2018 (American Heart Association) — When Rafe Poirrier smoked cigarettes, he smoked as soon as he woke, after eating, while driving, and whenever he took a break at work. “I think my favorite (part) was socializing — hanging out with smokers outside an office building, at a bar or in a park,”…
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 17, 2018 (American Heart Association) — The science behind why it’s so difficult to quit smoking is crystal clear: Nicotine is addictive — reportedly as addictive as cocaine or heroin. Yet any adult can stroll into a drug store and buy a pack of cigarettes, no questions asked. “From a scientific standpoint, nicotine…
THURSDAY, Aug. 30, 2018 (American Heart Association) — More and more Americans are putting out their cigarettes — for good. The overall cigarette smoking rate among U.S. adults has hit an all-time low, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Preliminary data from the National Health Interview Survey showed that smoking rates…
TUESDAY, Aug. 28, 2018 (American Heart Association) — John Jaramillo was a 45-year-old newly divorced single dad to 7-year-old Zeph. As if that weren’t enough to deal with, he was also having excruciating pain in his jaw, neck and shoulder. Having used tobacco for 30 years, Jaramillo figured that was to blame. So in 2010,…
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 15, 2018 (HealthDay News) — There’s good news and bad news for smokers who worry about packing on extra pounds when they try to quit. In a new study, quitters who gained a lot of weight faced a higher short-term risk of developing type 2 diabetes, the researchers found. But the health benefits…
WEDNESDAY, July 11, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Could losing their sense of identity be one reason why so many smokers find it hard to kick the habit? That’s the conclusion of new research out of Britain. “When people attempt to quit smoking, what they are really doing is attempting to bury part of their old…
WEDNESDAY, July 11, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Fear of weight gain can keep many smokers from kicking the habit. But a new study involving older women might help change that: It found that for those who quit, even a bit of exercise helped keep the pounds at bay. “Being active after quitting smoking was found…
FRIDAY, June 22, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Smoking continues to fall out of favor at colleges and universities across America, a new study finds. As of November 2017, over 2,000 U.S. college campuses were smoke-free (no smoking) or tobacco-free (no smokeless tobacco use or smoking), compared with only 774 campuses in 2012, the report found.…
THURSDAY, May 31, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Perhaps assuming that e-cigarettes are “safer” than tobacco, teens with asthma now vape at higher rates than those without the respiratory condition, new research shows. However, “the use of products containing nicotine in any form among youths — including electronic cigarettes — is unsafe,” said study author Keshia…
THURSDAY, May 10, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Many mental health and addiction treatment centers in the United States don’t help patients quit smoking, a new government study finds. People with mental illness and/or drug or alcohol addiction are far more likely than others to smoke cigarettes. And they are more likely to die from a…
WEDNESDAY, May 9, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Harmful cigarette smoke residue may be lurking in rooms where no one has ever lit up, researchers report. In a new study, scientists from Drexel University in Philadelphia found that in an empty, nonsmoking classroom, nearly 30 percent of the tiny particles in the air were linked with…