Smoking Cessation
The U.S. Surgeon General has called cigarette smoking “the chief preventable cause of death in our society.” Smoking damages almost every organ in the body and accounts for nearly 30% of all cancer deaths. Do your lungs a favor and never light up - they are doing a good job for you, so be a good mama and take care of them. We’re here to help.
March 1, 20
Leonard Nimoy, famous for playing the half-Vulcan, super-logical alien Spock on “Star Trek,” died this morning of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), caused by years of smoking tobacco — even though he gave up the habit three decades ago....
February 28
Two-thirds of smokers will die early from cigarette-triggered illness -- unless they choose to kick the habit, according to new research from Australia.
The study of more than 200,000 people, published this week in BMC medicine, found about 67...
The study of more than 200,000 people, published this week in BMC medicine, found about 67...
December 4,
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) face increasing scrutiny. Their growing popularity is resulting in more attention being paid to them. Often, the devices are promoted as safer and effective alternatives to ordinary cigarettes by the companies...
January 28,
The latest surgeon general’s report on the health effects of smoking — issued at the 50th anniversary of the pathbreaking 1964 report — offers astonishing new evidence of just how much harm tobacco is causing. Despite the many gains in reducing...
April 12, 2
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Smoking causes half a million deaths each year in the U.S., killing slightly more men than women, new statistics show.
The rates of smoking-related deaths in men were comparable to what's been found in other recent...
The rates of smoking-related deaths in men were comparable to what's been found in other recent...
